Kerry Washington's discovery that her dad wasn't actually her biological father became a turning point in her life. "It was the perfect time, right? It wasn't planned," Washington, 48, told InStyle in an interview published Monday, September 8, noting that she "stumbled" into the revelation. "When I think about the perfect way things unfold when we're lucky, I was at such a pivotal moment in my life," she added. "I was open to redefining myself, what I want and where I'm going.