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), 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 c…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Big Bang Theory (2007) — Janine Davis
2. Enemy of the State (1998) — Carla Dean
3. Jerry Maguire (1996) — Marcee Tidwell
4. Shameless (2011) — Gail Johnson
5. A Cinderella Story (2004) — Rhonda
6. Boyz n the Hood (1991) — Shalika
7. Daddy Day Care (2003) — Kim Hinton
8. Ray (2004) — Margie Hendricks
9. Friday (1995) — Dana
10. The Strain (2014) — Ruby Wain
11. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) — Sam Fuller
12. 24 (2001) — Sandra Palmer
13. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) — Grace Rossiter
14. Watchmen (2019) — Angela Abar / Sister Night
15. The Ant Bully (2006) — Kreela (voice)
16. The Leftovers (2014) — Erika Murphy
17. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) — Sharon Rivers
18. The Harder They Fall (2021) — Trudy Smith
19. Caught Stealing (2025) — Detective Roman
20. Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014) — Dynamite (voice)
21. Mighty Joe Young (1998) — Cecily Banks
22. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
23. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
24. The Boondocks (2005) — Huey Freeman / Riley Freeman (voice)
25. Down to Earth (2001) — Sontee Jenkins
26. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
27. Poetic Justice (1993) — Iesha
28. RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) — Self - Guest Judge
29. The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self
30. Higher Learning (1995) — Monet
31. Southland (2009) — Detective Lydia Adams
32. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
33. Northern Exposure (1990) — Mother Nature
34. The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) — Self
35. Flag Day (2021) — U.S. Marshal Blake
36. Seven Seconds (2018) — Latrice Butler
37. This Christmas (2007) — Lisa Whitfield Moore
38. Our Family Wedding (2010) — Angela
39. How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) — Vanessa
40. American Crime (2015) — Aliyah Shadeed

Directed

1. The Good Doctor (2017) — Director
2. Shameless (2011) — Director
3. This Is Us (2016) — Director
4. One Night in Miami... (2020) — Director
5. Scandal (2012) — Director
6. Animal Kingdom (2016) — Director
7. Insecure (2016) — Director
8. The Catch (2016) — Director
9. A Man in Full (2024) — Director
10. FOREVER (2025) — Director
11. Let the Church Say Amen (2013) — Director
12. Story of a Village — Director