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