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).
She has also played supporting roles in the drama films Boyz n the Hood (1991), Poetic Justice (1993), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), and Ray (2004), as well as in the comedies Down to Earth (2001), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003), A Cinderella Story (2004), and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005). She earned critical acclaim, as well as the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). She then starred in the western The Harder They Fall (2021) and played the title role in the biopic Shirley (2024).
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. King's feature film directorial debut came with the drama One Night in Miami... (2020), which earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director.
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Known For
Caught Stealing
Roman
2025
Butterfly in the Sky
Self (archive footage)
2024
Shirley
Shirley Chisholm
2024
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
The Harder They Fall
Trudy Smith
2021
Flag Day
U.S. Marshal Blake
2021
A Lifetime of Sundays
Narrator
2019
If Beale Street Could Talk
Sharon Rivers
2018
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Self
2017
The Snowy Day
Mom (voice)
2016
Planes | Fire and Rescue: Smokejumpers
Dynamite (voice)
2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Dynamite (voice)
2014
The Gabby Douglas Story
Natalie Hawkins
2014
Inside the Box
Stephanie Miles
2013
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Self
2011
Our Family Wedding
Angela
2010
Living Proof
Ellie Jackson
2008
This Christmas
Lisa Whitfield Moore
2007
Grindin'
Herself
2007
Year of the Dog
Layla
2007
The Ant Bully
Kreela (voice)
2006
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Sam Fuller
2005
Ray
Margie Hendricks
2004
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
2004
A Cinderella Story
Rhonda
2004
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Self
2003
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Grace Rossiter
2003
Daddy Day Care
Kim Hinton
2003
Damaged Care
Cheryl Griffith
2002
Truth Be Told
Rayne
2002
Down to Earth
Sontee Jenkins
2001
The Acting Class
Self
2000
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Allie
2000
Love and Action in Chicago
Lois Newton
1999
Where the Truth Lies
Lillian Rose-Martin
1999
Mighty Joe Young
Cecily Banks
1998
Enemy of the State
Carla Dean
1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Vanessa
1998
Jerry Maguire
Marcee Tidwell
1996
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Mia
1996
Friday
Dana
1995
Higher Learning
Monet
1995
Poetic Justice
Iesha
1993
Boyz n the Hood
Shalika
1991
Story of a Village
Self
Children of Blood and Bone
2027
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
Self · (3 episodes)
2022
JANET JACKSON.
Self · (3 episodes)
2022
Variety Studio: Directors on Directors
Self · (1 episode)
2021
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Watchmen
Angela Abar / Sister Night · (9 episodes)
2019
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2019
The Alec Baldwin Show
Self · (1 episode)
2018
Seven Seconds
Latrice Butler · (10 episodes)
2018
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Self · (1 episode)
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (2 episodes)
2015
American Crime
Aliyah Shadeed · (9 episodes)
2015
American Crime
Terri LaCroix · (10 episodes)
2015
American Crime
Kimara Walters · (8 episodes)
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
The Strain
Ruby Wain · (3 episodes)
2014
The Leftovers
Erika Murphy · (11 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
Shameless
Gail Johnson · (4 episodes)
2011
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
Southland
Detective Lydia Adams · (43 episodes)
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2009
The Wendy Williams Show
(1 episode)
2008
The Big Bang Theory
Janine Davis · (6 episodes)
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (3 episodes)
2007
The Boondocks
Huey Freeman / Riley Freeman (voice) · (55 episodes)
2005
Weekends at the D.L.
(2 episodes)
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Leap of Faith
Cynthia · (6 episodes)
2002
24
Sandra Palmer · (24 episodes)
2001
Good Day Live
Self · (1 episode)
2001
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
New York Undercover
Marah · (1 episode)
1994
Living Single
(1 episode)
1993
Northern Exposure
Mother Nature · (1 episode)
1990
227
Brenda Jenkins · (116 episodes)
1985
Reading Rainbow
Herself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1983
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1953
The Oscars
Self · (3 episodes)
1953