Regina King
King first gained attention for starring in the television sitcom 227 (1985–1990). Her subsequent roles included the film Friday (1995), the animated series The Boondocks (2005–2014), and the crime television series Southland (2009–2013). She received four Primetime Emmy Awards for her performances in the ABC anthology series American Crime (2015–2017), the Netflix miniseries Seven Seconds, and the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019). Her other television roles include the drama series The Leftovers (2015–2017) and the sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2013–2019).
She has also played supporting roles in the drama films Boyz n the Hood (1991), Poetic Justice (1993), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), and Ray (2004), as well as in the comedies Down to Earth (2001), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003), A Cinderella Story (2004), and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005). She earned critical acclaim, as well as the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). She then starred in the western The Harder They Fall (2021) and played the title role in the biopic Shirley (2024).
King has directed episodes for several television shows, including Scandal in 2015 and 2016 and This Is Us in 2017. She has also directed the music video for the 2010 song "Finding My Way Back" by Jaheim. King's feature film directorial debut came with the drama One Night in Miami... (2020), which earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director.
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Filmography (90 Appearances)
Children of Blood and Bone
Story of a Village
Caught Stealing
Escape Room
Butterfly in the Sky
Shirley
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
JANET JACKSON.
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The Harder They Fall
Flag Day
Directors on Directors
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Watchmen
Tamron Hall
A Lifetime of Sundays
If Beale Street Could Talk
The Alec Baldwin Show
Seven Seconds
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
The Snowy Day
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
American Crime
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Planes: Fire & Rescue
The Strain
The Leftovers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Gabby Douglas Story
Inside the Box
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Shameless
Our Family Wedding
Who Do You Think You Are?
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Southland
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
RuPaul's Drag Race
Living Proof
The Wendy Williams Show
This Christmas
The Big Bang Theory
Grindin'
Year of the Dog
The Graham Norton Show
The Ant Bully
The Boondocks
Weekends at the D.L.
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Ray
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
A Cinderella Story
Boondocks Pilot
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Daddy Day Care
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Damaged Care
Leap of Faith
Truth Be Told
24
Good Day Live
Down to Earth
The Acting Class
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Love and Action in Chicago
Where the Truth Lies
Mighty Joe Young
Enemy of the State
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Rituals
The View
Jerry Maguire
The Daily Show
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Friday
Higher Learning
New York Undercover
Living Single
Poetic Justice
Boyz n the Hood
Northern Exposure
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
227
Reading Rainbow
Saturday Night Live
