Regina King

Personal Info

Birthday

January 15, 1971

(54 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Regina Rene King

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Regina King

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).

Known For

Shameless

The Big Bang Theory

The Strain

The Boondocks

Northern Exposure

The Leftovers

Watchmen

Filmography

2025
Caught Stealing
as Roman
2024
Butterfly in the Sky
as Self (archive footage)
Shirley
as Shirley Chisholm
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
The Harder They Fall
as Trudy Smith
Flag Day
as U.S. Marshal Blake
2019
A Lifetime of Sundays
as Narrator
2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Sharon Rivers
2017
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
as Self
2016
The Snowy Day
as Mom (voice)
2014
Planes | Fire and Rescue: Smokejumpers
as Dynamite (voice)
Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Dynamite (voice)
The Gabby Douglas Story
as Natalie Hawkins
2013
Inside the Box
as Stephanie Miles
2011
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
as Self
2010
Our Family Wedding
as Angela
2008
Living Proof
as Ellie Jackson
2007
This Christmas
as Lisa Whitfield Moore
Grindin'
as Herself
Year of the Dog
as Layla
2006
The Ant Bully
as Kreela (voice)
2005
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
as Sam Fuller
2004
Ray
as Margie Hendricks
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
as Self
A Cinderella Story
as Rhonda
2003
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
as Self
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
as Grace Rossiter
Daddy Day Care
as Kim Hinton
2002
Damaged Care
as Cheryl Griffith
Truth Be Told
as Rayne
2001
Down to Earth
as Sontee Jenkins
2000
The Acting Class
as Self
If These Walls Could Talk 2
as Allie
1999
Love and Action in Chicago
as Lois Newton
Where the Truth Lies
as Lillian Rose-Martin
1998
Mighty Joe Young
as Cecily Banks
Enemy of the State
as Carla Dean
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Vanessa
1996
Jerry Maguire
as Marcee Tidwell
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
as Mia
1995
Friday
as Dana
Higher Learning
as Monet
1993
Poetic Justice
as Iesha
1991
Boyz n the Hood
as Shalika