Regina King

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Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress and television director. She first gained attention in 1985 as Brenda Jenkins in the NBC television series 227. She would go on to star in both television and film, rising to greater prominence with roles like Dana Jones in Friday (1995), Marcee Tidwell in Jerry Maguire (1996), Riley and Huey Freeman on the hit animated series The Boondocks, and Detective Lydia Adams on Southland. For Southland, she earned two Critics' Choice Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2012 and 2013.

From 2015 to 2017, King starred in the ABC anthology series American Crime, for which she received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning twice, and was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Also from 2015 to 2017, she played Erika Murphy in the HBO drama The Leftovers, for which she received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination. In 2018, she starred in the Netflix miniseries Seven Seconds, for which she won her third Emmy. King has a recurring role as Janine Davis in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, and has starred in various films, including Ray, Poetic Justice, Friday, and Legally Blonde 2.

In 2018, her performance as Sharon Rivers in the film If Beale Street Could Talk garnered critical acclaim, and earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Regina King attends 2019 Essence Black Women In Hollywood Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on February 21, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

Regina King attends the Michael Kors Collection Fall 2019 Runway Show at Cipriani Wall Street on February 13, 2019 in New York City.

Regina King attends the EE British Academy Film Awards at Royal Albert Hall on February 10, 2019 in London, England.

Regina King attends the Charles Finch & Chanel pre-BAFTA's dinner at Loulou's on February 09, 2019 in London, England.

Regina King attends the 91st Oscars Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 04, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

Regina King attends the 24th annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 13, 2019 in Santa Monica, California.

Regina King attends the 2019 National Board Of Review Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on January 08, 2019 in New York City.

Regina King attends the 2018 New York Film Critics Circle Awards at TAO Downtown on January 7, 2019 in New York City.

Regina King attends the 2019 InStyle and Warner Bros. 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

Regina King attends the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

Regina King attends The BAFTA Los Angeles Tea Party at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 5, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

Actor Regina King attends the 19th Annual AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 4, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

Regina King attends the 30th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards Gala at Palm Springs Convention Center on January 3, 2019 in Palm Springs, California.

Regina King attends the screening of "If Beale Street Could Talk" at the 30th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 3, 2019 in Palm Springs, California.

Regina King attends the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 10th annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 18, 2018 in Hollywood, California.

Regina King attends Variety's Power of Women: Los Angeles at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on October 12, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.

Regina King attends the "If Beale Street Could Talk" U.S. premiere during the 56th New York Film Festival at The Apollo Theater on October 09, 2018 in New York City.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Regina King poses in the press room during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

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Regina King attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California.

Best Supporting Actress winner for 'If Beale Street Could Talk' Regina King attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Regina King attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City.

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Regina King attends the 73rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 09, 2019 in New York City.

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Regina King attends the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

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Regina King—Long May She Reign

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The Rise of Regina King

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InStyle US February 2021
Photographer: Christian Cody
Stylist: Wayman and Micah
Hair: Larry Sims
Makeup: Latrice Johnson

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