Question: "Dog-Whistle Politics" is the fourth episode of the fifth season, and the 73rd overall of the American political thriller television series Scandal, starring who? 
Context: Portia Lee James DeGeneres (born Amanda Lee Rogers; January 31, 1973), also known professionally as Portia de Rossi ( ), is an Australian and American actress, model, and philanthropist.  She appeared as a regular cast member on the American political thriller television series "Scandal" in the role of Elizabeth North from 2014 to 2017.  She is also known for her roles as lawyer Nelle Porter on the American television series "Ally McBeal"—for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 1999—and as Lindsay Fünke on the American television sitcom "Arrested Development."  She also portrayed Veronica Palmer on the ABC television sitcom "Better Off Ted", and Olivia Lord on the television drama "Nip/Tuck".  De Rossi is married to comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres. "Halloween Surprise" is the fifth episode of the fifth season of the American comedy television series "Parks and Recreation", and the 73rd overall episode of the series.  It originally aired on NBC in the United States on October 25, 2012. Scandal is an American political thriller television series starring Kerry Washington.  Created by Shonda Rhimes, it debuted on ABC on April 5, 2012.  Kerry Washington's character, Olivia Pope, is partially based on former George H.W. Bush administration press aide Judy Smith, who serves as a co-executive producer. "Heavy Is the Head" is the season premiere of the fifth season of the American political thriller television series "Scandal", and the 70th episode overall.  It aired on September 24, 2015 on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States.  The episode was written by showrunner Shonda Rhimes and directed by executive producer Tom Verica.  The episode focuses on the newly mended relationship with Olivia and Fitz, in addition to the scandal in which the Princess of Caledonia is killed and Olivia is hired to make sure the Royal family's private life stays private. "Run" is the tenth episode, serving as a mid-season premiere of the fourth season of the American political thriller television series "Scandal", and is the 57th overall episode, which aired on ABC on January 29, 2015.  The episode was written by showrunner Shonda Rhimes and directed by executive producer Tom Verica.  The episode serves as a bottle episode, in which the episode focuses solely on Olivia's kidnapping and her captivity in a jail cell, which she shares with a cellmate named Ian McLeod.  The episode features the fewest series regulars of any episode of the series, with only four regulars appearing: Olivia Pope, Jake Ballard, President Fitzgerald "Fitz" Grant lll and Abby Whelan. "Sweet Baby" is the pilot episode of the American political thriller television series "Scandal", which aired on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on April 5, 2012.  The episode was written by showrunner Shonda Rhimes and directed by Paul McGuigan.  The episode introduces main character Olivia Pope, a crisis manager with her own firm, Olivia Pope & Associates, and its staff Stephen Finch, Harrison Wright, Abigail "Abby" Whelan, Huck and newly hired Quinn Perkins.  Other main cast members include the staff at the White House in Washington D.C., President Fitzgerald "Fitz" Thomas Grant III, and White House Chief of Staff Cyrus Beene. "The Naked Man" is the ninth episode in the fourth season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 73rd overall.  It aired on November 24, 2008.  The episode is titled for a "move" that male characters attempt throughout the episode as a means of seducing female characters, which is merely surprising them by being naked. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is the 9th episode of the fifth season of the American political thriller television series "Scandal".  It takes its title from the 1944 song Baby, It's Cold Outside written by Frank Loesser. "Dog-Whistle Politics" is the fourth episode of the fifth season, and the 73rd overall of the American political thriller television series "Scandal".  It aired on October 15, 2015 on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States.  The episode was written by Mark Fish and directed by Zetna Fuentes. "The Price of Free and Fair Elections" is the 18th episode and season finale of the third season of the American political thriller television series "Scandal", and is the 47th overall episode.  It aired on April 17, 2014 on ABC in the United States.  The episode was written by showrunner Shonda Rhimes and executive producer Mark Wilding and directed by executive producer Tom Verica.  The season finale was originally supposed to be the 22nd episode, but because of the show's lead Kerry Washington's pregnancy, the episode count was trimmed by ABC by four episodes, leading the season finale to be the 18th episode.
Answer: Kerry Washington