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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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