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Regina King
Regina King’s screen credits include Margie Hendricks in Ray, Carla Dean in Enemy of the State, and Sam Fuller in Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous.
Born January 15, 1971 Los Angeles, California, USA4 movies on MoviHero
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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 …
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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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- 2025Caught StealingDetective Roman
- 2025Escape RoomActor
- 2024Butterfly in the SkySelf (archive footage)
- 2024ShirleyProducer · Shirley Chisholm
- 20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
- 2021The Harder They FallTrudy Smith
- 2021Flag DayU.S. Marshal Blake
- 2020One Night in Miami...Producer · Director
- 2019A Lifetime of SundaysNarrator
- 2018If Beale Street Could TalkSharon Rivers
- 2017August 28: A Day in the Life of a PeopleSelf
- 2016The Snowy DayMom (voice)
- 2014Planes: Fire & Rescue: Smoke JumpersDynamite (voice)
- 2014Planes: Fire & RescueDynamite (voice)
- 2014The Gabby Douglas StoryNatalie Hawkins
- 2013Inside the BoxStephanie Miles
- 2013Let the Church Say AmenDirector
- 2011The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'Self
- 2010Our Family WeddingAngela
- 2008Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'Self
- 2008Living ProofEllie Jackson
- 2007This ChristmasLisa Whitfield Moore
- 2007Grindin'Herself
- 2007Year of the DogLayla
- 2006The Ant BullyKreela (voice)
- 2004Genius. A Night for Ray CharlesSelf
- 2004A Cinderella StoryRhonda
- 2003Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban LegendSelf
- 2003Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & BlondeGrace Rossiter
- 2003Daddy Day CareKim Hinton
- 2002Damaged CareCheryl Griffith
- 2002Truth Be ToldRayne
- 2001Down to EarthSontee Jenkins
- 2000The Acting ClassSelf
- 2000If These Walls Could Talk 2Allie
- 1999Love and Action in ChicagoLois Newton
- 1999Where the Truth LiesLillian Rose-Martin
- 1998Mighty Joe YoungCecily Banks
- 1998How Stella Got Her Groove BackVanessa
- 1998RitualsIris
- 1996Jerry MaguireMarcee Tidwell
- 1996A Thin Line Between Love and HateMia
- 1995FridayDana
- 1995Higher LearningMonet
- 1993Poetic JusticeIesha
- 1991Boyz n the HoodShalika
- 1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be ThereActor
- Story of a VillageDirector · Self
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