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Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971)[2] is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four Primetime Emmy Awards (tying the record for the most acting Emmys won by an African-American performer, along with Alfre Woodard).[3] In 2019, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[4]

Regina King
King in 2018
Born	Regina Rene King (1971-01-15) January 15, 1971 (age 51) Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Occupation	Actress director producer
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	Ian Alexander ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 2007)​
Children	1
Relatives	Reina King (sister)
Awards	Full list

King first gained attention for playing Brenda Jenkins in the television series 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). 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 Primetime Emmy Award. She starred in Barry Jenkins's film adaptation of the James Baldwin novel If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). For her performance, she won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. King won her fourth Primetime Emmy Award for starring in the dystopian superhero limited series Watchmen (2019).

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

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 and a Directors Guild of America Award for First Time Feature Film. She became the second black woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director.

Early life and education

King was born in Los Angeles County, California,[1] and grew up in View Park–Windsor Hills. She is the elder daughter of Gloria Jean (née Cain), a special education teacher, and Thomas Henry King Jr., an electrician.[1][5] King's parents divorced in 1979.[6] Her younger sister is former actress Reina King, who appeared on What's Happening Now!!

King attended Westchester High School, graduating in 1988.[7] She later studied Communications at the University of Southern California, dropping out after two years when she realized her passion for acting.[8]

Career

1985–2004: Beginnings as an actress and breakthrough with Ray

King began her acting career in 1985, playing the role of Brenda Jenkins on the television series 227,[9] a role she played until the show ended in 1990. She went on to appear in the John Singleton films Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice, and Higher Learning.[10] In 1995, she was featured in the hit comedy film Friday.[10] The next year, she starred in the Martin Lawrence dark comedy-romance A Thin Line Between Love and Hate as Mia,[11] and she gained fame starring in blockbuster romantic comedy film Jerry Maguire as Marcee Tidwell.[10][12]

In 1998, she was cast in Tony Scott's film Enemy of the State, receiving her first nomination at the NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture.[13] In the same year, King took part in the films How Stella Got Her Groove Back,[14] Mighty Joe Young,[15] and Love and Action in Chicago.[16] In 2001, King played Sontee Jenkins in Chris and Paul Weitz's Down to Earth, receiving praise from critics for her performance.[17] The following year, she played the main role in television series Leap of Faith.[18]

After taking part in teen romantic comedy film A Cinderella Story,[19] King was cast as Margie Hendrix in the Academy Awards nominated biographical film Ray, about Ray Charles.[20] For her performance in Ray, King won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress, the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress and was part of a cast nomination from the Screen Actors Guild Awards.[21][22]

2005–2017: Acting, American Crime and first works as a director

In 2005, King was cast in Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous[23] and began voicing the characters Huey and Riley Freeman for the animated series The Boondocks.[24] In 2007, King played the main role of Sandra Palmer in season six of television series 24 and acted in films Year of the Dog and This Christmas.[25] From 2009 to 2013, King played Detective Lydia Adams in TNT police drama Southland,[26] receiving multiple Critics' Choice Television Award nominations,[27][28] and winning two NAACP Image Awards.[29][30]

After taking part in Rick Famuyiwa's romantic comedy film Our Family Wedding, King appeared as guest judge in RuPaul's Drag Race.[31] In 2013, King played Janine Davis in the television series The Big Bang Theory.[32] In 2014, she was cast in two television series, The Strain and Shameless.[33]

In 2015, King was a cast member on ABC's John Ridley-penned ensemble drama American Crime, playing three roles, including a devout member of the Nation of Islam and the sister of a drug addict accused of murder.[34] In 2015 and 2016, King won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie for her roles.[35][34] Also in 2015, King starred in The Leftovers, which earned her a Peabody Award.[36]

From 2015 to 2017, King began to pursue work as a director and writer,[37] initially directing six episodes of the drama series Being Mary Jane.[38] In 2016, she directed two episodes of Scandal, and single episodes of The Catch, Animal Kingdom, This Is Us and Shameless.[39][40]

2018–present: If Beale Street Could Talk and success directing with One Night in Miami

In 2018, King played the role of the mother of a murdered black teenager in the Netflix original series Seven Seconds, winning her third Primetime Emmy Award.[41] Her performance in the 2018 film If Beale Street Could Talk, directed by Barry Jenkins, garnered critical acclaim and earned her the Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[42][43]

King starred in the 2019 series Watchmen, for which she won her fourth Primetime Emmy Award. In July 2019, it was announced King would direct One Night in Miami... based upon the play of the same name.[44][45] The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 7, 2020, the first film directed by an African-American woman to be selected in the festival's history.[46] King received numerous awards and nominations at major critics' prizes, earning a Best Director nomination at the Golden Globe Awards[43] and being recognized with the Robert Altman Award at the Independent Spirit Awards.[47]

In May 2021, it was announced that King would direct race-themed monster movie Bitter Root for Legendary Entertainment.[48] In October 2021, King starred in American Western film The Harder They Fall, directed by Jeymes Samuel,[49] winning several awards including the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.[50]

Personal life

King was married to Ian Alexander Sr. from 1997 to 2007. Their son, Ian Alexander Jr., was born in 1996 and later became a disc jockey and recording artist.[51] Her son died by suicide on January 21, 2022, at age 26.[52][53]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Boyz n the Hood	Shalika
1993	Poetic Justice	Iesha
1995	Higher Learning	Monet
1995	Friday	Dana Jones
1996	A Thin Line Between Love and Hate	Mia Williams
1996	Jerry Maguire	Marcee Tidwell
1998	How Stella Got Her Groove Back	Vanessa
1998	Enemy of the State	Carla Dean
1998	Mighty Joe Young	Cecily Banks
1999	Love and Action in Chicago	Lois Newton
2001	Down to Earth	Sontee Jenkins
2002	Truth Be Told	Rayne
2003	Daddy Day Care	Kim Hinton
2003	Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde	Grace Rossiter
2004	A Cinderella Story	Rhonda
2004	Ray	Margie Hendrix
2005	Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous	Sam Fuller
2006	The Ant Bully	Kreela	Voice
2007	Year of the Dog	Layla
2007	This Christmas	Lisa Whitfield-Moore
2010	Our Family Wedding	Angela
2013	Let the Church Say Amen	Director
2014	Planes: Fire & Rescue	Dynamite	Voice
2018	If Beale Street Could Talk	Sharon Rivers	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[54]
2021	Flag Day[55]	U.S. Marshall Blake
2021	The Harder They Fall	Trudy Smith
TBA	Shirley	Shirley Chisholm	Post-production[56]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985–1990	227	Brenda Jenkins	Main role (seasons 1–5)
1994	Northern Exposure	Mother Nature	Episode: "Baby Blues"
1994	New York Undercover	Marah	Episode: "Tasha"
1995	Living Single	Zina	Episode: "The Shake-Up"
1999	Where the Truth Lies	Lillian Rose-Martin	Television film
2000	If These Walls Could Talk 2	Allie	Television film
2002	Leap of Faith	Cynthia	Main role (season 1)
2002	Damaged Care	Cheryl Griffith	Television film
2005–2014	The Boondocks	Huey Freeman / Riley Freeman	Voice; Main role (seasons 1–4)
2006	Women in Law	—	Pilot
2007	24	Sandra Palmer	Main role (season 6)
2008	Living Proof	Ellie Jackson	Television film
2009–2013	Southland	Detective Lydia Adams	Main role (seasons 1–5)
2012	RuPaul's Drag Race	Herself (guest judge)	Episode: "Dragazines"
2013–2019	The Big Bang Theory	Janine Davis	6 episodes
2014	The Strain	Ruby Wain	3 episodes
2014	Shameless	Gail Johnson	4 episodes
2014	The Gabby Douglas Story	Natalie Hawkins	Television film
2015–2017	American Crime	Aliyah Shadeed	Recurring role (season 1)
		Terri LaCroix	Main role (season 2)
		Kimara Walters	Main role (season 3)
2015, 2017	The Leftovers	Erika Murphy	Main role (season 2); guest role (season 3)
2018	Seven Seconds	Latrice Butler	Main role
2019	Watchmen	Angela Abar / Sister Night	Main role
2021	Saturday Night Live	Herself (host)	Episode: "Regina King/Nathaniel Rateliff"
2022	Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy	Herself	Documentary series

As director

Year	Title	Notes
2013	Southland	Episode: "Off Duty"
2015	Being Mary Jane	6 episodes
2015–2016	Scandal	2 episodes
2016	The Catch	Episode: "The Princess and the I.P."
2016	Animal Kingdom	Episode: "Child Care"
2016	Greenleaf	Episode: "Veni, Vidi, Vici"
2016	Pitch	Episode: "The Break"
2017	This Is Us	Episode: "The 20s"[57]
2017	Shameless	Episode: "Fuck Paying It Forward"[58]
2018	The Good Doctor	Episode: "Heartfelt"
2018	Insecure	Episode: "Ghost-Like"
2020	One Night in Miami...	Feature film;[59] also executive producer
TBA	A Man in Full	3 episodes; also executive producer[60]

As music video director

Year	Song	Artist
2010	"Finding My Way Back"	Jaheim
2011	"Not My Daddy"	Kelly Price featuring Stokley

References

External links

• Regina King at IMDb
• King, Regina. "The Emmys: As White As Ever", The Huffington Post, September 3, 2010; retrieved October 9, 2010.

Awards and achievements
BET Award
Preceded by Halle Berry	Best Actress 2005 for Ray	Succeeded by Taraji P. Henson
NAACP Image Award
Preceded by Alfre Woodard for Radio	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture 2005 for Ray	Succeeded by Cicely Tyson for Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Satellite Award
Preceded by Patricia Clarkson for Pieces of April	Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical 2005 for Ray	Succeeded by Rosario Dawson for Rent

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[de] Regina King

Regina Rene King (* 15. Januar 1971 in Los Angeles) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und Filmregisseurin. Seit Mitte der 1980er-Jahre hat sie Rollen in über 50 Film- und Fernsehproduktionen bekleidet. Für ihre Engagements im Fernsehen erhielt sie drei Emmys. Die Nebenrolle der Sharon Rivers in Barry Jenkins’ Filmdrama If Beale Street Could Talk brachte ihr 2019 einen Oscar und Golden Globe Award ein. Als Regisseurin inszenierte sie u. a. einzelne Episoden für Fernsehserien, ehe sie mit One Night in Miami (2020) ihr preisgekröntes Kinodebüt vorlegte.

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[es] Regina King

Regina Rene King (Los Ángeles, California; 15 de enero de 1971) es una actriz y directora de cine y televisión estadounidense.

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[ru] Кинг, Реджина

Реджи́на Рене́ Кинг (англ. Regina Rene King; 15 января 1971 (1971-01-15)) — американская актриса и режиссёр. Лауреат премий «Оскар», «Золотой глобус» и четырёх премий «Эмми». Получила известность будучи подростком, снимаясь в ситкоме NBC «227» (1985—1990). Во второй половине 1990-х годов Кинг перешла на взрослые роли, после прорыва с фильмом «Джерри Магуайер». С тех пор она добилась успеха играя второстепенные роли темнокожих подруг главных героинь в голливудских фильмах, включая «Мисс Конгениальность 2: Прекрасна и опасна», «Блондинка в законе 2» и «История Золушки», а также играя жён в «Враг государства» и «Дежурный папа». Её основным успехом стала роль любовницы главного персонажа в фильме 2004 года «Рэй».

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