Regina King

Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress and director. 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 roles 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 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. Provided by Wikipedia