Regina King

Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971)[1] is an American actress and director. King first gained attention in 1985 for her role in the NBC television series 227. She appeared in both television and film, rising to greater prominence with roles in the films Friday (1995), Jerry Maguire (1996), and the crime television series Southland (2009–2013). From 2015 to 2017, King starred in the ABC anthology series American Crime, for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards, and in 2018, she starred in the Netflix miniseries Seven Seconds, for which she won her third Emmy Award. Also in 2018, her role as a troubled mother in the film If Beale Street Could Talk won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Regina King
King at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Regina Rene King

(1971-01-15) January 15, 1971
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupation
  • Actress
  • director
Years active1985–present
Spouse(s)
Ian Alexander, Sr.
​
(
m. 1997; div. 2007)
Children1
AwardsFull list

King's other television roles include voice work for Huey and Riley Freeman on the Adult Swim animated series The Boondocks, the drama series The Leftovers (2015–2017), and the sitcom The Big Bang Theory. She has also played supporting roles in the films Boyz n the Hood (1991), Poetic Justice (1993), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003), Ray (2004), and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005). In 2019, she starred in the HBO superhero series Watchmen.

King has also 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. Time magazine named King one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.[2]

Early life and education

King was born in Los Angeles and grew up in View Park-Windsor Hills. She is the eldest daughter of Gloria (Cain), a special education teacher, and Thomas King, an electrician.[3][4] King's parents divorced in 1979.[5] King's younger sister is former actress Reina King, who appeared on What's Happening Now!! King attended Westchester High School; graduating in 1988[6] and later attended the University of Southern California.[7]

Career

King began her acting career in 1985 playing the role of Brenda Jenkins on the television series 227,[8] 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.[9] In 1995, she was featured in the hit comedy film Friday.[9] In 1996, she starred in the Martin Lawrence dark comedy-romance A Thin Line Between Love and Hate as Mia.[10] King gained fame starring in the 1996 blockbuster romantic comedy film Jerry Maguire as Marcee Tidwell, the wife of Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s character.[11][9] She played Will Smith's character's wife in Enemy of the State,[12] and was also featured in How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Mighty Joe Young, Down to Earth, Daddy Day Care, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, A Cinderella Story, Ray and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous.[13][14]

Beginning in the mid-2000s, she had ongoing roles on several TV series, including acclaimed work as the voice of Huey and Riley Freeman for the animated series The Boondocks and Detective Lydia Adams on the TNT police drama Southland.[15] She also appeared in roles on 24, The Big Bang Theory, and Shameless. In 2007 she played Lisa Moore in This Christmas. She was a cast member on ABC's John Ridley-penned ensemble drama American Crime, and played a devout member of the Nation of Islam and sister to a drug addict accused of murder.[16]

In September 2015 and September 2016, King won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie for American Crime.[17][16] In 2018, she played the role of the mother of a murdered black teenager in Netflix original series Seven Seconds, winning her third Primetime Emmy Award.[18] Her performance in the 2018 film If Beale Street Could Talk, directed by Barry Jenkins, garnered critical acclaim and earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[19]

In July 2019, it was announced King would direct One Night in Miami based upon the play of the same name.[20] Principal photography began in January 2020, with Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge and Leslie Odom Jr. starring in the film.[21] It will premier at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[22]

Personal life

In 1997, King married Ian Alexander, but they divorced in 2007. They have one son, Ian Alexander Jr., born January 19, 1996. King dated actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner from 2011[23] until March 2013.[24][25]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Boyz n the Hood Shalika
1993 Poetic Justice Iesha
1995 Higher Learning Monet
1995 Friday Dana Jones
1996 A Thin Line Between Love and Hate Mia Williams
1996 Jerry Maguire Marcee Tidwell
1998 Rituals N/A Short film
1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Vanessa
1998 Enemy of the State Carla Dean
1998 Mighty Joe Young Cecily Banks
1999 Love and Action in Chicago Lois Newton
2001 Down to Earth Sontee Jenkins
2002 Truth Be Told Rayne
2003 Daddy Day Care Kim Hinton
2003 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Grace Rossiter
2004 A Cinderella Story Rhonda
2004 Ray Margie Hendricks
2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Sam Fuller
2006 The Ant Bully Kreela Voice
2007 Year of the Dog Layla
2007 This Christmas Lisa Whitfield-Moore
2010 Our Family Wedding Angela
2013 Let the Church Say Amen Director
2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue Dynamite Voice
2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Sharon Rivers

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1985–1990 227 Brenda Jenkins Main role (seasons 1–5)
1994 Northern Exposure Mother Nature Episode: "Baby Blues"
1994 New York Undercover Marah Episode: "Tasha"
1995 Living Single Zina Episode: "The Shake-Up"
1999 Where the Truth Lies Lillian Rose-Martin Television film
2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2 Allie Television film
2002 Leap of Faith Cynthia Main role (season 1)
2002 Damaged Care Cheryl Griffith Television film
2005–2014 The Boondocks Riley Freeman / Huey Freeman (voices) Main role (seasons 1–4)
2006 Women in Law N/A Pilot
2007 24 Sandra Palmer Main role (season 6)
2008 Living Proof Ellie Jackson Television film
2009–2013 Southland Detective Lydia Adams Main role (seasons 1–5)
2012 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself (guest judge) Episode: "Dragazines"
2013–2014; 2017; 2019 The Big Bang Theory Janine Davis 6 episodes
2014 The Strain Ruby Wain 3 episodes
2014 Shameless Gail Johnson 4 episodes
2014 The Gabby Douglas Story Natalie Hawkins Television film
2015–2017 American Crime Aliyah Shadeed Recurring role (season 1)
Terri LaCroix Main role (season 2)
Kimara Walters Main role (season 3)
2015, 2017 The Leftovers Erika Murphy Main role (season 2); guest role (season 3)
2018 Seven Seconds Latrice Butler Main role
2019 Watchmen Angela Abar / Sister Night Main role

As director
Year Title Notes
2013 Southland Episode: "Off Duty"
2015 Being Mary Jane 6 episodes
2015–2016 Scandal 2 episodes
2016 The Catch Episode: "The Princess and the I.P."
2016 Animal Kingdom Episode: "Child Care"
2016 Greenleaf Episode: "Veni, Vidi, Vici"
2016 Pitch Episode: "The Break"
2017 This Is Us Episode: "The 20s"[26]
2017 Shameless Episode: "Fuck Paying It Forward"[27]
2018 The Good Doctor Episode: "Heartfelt"
2018 Insecure Episode: "Ghost-Like"
2020 One Night in Miami Feature film; feature directorial debut[28]; also executive producer

As music video director
Year Song Artist
2010 "Finding My Way Back" Jaheim
2011 "Not My Daddy" Kelly Price featuring Stokley

Awards and nominations
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Regina King
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References
  1. "Regina King profile at". TVGuide.com. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  2. Davis, Viola (April 17, 2019). "Regina King". Time. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  3. "Regina King Biography (1971-)". www.filmreference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  4. Stated on Who Do You Think You Are?, December 17, 2018
  5. "Regina King profile at Yahoo! Movies". Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  6. 1988 Westchester High School Yearbook (Los Angeles, California)
  7. "The scene stealer". Vulture. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  8. "It's Evening in America". Vanity Fair. May 2012. p. 155.
  9. "Regina King's Most Memorable Roles". Essence.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  10. "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate". Variety. March 31, 1996. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  11. Morris, Wesley (March 6, 2016). "Regina King Has So Many Stories to Tell". The New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  12. "Enemy of the State". austinchronicle.com. November 20, 1998. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  13. "Review: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous". Slant magazine. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  14. "Regina King". IMDb. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  15. "Regina King is the queen of 'Southland'". Newsday. February 25, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  16. "Aliyah Shadeed played by Regina King". ABC. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  17. McNary, Dave (October 25, 2017). "Film News Roundup: Regina King Joins Barry Jenkins' 'If Beale Street Could Talk'". Variety. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  18. Petski, Denise (September 17, 2018). "Regina King Lands Her Third Emmy; Portrays Mom Whose Son Is Killed By Police". Deadline. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  19. "Regina King wins supporting actress Oscar for 'Beale Street'". Reuters. February 24, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  20. Day-Ramos, Dino (July 9, 2019). "Regina King To Direct Adaptation Of One Night In Miami". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  21. Fleming Jr (January 7, 2020). "Regina King Directing Debut One Night In Miami Underway With Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge & Leslie Odom Jr As '60s Icons". Mike. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  22. "Toronto sets lineup, Regina King to debut Muhammad Ali film". AP NEWS. July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  23. "Malcolm Jamal Warner, Regina King Calls It Quits After Two Year Relationship (UPDATE)". HuffPost. March 21, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  24. Rivera, Zayda. "Regina King shows off bikini bod on girls getaway post-Malcolm-Jamal Warner split". Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  25. "Regina King Hints Ex Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dumped Her on V-Day: "Ass!"". Us Magazinr. January 15, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  26. Williams, Kendall (October 31, 2017). "This Is Us Season 2 Episode 6 Review: The 20s". Den of Geek. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  27. Hampton, Shanola (September 18, 2018). ""The queen has arrived to direct episode 4!!!! Yaaaaassss! #ReginaKing #Shameless"". Instagram.
  28. Ramos, Dino. "Regina King To Direct Adaptation Of One Night In Miami". Deadline. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
Awards and achievements
BET Award
Preceded by
Halle Berry		 Best Actress
2005
for Ray 		Succeeded by
Taraji P. Henson
NAACP Image Award
Preceded by
Alfre Woodard
for Radio		 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
2005
for Ray 		Succeeded by
Cicely Tyson
for Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Satellite Award
Preceded by
Patricia Clarkson
for Pieces of April		 Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical
2005
for Ray 		Succeeded by
Rosario Dawson for Rent
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