Regina King

Regina King

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1971-01-15 (53 years old)

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Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of several awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four acting Primetime Emmy Awards, the most for an African-American performer. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.


King first gained attention for her role as Brenda Jenkins in the television series 227 from 1985 to 1990. Notable roles followed in the films Friday (1995) and Jerry Maguire (1996), and the crime television series Southland (2009–2013). From 2015 to 2017, King starred in the ABC anthology series American Crime, for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards, and in 2018, she starred in the Netflix miniseries Seven Seconds, for which she won her third Emmy Award. Her role as a troubled mother in the 2018 film If Beale Street Could Talk won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. King won her fourth Emmy Award for starring in the 2019 superhero television series Watchmen.


King has also played supporting roles in the films Boyz n the Hood (1991), Poetic Justice (1993), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003), Ray (2004), and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005). Her other television roles include the drama series The Leftovers from 2015 to 2017 and the sitcom The Big Bang Theory from 2013 to 2019.


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. Her feature film directorial debut came with the drama One Night in Miami... (2020), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director at the 78th Golden Globe Awards. She became the second black woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director.


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Filmography

all 92

Movies 47

TV Shows 45

self 29

Director 10

Producer 3

Voice 3

Director
A Man in Full

A Man in Full (2024)

TV
Shirley Chisholm / Producer
Shirley

Shirley (2024)

Movie
Dynamite
Planes: Back to School

Planes: Back to School (2024)

Movie
Self
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy (2022)

TV
Self
JANET JACKSON.

JANET JACKSON. (2022)

TV
Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)

Movie
Trudy Smith
The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall (2021)

Movie
8
U.S. Marshal Blake
Flag Day

Flag Day (2021)

Movie
Self
Fashion News

Fashion News (2021)

TV
Director
One Night in Miami...

One Night in Miami... (2020)

Movie
10
Angela Abar / Sister Night
Watchmen

Watchmen (2019)

TV
6.69
Self - Guest
Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall (2019)

TV
Self - Narrator
A Lifetime of Sundays

A Lifetime of Sundays (2019)

Movie
Sharon Rivers
If Beale Street Could Talk

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

Movie
5.75
Self - Guest
The Alec Baldwin Show

The Alec Baldwin Show (2018)

TV
Latrice Butler
Seven Seconds

Seven Seconds (2018)

TV
5.43
Director
The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor (2017)

TV
6.39
Self
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017)

Movie
Mom
The Snowy Day

The Snowy Day (2016)

Movie
Director
Insecure

Insecure (2016)

TV
6.03
Director
This Is Us

This Is Us (2016)

TV
7.46
Director
Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom (2016)

TV
2.5
Director
The Catch

The Catch (2016)

TV
6
Self
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016)

TV
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

TV
2
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)

TV
Terri LaCroix / Aliyah Shadeed / Kimara Walters
American Crime

American Crime (2015)

TV
6
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)

TV
Dynamite (voice)
Planes Fire and Rescue: Smokejumpers

Planes Fire and Rescue: Smokejumpers (2014)

Movie
Dynamite (voice)
Planes: Fire & Rescue

Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)

Movie
7.5
Ruby Wain
The Strain

The Strain (2014)

TV
5.79
Erika Murphy
The Leftovers

The Leftovers (2014)

TV
5.83
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)

TV
3.5
Natalie Hawkins
The Gabby Douglas Story

The Gabby Douglas Story (2014)

Movie
Stephanie Miles
Inside the Box

Inside the Box (2013)

Movie
Director
Let the Church Say Amen

Let the Church Say Amen (2013)

Movie
Self
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood' (2011)

Movie
Gail Johnson / Director
Shameless

Shameless (2011)

TV
7.15
Angela
Our Family Wedding

Our Family Wedding (2010)

Movie
Self
Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are? (2010)

TV
Detective Lydia Adams
Southland

Southland (2009)

TV
6.8
Self - Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)

TV
6.63
Ellie Jackson
Living Proof

Living Proof (2008)

Movie
The Wendy Williams Show

The Wendy Williams Show (2008)

TV
Lisa Moore
This Christmas

This Christmas (2007)

Movie
10
Janine Davis
The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory (2007)

TV
8.19
Self
Grindin'

Grindin' (2007)

Movie
Layla
Year of the Dog

Year of the Dog (2007)

Movie
Self
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

TV
7.5
Kreela (voice)
The Ant Bully

The Ant Bully (2006)

Movie
7
Riley Freeman / Huey Freeman
The Boondocks

The Boondocks (2005)

TV
8.25
Weekends at the D.L.

Weekends at the D.L. (2005)

TV
Sam Fuller
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)

Movie
7.88
Margie Hendricks
Ray

Ray (2004)

Movie
6.12
Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles (2004)

Movie
Rhonda
A Cinderella Story

A Cinderella Story (2004)

Movie
6.25
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)

TV
5.15
Self
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend (2003)

Movie
Grace Rossiter
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)

Movie
5.22
Kim Hinton
Daddy Day Care

Daddy Day Care (2003)

Movie
6.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)

TV
6.3
Cheryl Griffith
Damaged Care

Damaged Care (2002)

Movie
Cynthia
Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith (2002)

TV
Producer
Truth Be Told

Truth Be Told (2002)

Movie
Sandra Palmer
24

24 (2001)

TV
6.29
Self
Good Day Live

Good Day Live (2001)

TV
Sontee Jenkins
Down to Earth

Down to Earth (2001)

Movie
Self
The Acting Class

The Acting Class (2000)

Movie
Allie
If These Walls Could Talk 2

If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)

Movie
8
Lois
Love and Action in Chicago

Love and Action in Chicago (1999)

Movie
Lillian Rose-Martin
Where the Truth Lies

Where the Truth Lies (1999)

Movie
Cecily Banks
Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young (1998)

Movie
6
Carla Dean
Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State (1998)

Movie
6.09
Vanessa
How Stella Got Her Groove Back

How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)

Movie
Self
The View

The View (1997)

TV
5.5
Marcee Tidwell
Jerry Maguire

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Movie
4
Self
The Daily Show

The Daily Show (1996)

TV
6.75
Mia Williams
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)

Movie
6
Dana
Friday

Friday (1995)

Movie
7.6
Monet
Higher Learning

Higher Learning (1995)

Movie
4
Marah
New York Undercover

New York Undercover (1994)

TV
1
Living Single

Living Single (1993)

TV
10
Iesha
Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice (1993)

Movie
7
Shalika
Boyz n the Hood

Boyz n the Hood (1991)

Movie
6
Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure (1990)

TV
6
Brenda Jenkins
227

227 (1985)

TV
6
Herself - Narrator (voice)
Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow (1983)

TV
6
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (1975)

TV
6.36
Self - Presenter / Self - Best Supporting Actress winner
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Self
Story of a Village

Story of a Village

Movie
Executive Producer / Director
Forever

Forever

TV
Director
Bitter Root

Bitter Root

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.33
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Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1971-01-15 (53 years old)

Birth Place
Los Angeles, United States of America

Height
160-metre, 160-meter

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Regina Rene King, 레지나 킹

Awards
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, BET Award for Best Actor & Actress, Critics' Choice Television Award


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