Regina King

Regina King

  • Born: 1971-1-15
  • Birthplace: Los Angeles
  • Height: 5' 3" (1.6 m)
  • Profession: Actor, director
  • Nationality: America
  • Representative Works: Jerry Maguire, Enemy of the State, South City Police, U.S. Serious Crime, Seven Seconds, If Beale Street Could Talk, Watchmen
  • Regina King (Regina King), born in Los Angeles, USA on January 15, 1971, is an American actress and director.
    In 1985, Regina King made her first TV screen, playing Brenda Jenkins in the sitcom "227". In 1991, starred in the drama " Boyz n the Hood " [1]  . In 1993, starred in the love movie "Causal Cycle". In 1996, he co-starred in the comedy film " Jerry Maguire " with Thomas Cruise Mapother IV and Renée Kathleen Zellweger . In 1998, starred in the action movie " Enemy of the State " [1] . In 2004 , she starred in the biographical film " Ray " [2] , for which she won the 36th National Association for the Promotion of Colored People's Image Award for Best Supporting Actress in the Film Category. In 2009 , she starred in the crime drama " Southland Season 1 ", for which she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in the American TV Critics' Choice Awards [3-4] .   
    In 2010, starred in the TV series " South City Police Season 2 ". In 2011, the TV series " Southland Season 3 " starred by him was broadcast [5]  . In 2015, with the crime drama " American Crime Season 1 ", he won the 67th Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Drama and TV Movie [6]  . In 2017, he co-directed the family drama " This Is Us Season 2 " with Ken Olin and John Fortenberg . In 2019, with the love crime movie " If Beale Street Could Talk " won The 91st Annual Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Award [7]  . In 2020, with the science fiction action drama " Watchmen ", he won the 25th Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in a Drama Drama Series [8]  .

    Performing Experience

    In 1985, Regina King made her first TV screen, playing Brenda Jenkins in the sitcom "227" and starred in 5 consecutive seasons   . In 1991, starred in the drama " Boyz n the Hood " directed by John Daniel Singleton . 
    In 1993, he co-starred with Tupac Amaru Shakur and Janet Jackson in the love movie "Causal Cycle". In 1996, he co-starred in the comedy film " Jerry Maguire " with Thomas Cruise Mapother IV and Renée Kathleen Zellweger . In 1998, he co-starred in the action movie " Enemy of the State " with Willard Christopher Smith Jr , Eugene Allen Hackman , and Jonathan Vincent Voight .  
    In 2000, he co-starred in the love movie "Love for You 2" with Vanessa Redgrave and Michelle Ingrid Williams  . In 2001, starred in the love fantasy film " Down to Earth " co-directed by Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz . In 2003, co-starred in the comedy movie " Red " with Reese Witherspoon and Sally Field . 
    In 2004 , she co-starred in the biographical film " Ray " with Jamie Foxx . With this film, she won the Best Supporting Actress Award in Film at the 36th Association for the Promotion of Colored People and the Best Actress Award at the 5th Black Entertainment Television Awards; In the same year, the love movie " A Cinderella Story " starred by him was released. 
    In 2005, co-starring with Sandra Bullock in the action crime movie " Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous ", in which he played Sam Fowler, who was rude and rough-looking   . In 2007, the romantic comedy film " This Christmas " with which he participated was released; in the same year, he participated in the crime drama " 24 Season 6 " directed by Qiang Casa .
    In 2009, co-starred with Ben McKinsey and Michael Cudlitz in the crime drama " Southland Season 1 ", and played the role of the second-level detective Lindia Adams of the Western Division in the drama. She was nominated for the best in the American TV Critics' Choice Award for this drama. Supporting Actress Award   . In 2010, starred in the TV series " South City Police Season 2 ". In 2011, the TV series " Southland Season 3 " starred by him was broadcast   .
    In 2012, the TV series " South City Police Fourth Season "   starred by him was premiered ; in the same year, he participated in the sitcom " The Big Bang Theory " directed by Mark Cendrowski and played the role of Davis, the head of the university's human resources department. Madam . In 2014, the TV series " The Big Bang " in which he participated was broadcast; in the same year, he co-directed the crime drama " The Fixer " with Tom Verica and Alison Liddy-Brown . In 2015, she co-starred in the crime drama " American Crime Season 1 " with Felicity Huffman and Timothy Hutton , and played a devout Islam in the drama. With this drama, she was nominated for the 73rd Golden Globe Awards for the best miniseries/TV movie/series Supporting Actress Award , won the 67th Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Drama and TV Movie .   
    In 2016, the TV series " American Crime Season 2 " starred by him was aired. With this series, she won the 68th Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Drama/TV Movie   ; In the same year, she played with John Wells and Christopher Cha Lake co-directed the crime drama " Animal Kingdom Season 1 ".
    In March 2017, the TV series "The Third Season of American Serious Cases" co-starred with Felicity Huffman and Timothy Hutton was broadcast. With this series, she was nominated for the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards Limited Drama/TV Movie Best Supporting Actress Award   ; In the same year, the TV series " The Big Bang Theory Season 11 " in which he participated was premiered; in addition, he co-directed the family drama " This Is Us Season 2 " with Ken Olin and John Fortenberg .
    In 2018, she co-starred in the crime drama " Seven Seconds " with David Lyons and Beau Knapp , and played the role of the mother of a murdered black teenager in the drama . With this film, she was nominated for the 76th Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie Award , won the 70th Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Limited Drama/TV Movie ; In September, the TV series " The Big Bang Theory Season 12 " with which he participated was broadcast.   
    In 2019, she co-starred in the love crime movie " If Beale Street Could Talk " with Stephan James and KiKi Layne . In the film , she played the firm, steady and patient Tish mother Shannon . With this film, she won The 91st Annual Academy Awards. Best Supporting Actress Award , Best Supporting Actress in Film at the 76th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards ; October 20, the sci-fi action drama " Watchmen " co-starring with Tim Blake Nelson and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II premiered. The play won the 25th Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series , and the 70th Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Limited Series/TV Movie .     

    Character Evaluation

    Regina King has always performed wonderfully throughout her acting career. In the TV series "Boyhood", she created an impressive career   . After that, her business ability was recognized by Hollywood. In the movie "If Beale Street Could Talk" about racial issues, politics and family conflicts, what really hit the audience and left a deep impression was Tisch's mother who was firm, calm and patient from beginning to end—— -That is the role played by Regina King, her performance easily defeated the two young lovers   . In the TV series "Watchmen", the policewoman played by Regina King appeared in front of the iconic yellow circle background of "Watchmen", showing her appearance . 
    Extended Reading

    If These Walls Could Talk 2 quotes

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      Amy: Curiosity turns me on.

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