Regina King
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Regina King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieCaught Stealing
2025
Detective Roman
movieButterfly in the Sky
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieShirley
2024
Shirley Chisholm
movieThe Harder They Fall
2021
Trudy Smith
movieFlag Day
2021
U.S. Marshal Blake
tvWatchmen
2019
Angela Abar / Sister Night
tvTamron Hall
2019
Self - Guest
movieA Lifetime of Sundays
2019
Narrator
movieIf Beale Street Could Talk
2018
Sharon Rivers
tvSeven Seconds
2018
Latrice Butler
movieThe Snowy Day
2016
Mom (voice)
tvAmerican Crime
2015
Aliyah Shadeed / Terri LaCroix / Kimara Walters
moviePlanes: Fire & Rescue: Smoke Jumpers
2014
Dynamite (voice)
moviePlanes: Fire & Rescue
2014
Dynamite (voice)
tvThe Strain
2014
Ruby Wain
tvThe Leftovers
2014
Erika Murphy
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
movieThe Gabby Douglas Story
2014
Natalie Hawkins
movieInside the Box
2013
Stephanie Miles
tvShameless
2011
Gail Johnson
tvThe Talk
2010
Self
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvSouthland
2009
Detective Lydia Adams
tvLate Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
Self - Guest
tvRuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Self - Guest Judge
movieLiving Proof
2008
Ellie Jackson
movieThis Christmas
2007
Lisa Whitfield Moore
tvThe Big Bang Theory
2007
Janine Davis
movieGrindin'
2007
Herself
movieThe Ant Bully
2006
Kreela (voice)
tvThe Boondocks
2005
Huey Freeman / Riley Freeman (voice)
movieRay
2004
Margie Hendricks
movieLegally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
Grace Rossiter
movieDaddy Day Care
2003
Kim Hinton
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest / Self
movieDamaged Care
2002
Cheryl Griffith
tvLeap of Faith
2002
Cynthia
tv24
2001
Sandra Palmer
movieDown to Earth
2001
Sontee Jenkins
movieLove and Action in Chicago
1999
Lois Newton
movieWhere the Truth Lies
1999
Lillian Rose-Martin
movieMighty Joe Young
1998
Cecily Banks
movieEnemy of the State
1998
Carla Dean
movieRituals
1998
Iris
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieJerry Maguire
1996
Marcee Tidwell
movieFriday
1995
Dana
movieBoyz n the Hood
1991
Shalika
tvNorthern Exposure
1990
Mother Nature
tv227
1985
Brenda Jenkins
tvReading Rainbow
1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self - Presenter / Self
Directing12
tvFOREVER
2025
Director
tvA Man in Full
2024
Director
movieOne Night in Miami...
2020
Director
tvThe Good Doctor
2017
Director
tvInsecure
2016
Director
tvThis Is Us
2016
Director
tvAnimal Kingdom
2016
Director
tvThe Catch
2016
Director
movieLet the Church Say Amen
2013
Director
tvScandal
2012
Director
tvShameless
2011
Director
Production4
tvFOREVER
2025
Executive Producer
tvA Man in Full
2024
Executive Producer
movieShirley
2024
Producer
movieOne Night in Miami...
2020
Executive Producer