Regina King

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1971-01-15 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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). She received four Primetime Emmy Awards for her performances in the ABC anthology series American Crime (2015–2017), t...

Acting

1991

Boyz n the Hood

as Shalika

2004

Ray

as Margie Hendricks

1995

Friday

as Dana

2003

Daddy Day Care

as Kim Hinton

2004

2008

Living Proof

as Ellie Jackson

1993

1998

Enemy of the State

as Carla Dean

1998

Mighty Joe Young

as Cecily Banks

1996

Jerry Maguire

as Marcee Tidwell

2006

The Ant Bully

as Kreela (voice)

2010

2007

2007

This Christmas

as Lisa Whitfield Moore

1995

2001

Down to Earth

as Sontee Jenkins

1999

Where the Truth Lies

as Lillian Rose-Martin

2013

Inside the Box

as Stephanie Miles

2014

The Gabby Douglas Story

as Natalie Hawkins

2014

Planes: Fire & Rescue

as Dynamite (voice)

2002

2024

Butterfly in the Sky

as Self (archive footage)

2025

2002

Damaged Care

as Cheryl Griffith

2016

The Snowy Day

as Mom (voice)

2018

1999

2019

2007

Grindin'

as Herself

2021

The Harder They Fall

as Trudy Smith

2024

Shirley

as Shirley Chisholm

2000

2021

Flag Day

as U.S. Marshal Blake

Production

-

Bitter Root

as Director

-

Bitter Root

as Producer

2020

One Night in Miami...

as Executive Producer

2020

-

2024

Shirley

as Producer

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