Regina King - American actress, producer, director. The scope of her activities also includes scoring of animated films. A native of the city of Los Angeles, she played in 48 films and acted as director of 13 feature films. In 52 projects she plays herself. He has been working in the film industry since 1985.
Films and genres
The characters played by Regina King can be seen in such famous projects as “Enemy of the State”, “The Big Bang Theory”, “Jerry Maguire”. The role of Margie Hendricks in the biographical drama "Ray" is called by critics of the movie one of her most striking and convincing.
Films with Regina King belong to the following movie genres:
- Anime: Ghetto.
- Biography: Ray, The Story of Gabriel Douglas, Living Evidence.
- Detective: "Enemy of the State," "Abandoned."
- Drama: Shameless, Street Guys, Poetic Justice, Year of the Dog, Stella's Hobbies, Strain, Christmas.
- Action: "24 hours," "Miss Congeniality 2: Beautiful and Dangerous."
- Documentary: "Tupac: Resurrection", "Word N".
- Game: "Royal RuPola Race".
- Comedy: Leap of Faith, Back to Earth, North Side.
- History: "Family Tree".
- Short: Side by Side (directorial work).
- Melodrama: "Love and Life in Chicago", "Family Wedding", "Cinderella Story", "If the Walls Could Talk."
- Cartoon: Thunderstorm of Ants.
- Adventure: "Mighty Joe Young", "Aircraft: Fire and Water" (voice acting).
- Criminal: “Undercover Police”, “Higher Education”, “Seven Seconds”.
- Music: "Arsenio Hall Show", "Last Call with Carson Daily."
Roles, connections, awards
Regina King, whose filmography you can find a little higher, worked with such famous actors as Jamie Foxx, Will Smith, Kiefer Sutherland, Cube Gooding Jr., Justin Theroux, Ice Cube, Vanessa Redgrave, Tom Cruise, Michelle Williams, Renee Zellweger Chris Tucker et al.
She participated in the projects of directors Mark Mylod, John Cassar, Jane Anderson, John Singleton, Mark Rosman, Steve Carr and others.
In the feature films Family Wedding, Lydia Adams, Seven Seconds, Southland, Regina King played the main characters. The latter showed the image of detective Lydia Adams.
Regina King in 2015 and 2016 received the main Emmy Award in the category "Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Mini-Series or Telefilm" for her work in the project "American Crime". In 2018, the actress was declared the winner of the Emmy Award in the above nomination for her work in the film Seven Seconds.
Biography (with photo)
Regina King was born January 15, 1971 in the family of an electrician. Her birthplace is the city of Los Angeles. When the girl was seven years old, her parents filed for divorce. Young Regina tried her best to show herself in creativity, she attended acting studio.
In 1985, Regina agreed with the proposal to play the main character in the project "227", in which she will star in the next five years. In 1988, after graduating from high school, Regina King became a student at the University of Southern California.
In 1995, the young actress, who already had work in the projects "The Neighborhood" and "Poetic Justice", was approved for the project "Friday", which very quickly acquired the status of a cult comedy.
In 1996, the actress was lucky to become Tom Cruise's partner in the sports drama "Jerry Maguire", where she played the wife of the character Kyuuba Gooding Jr. In the future, the actress will play the wife of the protagonist in the film "The thin line between love and hate" and the wife of the protagonist in the film of the thriller genre "Enemy of the State."
In 1997, actress Regina King married Yan Alexander, the father of her child. Ten years later, the family broke up. Now the actress has a romantic relationship with Malcolm-Jamal Warner, with whom she spoke back in the 1980s.
Interesting Facts
This section contains information that actress Regina King considered it necessary to share with everyone.
- The actress claims that she is trying her best to be flexible in her profession, and she very often succeeds.
- Before the first meeting with her future husband, she was sure that she would never marry.
- According to the actress, if a husband who returns home finds his wife already asleep, this can only mean that she is very tired - from him.
- Regina King for a long time did not dissolve her marriage just because she wanted her child to be surrounded by the stable atmosphere of a family with two parents. She later realized that this was her mistake.
- The actress likes athletic men.
- She wants her to have a full life.
Regina King thanks fate for the fact that she was given the opportunity to play unusual characters that are simply impossible to meet somewhere on the street.