Regina King

Regina King Biography

Regina King (born January 15, 1971) is an American film and television actress. She played Brenda Jenkins on the NBC sitcom, 227 and had a supporting role in the feature film Jerry Maguire. She is also known for roles on such television series as The Boondocks, Southland, and The Big Bang Theory.

Early life

King was born in Los Angeles, California, the elder daughter of Gloria, a special education teacher, and Thomas King, an electrician. The two divorced in 1979. Her younger sister is actress Reina King. Regina King attended Westchester High School and the University of Southern California.

Career

King began her acting career in 1985 playing the role of Brenda Jenkins on the television series 227, a role she played until the show ended in 1990. She went on to appear in the John Singleton films Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice and Higher Learning. In 1995, she was featured in the hit comedy film Friday. In 1996, she gained fame starring in the blockbuster romantic comedy film Jerry Maguire as Marcee Tidwell, the wife of Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s character.

She played Will Smith's wife in Enemy of the State, and was also featured in How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Mighty Joe Young, Down to Earth, Daddy Day Care, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, A Cinderella Story, Ray and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous. Most recently, she appeared in season 6 of the hit show 24 and the film This Christmas. In 2008, she appeared in Living Proof. She starred in the TNT police drama Southland until the show's cancellation.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Boyz n the Hood	Shalika
1993	Poetic Justice	Iesha
1995	Higher Learning	Monet
1995	Friday	Dana Jones
1996	'	Mia
1996	Jerry Maguire	Marcee Tidwell
1998	Rituals		Short film
1998	How Stella Got Her Groove Back	Vanessa
1998	Enemy of the State	Carla Dean
1998	Mighty Joe Young	Cecily Banks
1999	Love and Action in Chicago	Lois Newton
2001	Down to Earth	Sontee Jenkins
2002	Turnaround	Rayne
2003	Daddy Day Care	Kim Hinton
2003	Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde	Grace Rossiter
2004	'	Rhonda
2004	Ray	Margie Hendricks
2005	Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous	Sam Fuller
2006	'	Kreela (voice)
2007	Year of the Dog	Layla
2007	This Christmas	Lisa Moore
2010	Our Family Wedding	Angela

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985–1990	227	Brenda Jenkins	Main role (106 episodes)
1994	Northern Exposure	Mother Nature	Episode: "Baby Blues"
1994	New York Undercover	Marah	Episode: "Tasha"
1995	Living Single	Zina	Episode: "The Shake-Up"
1999	Where the Truth Lies	Lillian Rose-Martin	TV film
2000	If These Walls Could Talk 2	Allie	Segment: "2000"
2002	Leap of Faith	Cynthia	Regular role (6 episodes)
2002	Damaged Care	Cheryl Griffith	TV film
2005–present	'	Riley Freeman / Huey Freeman (voice)	Main role (46 episodes)
2006	Women in Law		Episode: "Pilot"
2006	'	Kreela (voice)	Video game
2007	24	Sandra Palmer	(9 episodes)
2008	Living Proof	Ellie Jackson	TV film
2009–2013	Southland	Det. Lydia Adams	Main role (43 episodes)
2013	'	Janine Davis	Episodes: "The Egg Salad Equivalency", "The Tenure Turbulence", "The Hofstadter Insufficiency"
2013	Divorce: A Love Story	Cassandra	TV film, pre-production

Awards and nominations

BET Award
- 2012, Best Acress: Southland (nominated)
- 2011, Best Actress: Southland (nominated)
- 2010, Best Actress: Southland & Our Family Wedding (Nominated)
- 2005, Best Actress: Ray (Winner)
- 2001, Best Actress: Down to Earth (Nominated)

Black Reel Awards
- 2005, Best Actress (Drama): Ray (Nominated)
- 2001, Best Actress: Down to Earth (Nominated)

Critics' Choice Television Awards
- 2012, Best Drama Supporting Actress: Southland (Nominated)
- 2013, Best Drama Supporting Actress: Southland (Nominated)

NAACP Image Awards
- 2012, Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series: Southland (Winner)
- 2011, Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series: Southland (Winner)
- 2010, Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series: Southland (Nominated)
- 2005, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Ray (Winner)
- 2002, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Down to Earth (Nominated)
- 1999, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Enemy of the State (Nominated)

Screen Actors Guild
- 2005, Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture: Ray (Nominated)

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