Regina King
Regina King was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on January 15th, 1971 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 53, Regina King biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress and television producer.
She has been honoured with various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Primetime Emmy Awards.
In 1985, Time magazine named King as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2019, King was first recognized in 1985 for her role in the NBC television series 227.
She appeared on television and film, rising to greater prominence in the films Friday (1995), Jerry Maguire (1996), and the crime television series Southland (2009–2013).
King starred in ABC's American Crime from 2015 to 2017, for which she received two Primetime Emmy Awards, and in 2018, she appeared in Netflix's Seven Seconds for which she earned her third Emmy Award.
She was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 2018 for her role as a struggling mother in the film If Beale Street Could Talk. Other television appearances include voice work for Huey and Riley Freeman on the Cartoon Network animated series The Boondocks, the drama series The Leftovers (2015–2017), and sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
She has appeared in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Poetic Justice (1993), Legally Blonde (2003), and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005).
She debuted in Watchmen, an HBO superhero film. In addition, King has produced episodes for several television shows, including Scandal and 2016 and This Is Us in 2017.
She has also filmed the music video for Jaheim's 2010 album "Finding My Way Back."
Early life and education
King was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in View Park–Windsor Hills. She is the elder daughter of Gloria Jean (née Cain), a special education specialist, and Thomas Henry King Jr., an electrician. In 1979, the King's parents divorced. Reina King, a former actress who appeared on What's Happening Now, is her younger sister.!
In 1988, King Arthur graduated from Westchester High School, graduating in 1988. She later studied Communications at the University of Southern California, but she dropped out after two years when she discovered her passion for acting.
Personal life
From 1997 to 2007, King was married to Ian Alexander Sr. Ian Alexander Jr., the couple's son, was born in 1996 and later became a disc jockey and recording artist. At the age of 26, her son died by suicide on January 21, 2022.
Career
King began her acting career in 1985, playing the role of Brenda Jenkins on the television series 227, 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. In 1995, she was featured in the hit comedy film Friday. The next year, she starred in the Martin Lawrence dark comedy-romance A Thin Line Between Love and Hate as Mia, and she gained fame starring in blockbuster romantic comedy film Jerry Maguire as Marcee Tidwell.
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. In the same year, King took part in the films How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Mighty Joe Young, and Love and Action in Chicago. In 2001, King played Sontee Jenkins in Chris and Paul Weitz's Down to Earth, receiving praise from critics for her performance. The following year, she played the main role in television series Leap of Faith.
After taking part in teen romantic comedy film A Cinderella Story, King was cast as Margie Hendrix in the Academy Awards nominated biographical film Ray, about Ray Charles. 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.
In 2005, King was cast in Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous and began voicing the characters Huey and Riley Freeman for the animated series The Boondocks. 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. From 2009 to 2013, King played Detective Lydia Adams in TNT police drama Southland, receiving multiple Critics' Choice Television Award nominations, and winning two NAACP Image Awards.
After taking part in Rick Famuyiwa's romantic comedy film Our Family Wedding, King appeared as guest judge in RuPaul's Drag Race. In 2013, King played Janine Davis in the television series The Big Bang Theory. In 2014, she was cast in two television series, The Strain and Shameless.
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. In 2015 and 2016, King won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie for her roles. Also in 2015, King starred in The Leftovers, which earned her a Peabody Award.
From 2015 to 2017, King began to pursue work as a director and writer, initially directing six episodes of the drama series Being Mary Jane. In 2016, she directed two episodes of Scandal, and single episodes of The Catch, Animal Kingdom, This Is Us and Shameless.
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. 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.
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. 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. King received numerous awards and nominations at major critics' prizes, earning a Best Director nomination at the Golden Globe Awards and being recognized with the Robert Altman Award at the Independent Spirit Awards.
In May 2021, it was announced that King would direct race-themed monster movie Bitter Root for Legendary Entertainment. In October 2021, King starred in American Western film The Harder They Fall, directed by Jeymes Samuel, winning several awards including the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.