Mrs. Washington was the deceased mother of Poussey Washington, portrayed by Dionne Audain. She passed away whilst Poussey was incarcerated (between 2011 and 2013), and, due to a failed furlough application, Poussey was never able to say goodbye in person.
Personality[]
Mrs. Washington was a very educated woman and has a masters degree in art history. She was polite and well spoken.
Physical Appearance[]
Mrs. Washington was a very pretty woman. She had black hair and was dark skinned.
Biography[]
Before Poussey's incarceration[]
At some point in her life, Mrs. Washington attended college and gained a masters degree in art history.
Mrs. Washington was seen once in a flashback, and it was shown that her and Poussey had a very loving, close relationship. This was confirmed by Poussey who said that she loved her mother, and was seen grieving her during Mother's Day at the prison ("Mother's Day").
8 months before the episode of "Fool Me Once", Mrs. Washington passed away without her daughter being able to say goodbye to her.
Trivia[]
- It's mentioned in "(Don't) Say Anything" that she has a Masters degree in Art History.
- Samira Wiley had initially planned Poussey's backstory to contain a very close relationship with her mother, until mid-filming she realised the character was to be killed off.
Appearances[]
| Orange Is the New Black: Season Three | ||||||||||
| "Mother's Day": | "Bed Bugs and Beyond": | "Empathy Is a Boner Killer": | "Finger in the Dyke": | "Fake It Till You Fake It Some More": | "Ching Chong Chang": | "Tongue-Tied": | ||||
| Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | ||||
| "Fear, and Other Smells": | "Where My Dreidel At": | "A Tittin' and a Hairin'": | "We Can Be Heroes": | "Don't Make Me Come Back There": | "Trust No Bitch": | |||||
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | |||||