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Regina King

Regina King

Acting
Born: Jan 15, 1971
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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 (2015–2017) and the sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2013–2019). 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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Caught Stealing Detective Roman 2025 6.888
Butterfly in the Sky Self (archive footage) 2024 8.2
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Self 2021 4.0
The Gabby Douglas Story Natalie Hawkins 2014 7.4
Planes: Fire & Rescue Dynamite (voice) 2014 6.18
Inside the Box Stephanie Miles 2013 6.5
Our Family Wedding Angela 2010 5.6
Living Proof Ellie Jackson 2008 6.5
Year of the Dog Layla 2007 5.5
This Christmas Lisa Whitfield Moore 2007 6.6
The Ant Bully Kreela (voice) 2006 5.775
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Sam Fuller 2005 5.744
Ray Margie Hendricks 2004 7.448
A Cinderella Story Rhonda 2004 6.59
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles Self 2004 7.412
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Grace Rossiter 2003 5.714
Daddy Day Care Kim Hinton 2003 5.924
Truth Be Told Rayne 2002 7.333
Down to Earth Sontee Jenkins 2001 5.573
If These Walls Could Talk 2 Allie 2000 6.5
Where the Truth Lies Lillian Rose-Martin 1999 7.0
How Stella Got Her Groove Back Vanessa 1998 5.792
Enemy of the State Carla Dean 1998 7.061
Mighty Joe Young Cecily Banks 1998 6.318
Jerry Maguire Marcee Tidwell 1996 6.983
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate Mia 1996 5.634
Friday Dana 1995 7.1
Higher Learning Monet 1995 6.307
Poetic Justice Iesha 1993 6.756
Boyz n the Hood Shalika 1991 7.619
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1971
FromLos Angeles, California, …