- Born
- Birth nameRegina Rene King
- Nickname
- Gina
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Regina King was born in Los Angeles, California, to Gloria, a special education teacher, and Thomas King, an electrician. She began her career in the television show 227 (1985), followed by a role in Boyz n the Hood (1991). She began to be recognized by a mainstream audience after her role as Cuba Gooding Jr.'s character's wife in Jerry Maguire (1996). She co-starred in Enemy of the State (1998) as Will Smith's character's wife.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Matt Dicker
- SpouseIan Alexander Sr.(April 23, 1997 - 2007) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- ParentsThomas KingGloria King
- RelativesReina King(Sibling)
- Known for playing highly opinionated characters
- Both she and her sister Reina King's first names are translations of the word "Queen": Regina's is Latin and Reina King's is Spanish. So that means that both sisters are essentially named "Queen King.".
- She is the first African-American woman to direct a film selected for the Venice Film Festival.
- She studied under acting coach/actress Betty A. Bridges, mother of actor Todd Bridges. She was Regina's acting coach for ten years before and during her first role on the TV series 227 (1985).
- Along with Marcia Gay Harden, one of two actresses to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, without having earned a SAG Nomination since the award's inception in 1995.
- While a guest on the National Public Radio comely quiz program "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!," King said that her childhood celebrity crush was the actor Sam Elliott, particularly because of the scene in Road House when he pulls his hair back. When "Wait Wait" panelist Mo Rocca asked King who she thinks is "the hottest person on NPR," her answer was Terry Gross.
- We know that's the bottom line: if money is made, the powers that be pay attention.
- I've tried to be flexible in my career by doing a little bit of everything and that's worked for me.
- It's funny that until I actually met my husband, I never thought I'd get married.
- There's a difference between actresses of color and actresses not of color. If you look at how big my movies are.
- People love to see themselves on screen in a way that makes sense and seems on point.
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