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4	Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and director.
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6	King got her start as a teen actress on the Creator/{{NBC}} sitcom ''Series/TwoTwoSeven'' as Brenda Jenkins, daughter of Creator/MarlaGibbs' Mary. Following the end of that series in 1990, King progressed into more adult-oriented films roles, appearing in the likes of ''Film/BoyzNTheHood'', ''Film/{{Friday}}'', ''Film/JerryMaguire'', and ''Film/HowStellaGotHerGrooveBack''.
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8	After a string of more film roles, King returned to television for a variety of acclaimed series, such as ''Series/TwentyFour'', ''Series/{{Southland}}'', ''Series/TheLeftovers'', and ''Series/AmericanCrime'', the latter of which earned her two UsefulNotes/{{Emmy\|Award}}s for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie. She also provided the voices of Huey and Riley Freeman in ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks''.
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10	Shortly after winning a third Emmy for her role in ''Seven Seconds'', King appeared in the Creator/JamesBaldwin adaptation ''Film/IfBealeStreetCouldTalk'', for which she won the [[MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActressInASupportingRole Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. She then won her fourth Emmy for her leading role in the Creator/{{HBO}} series, ''Series/{{Watchmen\|2019}}''.
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12	In addition to acting, King is also a director, having directed many episodes of television since 2013. Some shows she's worked on include ''Series/{{Scandal}}'', ''Series/ThisIsUs'', and ''Series/{{Shameless\|US}}''. In 2020, she made her feature directorial debut with the drama ''Film/OneNightInMiami''.
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14	!! Selected filmography:
15	* ''Series/TwoTwoSeven'' (1985--1990) as Brenda Jenkins
16	* ''Film/BoyzNTheHood'' (1991) as Shalika
17	* ''Film/PoeticJustice'' (1993) as Iesha
18	* ''Series/NorthernExposure'' (1994) as Mother Nature
19	* ''Film/HigherLearning'' (1995) as Monet
20	* ''Film/{{Friday}}'' (1995) as Dana Jones
21	* ''Film/JerryMaguire'' (1996) as Marcee Tidwell
22	* ''Film/HowStellaGotHerGrooveBack'' (1998) as Vanessa
23	* ''Film/EnemyOfTheState'' (1998) as Carla Dean
24	* ''Film/MightyJoeYoung'' (1998) as Cecily Banks
25	* ''Film/{{Down To Earth\|2001}}'' (2001) as Sontee Jenkins
26	* ''Film/DaddyDayCare'' (2003) as Kim Hinton
27	* ''Film/LegallyBlonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde'' (2003) as Grace Rossiter
28	* ''Film/ACinderellaStory'' (2004) as Rhonda
29	* ''Film/{{Ray}}'' (2004) as Margie Hendricks
30	* ''Film/MissCongeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'' (2005) as Sam Fuller
31	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' (2005--2014) as Huey and Riley Freeman (voices)
32	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAntBully'' (2006) as Kreela (voice)
33	* ''Series/TwentyFour'' (2007) as Sandra Palmer
34	* ''Film/ThisChristmas'' (2007) as Lisa Whitfield-Moore
35	* ''Film/LivingProof'' (2008) as Ellie Jackson
36	* ''Series/{{Southland}}'' (2009--2013) as Det. Lydia Adams
37	* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' (2013--2017) as Janine Davis
38	* ''Series/TheStrain'' (2014) as Ruby Wain
39	* ''Series/{{Shameless\|US}}'' (2014) as Gail Johnson
40	* ''WesternAnimation/PlanesFireAndRescue'' (2014) as Dynamite (voice)
41	* ''Series/AmericanCrime'' (2015--2017) in various roles
42	* ''Series/TheLeftovers'' (2015--2017) as Erika Murphy
43	* ''Film/IfBealeStreetCouldTalk'' (2018) as Sharon Rivers
44	* ''Series/{{Watchmen\|2019}}'' (2019) as Det. Angela Abar / Sister Night
45	* ''Film/FlagDay'' (2021) as U.S. Marshall Blake
46	* ''Film/{{The Harder They Fall\|2021}}'' (2021) as Trudy Smith

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