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Regina King

1971-01-15 (53 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of several awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four acting Primetime Emmy Awards, the most for an African-American performer. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019. King first gained attention for her role as Brenda Jenkins in the television series 227 from 1985 to 1990. Notable roles followed in the films Friday (1995) and 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. Her role as a troubled mother in the 2018 film If Beale Street Could Talk won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. King won her fourth Emmy Award for starring in the 2019 superhero television series Watchmen. King 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). Her other television roles include the drama series The Leftovers from 2015 to 2017 and the sitcom The Big Bang Theory from 2013 to 2019. 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. Her feature film directorial debut came with the drama One Night in Miami... (2020), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director at the 78th Golden Globe Awards. She became the second black woman to be nominated for a 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.

Movies

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Butterfly in the Sky
78 %|Mar 17, 2024
Documentary
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Shirley
69 %|Mar 15, 2024
History, Drama
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
70 %|Nov 20, 2021
Music, Documentary
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The Harder They Fall
66.47999999999999 %|Oct 22, 2021
Western
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Flag Day
58 %|Aug 20, 2021
Drama, Thriller, Crime
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A Lifetime of Sundays
0 %|Aug 25, 2019
Documentary
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If Beale Street Could Talk
69.31 %|Dec 14, 2018
Romance, Drama
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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
10 %|Aug 26, 2017
History, Documentary
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The Snowy Day
70 %|Nov 25, 2016
Animation
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Planes: Fire & Rescue
61.91 %|Jul 17, 2014
Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Family
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The Gabby Douglas Story
74 %|Feb 1, 2014
TV Movie, Drama
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Inside the Box
65 %|Sep 30, 2013
Crime, Drama
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Our Family Wedding
57.199999999999996 %|Mar 12, 2010
Comedy
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Living Proof
69 %|Oct 18, 2008
Drama, TV Movie
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This Christmas
64.84 %|Nov 27, 2007
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Grindin'
60 %|Aug 21, 2007
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Year of the Dog
54.02 %|Apr 13, 2007
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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The Ant Bully
57.36 %|Jul 28, 2006
Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
57.41 %|Mar 11, 2005
Action, Comedy
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Ray
74.46 %|Oct 29, 2004
Drama, Music
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Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
72 %|Oct 7, 2004
Music, Documentary, TV Movie
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A Cinderella Story
66 %|Jul 16, 2004
Comedy, Family, Romance
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Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
45 %|Sep 2, 2003
Documentary
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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
56.769999999999996 %|Jul 2, 2003
Comedy, Romance
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Daddy Day Care
59 %|May 9, 2003
Comedy, Family
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Damaged Care
0 %|May 26, 2002
Drama, TV Movie
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Truth Be Told
75 %|Jan 1, 2002
Drama
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Down to Earth
55.32 %|Feb 16, 2001
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
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The Acting Class
100 %|Apr 29, 2000
Comedy
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If These Walls Could Talk 2
66 %|Mar 5, 2000
Romance, Drama
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Love and Action in Chicago
50 %|Sep 15, 1999
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Where the Truth Lies
60 %|Sep 13, 1999
Thriller, TV Movie
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Mighty Joe Young
63 %|Dec 25, 1998
Adventure, Family, Action, Fantasy
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Enemy of the State
70.45 %|Nov 20, 1998
Action, Drama, Thriller
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back
58.52 %|Aug 14, 1998
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Jerry Maguire
69.68 %|Dec 13, 1996
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
57 %|Apr 4, 1996
Comedy, Thriller, Crime, Romance
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Friday
71.55 %|Apr 26, 1995
Comedy
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Higher Learning
63 %|Jan 11, 1995
Drama, Crime
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Poetic Justice
69 %|Jul 23, 1993
Drama, Romance
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Boyz n the Hood
76.10000000000001 %|Jul 12, 1991
Crime, Drama
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Caught Stealing
0 %|Invalid Date
Crime, Thriller
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Story of a Village
0 %|Invalid Date
Documentary

Series

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Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
60 %|Feb 3, 2022
Documentary
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Watchmen
76.72 %|Oct 20, 2019
Drama, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Tamron Hall
51 %|Sep 9, 2019
Talk
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The Alec Baldwin Show
10 %|Oct 14, 2018
Talk
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Seven Seconds
73 %|Feb 23, 2018
Crime, Drama
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Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
59.459999999999994 %|Feb 8, 2016
News, Talk, Comedy
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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American Crime
67 %|Mar 5, 2015
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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American Crime
67 %|Mar 5, 2015
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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American Crime
67 %|Mar 5, 2015
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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The Strain
74.78 %|Jul 13, 2014
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
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The Leftovers
76 %|Jun 29, 2014
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
55 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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Shameless
82 %|Jan 9, 2011
Drama, Comedy
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Who Do You Think You Are?
66 %|Mar 5, 2010
Documentary, Reality
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
50 %|Jul 16, 2009
Talk, Comedy
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Southland
79.26 %|Apr 9, 2009
Drama
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RuPaul's Drag Race
75 %|Feb 2, 2009
Reality
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RuPaul's Drag Race
75 %|Feb 2, 2009
Reality
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The Wendy Williams Show
66 %|Jul 14, 2008
Talk
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The Big Bang Theory
79 %|Sep 24, 2007
Comedy
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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The Boondocks
81.31 %|Nov 6, 2005
Action & Adventure, Comedy, Animation
actor
Weekends at the D.L.
0 %|Jul 29, 2005
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
58 %|Sep 8, 2003
Comedy, Talk
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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Leap of Faith
90 %|Feb 28, 2002
Comedy
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24
77.91 %|Nov 6, 2001
Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
actor
Good Day Live
30 %|Sep 17, 2001
News
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The View
44.21 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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The Daily Show
64 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
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New York Undercover
71.56 %|Sep 8, 1994
Drama, Crime
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Living Single
83 %|Aug 29, 1993
Comedy
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Northern Exposure
78 %|Jul 12, 1990
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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227
67 %|Sep 14, 1985
Comedy, Family
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Reading Rainbow
84 %|Jun 6, 1983
Kids
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Saturday Night Live
69.36 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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The Oscars
70 %|Mar 19, 1953
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The Oscars
70 %|Mar 19, 1953