Today Your source for all things celebrity and entertainment. Kerry Washington hasn't been a teen in 20 years. But the 39-year-old Scandal star remembers just how pivotal that time in her life was and is now helping Teen Vogue 's readers as they come into their own. In a video diary entry for the magazine, Washington?who graduated from New York City's famed Spence School in 1994 ( Gwyneth Paltrow was a few years ahead of her)?muses on everything from following your dreams, to seeking the help of a therapist and more.