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Regina King is an American actor and voice actor born in Los Angeles on January 15, 1971. She is educated at the University of Southern California and speaks English. Her career began in 1985, and she has one child.
King is recognized for her notable work in The Boondocks. She has received several awards, including the Critics' Choice Television Award, the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Film & TV
Los Angeles, California, USA
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…
Known for
- 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
- Flag Day — U.S. Marshal Blake2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Regina Rene King , ( 1971-01-15 ) January 15, 1971 (age 55) , Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress director producer
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Spouse
- Ian Alexander Sr. ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1997 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2007 )
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Regina
- Family name
- King
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- The Boondocks
- Image
- Regina King by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Regina King
- date of birth
- 1971-01-15
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- Regina King
- start of work period
- 1985-00-00
- name in native language
- Regina King
- social media followers
- 1091405
- writing language
- English language
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Encyclopedic overview
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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