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 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 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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Known for
Shameless
Gail Johnson
Caught Stealing
Detective Roman
24
Sandra Palmer
The Big Bang Theory
Janine Davis
The Strain
Ruby Wain
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
The Boondocks
Huey Freeman / Riley Freeman (voice)
Northern Exposure
Mother Nature
The Leftovers
Erika Murphy
A Cinderella Story
Rhonda
New York Undercover
Marah
Watchmen
Angela Abar / Sister Night
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
Living Single
Friday
Dana
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
The Oscars
Self
227
Brenda Jenkins
The Gabby Douglas Story
Natalie Hawkins
Southland
Detective Lydia Adams
Enemy of the State
Carla Dean
Jerry Maguire
Marcee Tidwell
Flag Day
U.S. Marshal Blake
Daddy Day Care
Kim Hinton
The Ant Bully
Kreela (voice)
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Grace Rossiter
Poetic Justice
Iesha
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Dynamite (voice)
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Allie
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Sam Fuller
Ray
Margie Hendricks
American Crime
Aliyah Shadeed
American Crime
Terri LaCroix
American Crime
Kimara Walters
If Beale Street Could Talk
Sharon Rivers
Seven Seconds
Latrice Butler
Boyz n the Hood
Shalika
Truth Be Told
Rayne
The Harder They Fall
Trudy Smith
Shirley
Shirley Chisholm
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Mia
Butterfly in the Sky
Self (archive footage)
Year of the Dog
Layla
Higher Learning
Monet
This Christmas
Lisa Whitfield Moore
Mighty Joe Young
Cecily Banks
Children of Blood and Bone
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Vanessa
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Variety Studio: Directors on Directors
Self
Our Family Wedding
Angela
Damaged Care
Cheryl Griffith
A Lifetime of Sundays
Narrator
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
Self
Leap of Faith
Cynthia
JANET JACKSON.
Self
The Snowy Day
Mom (voice)
Weekends at the D.L.
Down to Earth
Sontee Jenkins
Love and Action in Chicago
Lois Newton
Grindin'
Herself
Escape Room
Planes | Fire and Rescue: Smokejumpers
Dynamite (voice)
Inside the Box
Stephanie Miles
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
Living Proof
Ellie Jackson
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Self
Where the Truth Lies
Lillian Rose-Martin
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Self
The Acting Class
Self
Story of a Village
Self
Rituals
Iris
The Daily Show
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The View
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Good Day Live
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
The Wendy Williams Show
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Self
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
The Alec Baldwin Show
Self