Regina King American Actress Born 1971 in Los Angeles

Regina King (15 January 1971, Los Angeles) is an American actress and director. She is recognised as Carla Dean in Enemy of the State (1998).

Early life

She went on to study at Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets and University of Southern California.

Career

She appears in 227 (1985), the earliest title among her listed credits. Boyz n the Hood (1991) and Jerry Maguire (1996, as Marcee Tidwell) are among her 1990s credits. In the 2000s, she appeared in 24 (2001) and A Cinderella Story (2004). The 2010s brought If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) and Watchmen (2019). Her 2020s credits include The Harder They Fall (2021) and Caught Stealing (2025).

She has 29 films and 7 TV series on record from 1985 to 2025. Drama is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (10), followed by crime (5) and comedy (4). Of her three titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Jerry Maguire (1996) has the highest, at $274 million. The records also name her as director on One Night in Miami... and A Man in Full.

Jon Voight appears in two of her listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Nick Offerman (two titles) and Lou Diamond Phillips (two titles). John Singleton directed three of her titles on record, among them Poetic Justice (1993) and Higher Learning (1995). Work listed as notable includes The Boondocks.

Recognition

Her awards include the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (2019) for If Beale Street Could Talk. Her other honours include four Primetime Emmy Awards (2015, 2016, 2018 and 2020) and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (2019) for If Beale Street Could Talk. The records list 9 awards won and one nomination for her.

Personal life

She has one child on record.