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Regina King

Actress / Voice Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress / Television Director / Film Director | * 01/15/1971 (53) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
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Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress and director. 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 roles in the ABC anthology series American Crime (2015–2017), the Netflix miniseries Seven Seconds..."> ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behi ...

Ray

PG-13

2004 | 3.7/5 | 2h 32min
Drama, Music
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After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence. ...

If Beale Street Could Talk

R

2018 | 3.5/5 | 2h
Romance / Love, Drama
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Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison. ...

The Harder They Fall

R

2021 | 3.4/5 | 2h 10min
Western
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After her triumph at the Miss United States pageant, FBI agent Gracie Hart becomes an overnight sensation -- and the new "face of the FBI". But it's time to spring into action again when the pageant's ...

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

PG-13

2005 | 2.9/5 | 1h 55min
Action, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Regina King

BET Award for Best Actor NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Critics' Choice Television Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie 2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Movies with Regina King as Actress(42)

as Shirley Chisholm2024 Shirley
as herself2023 Story of a Village
as Trudy Smith2021 The Harder They Fall
as U.S. Marshal Blake2021 Flag Day
as herself2021 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Narrator2019 A Lifetime of Sundays
as Sharon Rivers2018 If Beale Street Could Talk
as herself2017 August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
as Mom2016 The Snowy Day
as Natalie Hawkins2014 The Gabby Douglas Story
as Dynamite (voice)2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Stephanie Miles2013 Inside the Box
as herself2011 The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
as Angela2010 Our Family Wedding
as Ellie Jackson2008 Living Proof
as Layla2007 Year of the Dog
as Lisa Whitfield Moore2007 This Christmas
as herself2007 Grindin'
as Kreela (voice)2006 The Ant Bully
as Sam Fuller2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
as Margie Hendricks2004 Ray
as herself2004 Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
as Rhonda2004 A Cinderella Story
as Grace Rossiter2003 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
as herself2003 Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
as Kim Hinton2003 Daddy Day Care
as Cheryl Griffith2002 Damaged Care
as Rayne2002 Truth Be Told
as Sontee Jenkins2001 Down to Earth
as Allie2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2
as herself2000 The Acting Class
as Lois Newton1999 Love and Action in Chicago
as Lillian Rose-Martin1999 Where the Truth Lies
as Carla Dean1998 Enemy of the State
as Vanessa1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Cecily Banks1998 Mighty Joe Young
as Mia1996 A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
as Marcee Tidwell1996 Jerry Maguire
as Dana Jones1995 Friday
as Monet1995 Higher Learning
as Iesha1993 Poetic Justice
as Shalika1991 Boyz n the Hood

TV Shows/Series with Regina King as Actress(33)

as herself2022 Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as Angela Abar / Sister Night2019 Watchmen
as herself2018 The Alec Baldwin Show
as Latrice Butler2018 Seven Seconds
as herself2016 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
as Terri LaCroix2015 American Crime
as Aliyah Shadeed2015 American Crime
as herself2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as herself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as herself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Ruby Wain2014 The Strain
as Erika Murphy2014 The Leftovers
as Gail Johnson2011 Shameless
as Detective Lydia Adams2009 Southland
as Self - Judge2009 RuPaul's Drag Race
2008 The Wendy Williams Show
as Janine Davis2007 The Big Bang Theory
as herself2007 The Graham Norton Show
2005 Weekends at the D.L.
as Riley Freeman / Huey Freeman (voice)2005 The Boondocks
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as herself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Cynthia2002 Leap of Faith
as herself2001 Good Day Live
as Sandra Palmer2001 24
as herself1997 The View
as herself1996 The Daily Show
as Marah1994 New York Undercover
1993 Living Single
1990 Northern Exposure
as Brenda Jenkins1985 227
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live

Movies with Regina King as Crew(6)

Production/Producer2024 Shirley
Directing/Director2023 Bitter Root
Directing/Director2023 Story of a Village
Directing/Director2020 One Night in Miami...
Production/Executive Producer2020 One Night in Miami...
Directing/Director2013 Let the Church Say Amen

TV Shows/Series with Regina King as Crew(6)

Directing/Director2017 The Good Doctor
Directing/Director2016 This Is Us
Directing/Director2016 Insecure
Directing/Director2016 The Catch
Directing/Director2016 Animal Kingdom
Directing/Director2011 Shameless

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Full Name: Regina King
Born: Friday, 01/15 1971 (January) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 53 years + 101 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Southern California, Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets
Other names for Regina King (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Regina Rene King"
"레지나 킹"
Regina King frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (35x, Actor)
Bill Hader (24x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (21x, Actress)
Kenan Thompson (21x, Actor)
Fred Armisen (20x, Actor)
Amy Poehler (17x, Actress)
Will Forte (16x, Actor)
Tom Hanks (14x, Actor)
Miley Cyrus (14x, Actress)
Robert De Niro (13x, Actor)
Martin Short (13x, Actor)
John Singleton (10x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1717, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024