Regina King
Regina King
Regina Rene King is an American actress and television director.She began her national TV career on What's Happening Now!!, A sequel to the original ABC show What's Happening!!. She became known for her role as Brenda Jenkins on the NBC sitcom 227and a supporting role in the feature film Jerry Maguire, then for her leading roles in two Peabody Award–winning television shows: The Boondocks and Southland. Her role in Southland earned her two Critics' Choice Award nominations for best supporting...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth15 January 1971
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Especially in this industry, women challenge men much more now because we're saying, 'We can do it, too.
"Southland" was not written for a black woman.
Children at certain ages have distinct actions, and boys at certain ages have a particular way of acting too.
I love my city and I feel like the majority of the people that are in the city are people from other cities. So I think that L.A. sometimes might get a bad rap because it's known to be so Hollywood-oriented and then underneath that you have crime. But that's really the case in pretty much any major city that you go to.
I learned a lot from my Mom. My favorite lesson: remember there is no such thing as a certain way to parent and to remember that you are learning along with your child - it's ok to make mistakes.
The good news for me is that I have an amazing team behind me, and they've been with me for 20 years now - almost 20 years. And they have seen me as an actress, not necessarily just a black actress. So I have been lucky enough for them to see me that way.
I never really loved school through junior high, but then I started running track my freshman year, and I was just like, 'Wow, this is cool!
I'm just really thankful to have the chance to portray a character you don't see every day.
I watch ESPN all day. If you come into my trailer, ESPN is on. That's the first thing I do when I leave the set.
When you look at "American Crime" and you have the character Terri LaCroix is a pharmaceutical executive - why does that character always have to be white?
People love to see themselves on screen in a way that makes sense and seems on point.
I want to live a full life - period.
I've tried to be flexible in my career by doing a little bit of everything and that's worked for me.
Race is a very sensitive subject.