Regina King

Acting · Born 1971-01-15 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress, director and producer. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. King first gained attention for starring in the television sitcom 227 (1985–1990). Her subsequent roles included the film Friday (1995), the animated series The Boondocks (2005–2014), and the crime television series Southland (2009–2013). She received four Primetime Emmy Awards for her performances in the ABC anthology series American Crime (2015–2017), the Netflix miniseries Seven Seconds, and the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019). Her other television roles include the drama series The Leftovers…

Filmography

  • Boyz n the Hood as Shalika
  • Ray as Margie Hendricks
  • Friday as Dana
  • Enemy of the State as Carla Dean
  • Jerry Maguire as Marcee Tidwell
  • Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous as Sam Fuller
  • Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde as Grace Rossiter
  • Daddy Day Care as Kim Hinton
  • A Cinderella Story as Rhonda
  • Living Proof as Ellie Jackson

TV