Regina Rene King was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, on January 15, 1971, is an American actress. Young Regina King began her professional acting career in 1985. She got her television debut in NBC sitcom 227 (1985) in role as Brenda Jenkins. She made her big screen debut in coming of age hood drama movie Boyz n the Hood (1991) in role as Shalika. Regina breakthrough performance came as Marcee Tidwell in romantic comedy drama sports film Jerry Maguire (1996). She landed her feature film directorial debut with drama One Night in Miami (2020).
Regina King height is 5' 3" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 160 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight is 121 іn pоunds or 55 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Her body measurements are bust-waist-hip 35-26-35 in inches or 86-66-89 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size is 32C with cup size C. She is 54 years old. Her net worth is around 12 million dollars.
Birth Date:
January 15, 1971
Age:
54 years old
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Capricorn
Natural hair color:
Black
Eye Color:
Hazel
Net Worth:
$12 Million
Height:
5 ft 3 in | 160 cm
Weight:
55 kg | 121 lbs
Body Measurements:
35-26-35 in | 86-66-89 cm
Bra Size:
32C
Shoe Size:
9 US | 39.5 EU
She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for her role as Sharon Rivers in romantic drama film If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).
She won the BET Awards for Best Actress for her roles in films:
A Cinderella Story (2004) - Rhonda
Down to Earth (2001) - Sontee Jenkins
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) - Sam Fuller
She was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for her role as Margie Hendricks in biographical film Ray (2004).
Poetic Justice (1993) - Iesha
Enemy of the State (1998) - Carla Dean
Friday (1995) - Dana Jones
She voiced Kreela in animated fantasy movie The Ant Bully (2006).
Higher Learning (1995) - Monet
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) - Grace Rossiter
Daddy Day Care (2003) - Kim Hinton
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) - Mia Williams
Our Family Wedding (2010) - Angela
She voiced Dynamite in animated comedy adventure film Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014).
The Harder They Fall (2021) - Trudy Smith
She starred in ABC anthology crime drama television series American Crime:
Season 1 (2015) - Aliyah Shadeed, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Season 2 (2016) - Terri LaCroix, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Season 3 (2017) - Kimara Walters, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for her role as Latrice Butler in Netflix crime drama television series Seven Seconds (2018).
She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as Angela Abar / Sister Night in HBO superhero drama limited series Watchmen (2019).
227 (1985–1990) NBC - Brenda Jenkins
Leap of Faith (2002) NBC - Cynthia
24 (2007) Fox - Sandra Palmer
Southland (2009-2013) NBC - Detective Lydia Adams
The Big Bang Theory (2013-2019) CBS - Janine Davis
The Strain (2014) FX - Ruby Wain
Shameless (2014) Showtime - Gail Johnson
The Leftovers (2015, 2017) HBO - Erika Murphy
She hosted Saturday Night Live (2021), in episode "Regina King / Nathaniel Rateliff"
Graduated from Westchester High School in Los Angeles (1988).
Studied at the University of Southern California.
Studied acting with coach Betty A. Bridges.
Has younger sister, Reina.
Has African American ancestry.
Formed her own production house "Royal Ties Productions".
Good friends with actress Tichina Arnold.
She opened her restaurant "Paio" in Los Angeles (1998).
She directed music videos:
Jaheim "Finding My Way Back" (2010)
Kelly Price featuring Stokley "Not My Daddy" (2011)
She directed six episodes of drama television series Being Mary Jane (2015).
She dated Malcolm-Jamal Warner (2011-2013), Nicholas Gonzalez (2007) and Quentin Richardson (2006).
She was married to Ian Alexander, Sr. (1997-2006), they have one son, Ian Alexander, Jr.