Regina King

Regina King

Acting

Born January 15, 1971 · Los Angeles, California, USA

12 films as director · Active 2011–2025

Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress, director and producer. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four Primetime Emmy Aw…

Known for

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Shameless

Shameless

2011

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

24

2001

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Directed(12)

One Night in Miami...

2020One Night in Miami...★ 7.0

Let the Church Say Amen

2013Let the Church Say Amen★ 8.4

—Story of a Village

Acting(93)

2027Children of Blood and BoneQueen Nehanda

2025Caught StealingDetective Roman

2025Escape Room

2024Butterfly in the SkySelf (archive footage)

2024ShirleyShirley Chisholm

2022Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop ComedySelf

2022JANET JACKSON.Self

20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf

2021The Harder They FallTrudy Smith

2021Flag DayU.S. Marshal Blake

2021Directors on DirectorsSelf

2020Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sSelf

2019WatchmenAngela Abar / Sister Night

2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest

2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf

2019A Lifetime of SundaysNarrator

2018If Beale Street Could TalkSharon Rivers

2018The Alec Baldwin ShowSelf

2018Seven SecondsLatrice Butler

2017August 28: A Day in the Life of a PeopleSelf

2016The Snowy DayMom (voice)

2016Full Frontal with Samantha BeeSelf

2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf

2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf

2015American CrimeAliyah Shadeed

2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf

2014Planes: Fire & Rescue: Smoke JumpersDynamite (voice)

2014Planes: Fire & RescueDynamite (voice)

2014The StrainRuby Wain

2014The LeftoversErika Murphy

2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest

2014The Gabby Douglas StoryNatalie Hawkins

2013Inside the BoxStephanie Miles

2011The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'Self

2011ShamelessGail Johnson

2010The TalkSelf

2010Our Family WeddingAngela

2010Who Do You Think You Are?Self

2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest

2009SouthlandDetective Lydia Adams

2009Late Night with Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest

2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge

2008Living ProofEllie Jackson

2008Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'Self

2008The Wendy Williams Show

2007This ChristmasLisa Whitfield Moore

2007The Big Bang TheoryJanine Davis

2007Grindin'Herself

2007Year of the DogLayla

2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf

2006The Ant BullyKreela (voice)

2005The BoondocksHuey Freeman / Riley Freeman (voice)

2005Weekends at the D.L.

2005Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and FabulousSam Fuller

2004RayMargie Hendricks

2004Genius. A Night for Ray CharlesSelf

2004A Cinderella StoryRhonda

2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf

2003Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban LegendSelf

2003Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & BlondeGrace Rossiter

2003Daddy Day CareKim Hinton

2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest

2002Damaged CareCheryl Griffith

2002Leap of FaithCynthia

2002Truth Be ToldRayne

200124Sandra Palmer

2001Good Day LiveSelf

2001Down to EarthSontee Jenkins

2000The Acting ClassSelf

2000If These Walls Could Talk 2Allie

1999Love and Action in ChicagoLois Newton

1999Where the Truth LiesLillian Rose-Martin

1998Mighty Joe YoungCecily Banks

1998Enemy of the StateCarla Dean

1998How Stella Got Her Groove BackVanessa

1998RitualsIris

1997The ViewSelf

1996Jerry MaguireMarcee Tidwell

1996The Daily ShowSelf

1996A Thin Line Between Love and HateMia

1995Higher LearningMonet

1994New York UndercoverMarah

1993Living Single

1993Poetic JusticeIesha

1991Boyz n the HoodShalika

1990Northern ExposureMother Nature

1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

1985227Brenda Jenkins

1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)

1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host

1953The OscarsSelf - Presenter

Story of a VillageSelf