Regina King
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Regina King is an American actress and director who has built a career in film and television since the 1970s. She is notable for her work across multiple entertainment mediums, demonstrating versatility both in front of and behind the camera.
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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…
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- Children of Blood and Bone2027
- Caught Stealing — Detective Roman2025
- Escape Room2025
- Butterfly in the Sky — Self (archive footage)2024
- Shirley — Shirley Chisholm2024
- Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy — Self2022
- JANET JACKSON. — Self2022
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self2021
- The Harder They Fall — Trudy Smith2021
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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).
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