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Regina King
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Actress Regina R. King, was born on January 15th, 1971 in Los Angeles, California, to Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Gloria King. She is the eldest of 2 children. Her baby sister, Reina King, is also an actress. Born and raised in LA, she began taking acting class with Mrs. Betty Bridges (mother of actor Todd Bridges) and in 1985 landed a role on the popular 80's tv show, 227, starring actress Marla Gibbs, Jackeé Harry, and Hal Williams. She played Marla and Hal's daughter Brenda Jenkins. During 227, in the summer of 1988, Regina graduated from Westchester High School in Los Angeles. After 227 ended in 1990, King moved to films full-time with a role in John Singleton's acclaimed directorial debut Boyz N the Hood (1991). King worked with Singleton again in Poetic Justice (1993) and Higher Learning (1995). Showing her ability with film comedy as well as drama, King appeared in F. Gary Gray's cult-hit comedy Friday (1995) and co-starred opposite Martin Lawrence in A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996). After drawing attention with her performance as Cuba Gooding Jr.'s wife in the critically praised hit Jerry Maguire (1996), King landed substantial parts in the adaptation of Terry McMillan's How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), the hit action-thriller Enemy of the State (1998), and the family friendly animal adventure Mighty Joe Young (1998). Though her 1999 film Love and Action in Chicago was not nearly as successful as her trio of 1998 movies, King began the new decade with parts in HBO's widely watched telefilm If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) and the Chris Rock romantic comedy Down to Earth (2000). In the year 2003, Regina had supporting roles in box office favorites Daddy Day Care and Legally Blonde 2: Red White & Blonde. 2004, was one of the biggest years for Regina, she first played Rhonda (fairy God-mother) to Sam (Hillary Duff's character) in A Cinderella Story and played Ray Charles Mistress and lead Raylette singer, Margie Hendrix, in the Oscar nominated movie, Ray. The beginning of 2005 Regina finally got the respect and praises she deserved for her great acting capabilities. In March of 2005, she won an NAACP award for Best Supporting Actress in a motion picture. She also starred opposite Sandra Bulloch in Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, playing Sam Fuller. Regina King lives in Los Angeles, with her husband, Ian Alexander, Sr. and their 9 year old son, Ian Alexander, Jr. I wish Regina much success in the future |
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