Regina King
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 telev
She has also played supporting roles in the drama films Boyz n the Hood (1991), Poetic Justice (1993), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), and Ray (2004), as well as in the comedies Down to Earth (2001), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003), A Cinderella Story (2004), and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005). She earned critical acclaim, as well as the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). She then starred in the western The Harder They Fall (2021) and played the title role in the biopic Shirley (2024).
King has directed episodes for several television shows, including Scandal in 2015 and 2016 and This Is Us in 2017. She has also directed the music video for the 2010 song "Finding My Way Back" by Jaheim. King's feature film directorial debut came with the drama One Night in Miami... (2020), which earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director.
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Born
Jan 15, 1971
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
50 acting
5 crew
Popularity
2.0
Known For
A Cinderella Story
2004
as Rhonda
Caught Stealing
2025
as Detective Roman
Enemy of the State
1998
as Carla Dean
Friday
1995
as Dana
Jerry Maguire
1996
as Marcee Tidwell
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
as Grace Rossiter
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Dynamite (voice)
Boyz n the Hood
1991
as Shalika
The Harder They Fall
2021
as Trudy Smith
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
as Sam Fuller
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