Information about Regina King
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| Born | January 15 1971 Los Angeles, California, ){kind=small} United States |
| Spouse(s) | Ian Alexander, Sr. (1997-present) (filed for divorce) |
Regina King (born January 15, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film and television actress. She first started her acting career in 1985 in the role of Marla Gibbs' daughter Brenda on the television series 227, a role she played until 1990. She went on to appear in the John Singleton films Boyz N the Hood, Poetic Justice and Higher Learning. In 1995, she was featured in the hit comedy Friday. In 1996, she played the love interest of Martin Lawrence in A Thin Line Between Love and Hate. Also in 1996, she gained notoriety starring in the blockbuster romantic comedy Jerry Maguire, with Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr. This film brought King mainstream recognition in her role as Cuba Gooding Jr.’s wife.
Soon thereafter she played Will Smith's wife in the spy thriller Enemy of the State, and was also featured in How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Disney's remake Mighty Joe Young. She continued playing feature roles in a variety of films, including Down to Earth, with Chris Rock, Daddy Day Care with Golden Globe winner Eddie Murphy, with Reese Witherspoon and Sally Field, and A Cinderella Story, with Hilary Duff.
In 2004, King played Margie Hendricks, a singer in Ray Charles’ backup group The Raelettes and one of the musical legend’s mistresses, in Ray, and in 2005, she co-starred in as Sandra Bullock's tough FBI agent partner. Additionally, she voice acts for the characters Huey and Riley Freeman on the Adult Swim show, The Boondocks, as well as the feature film The Ant Bully. Most recently, she appeared in season 6 of the hit show 24.
She attended Westchester High School (Los Angeles) and the University of Southern California.
She married Ian Alexander, Sr. on April 23, 1997. The couple has one child. Regina filed for divorce on November 8, 2006 citing "irreconcilable differences."
Awards/Nominations
- BET Award
- 2005, Best Actress: (Winner)
- 2001, Best Actress: (Nominated)
- Black Reel Awards
- 2005, Best Actress (Drama): Ray (Nominated)
- NAACP Image Awards
- 2005, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Ray (Winner)
- 2002, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Down to Earth (Nominated)
- 1999, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Enemy of the State (Nominated)
- Screen Actors Guild
- 2005, Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture: Ray (Nominated)
External links
- Regina King at the Internet Movie Database
- Regina King at MySpace
- Actress Regina King gets role on FOX's "24" by Urban Celebrity News
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Marla Gibbs
Born May 14 1931
Chicago, Illinois
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227 is a popular African-American television series that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985 until May 6, 1990, and it starred The Jeffersons alumna Emmy Award nominee Marla Gibbs as the show's lead character, Mary Jenkins.
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John Singleton
Birth name John Daniel Singleton
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Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Birth name John Daniel Singleton
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Boyz n the Hood is an Oscar-nominated 1991 film directed by John Singleton. Starring Cuba Gooding Jr.
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Boyz n the Hood is an Oscar-nominated 1991 film directed by John Singleton. Starring Cuba Gooding Jr.
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Poetic justice is a literary device in which virtue is ultimately rewarded or vice punished, often in modern literature by an ironic twist of fate intimately related to the character's own conduct.
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Higher Learning is a 1995 drama film, starring an ensemble cast. It also featured supermodel Tyra Banks' first performance in a theatrical movie.
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Higher Learning is a 1995 drama film, starring an ensemble cast. It also featured supermodel Tyra Banks' first performance in a theatrical movie.
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Martin Lawrence
Born March 16 1965
Frankfurt-am-Main, Hessen, Germany
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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate is a 1996 comedy-romance film. The film was directed by, written by, and stars Martin Lawrence. Along with Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield, Regina King, Bobby Brown and Della Reese also star in the film.
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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate is a 1996 comedy-romance film. The film was directed by, written by, and stars Martin Lawrence. Along with Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield, Regina King, Bobby Brown and Della Reese also star in the film.
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Tom Cruise
Birth name Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
Born July 3 1962
Syracuse, New York
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Birth name Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
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Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Born January 2 1968
Bronx, New York
Spouse(s) Sara Kapfer (1994-present)
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Born January 2 1968
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Enemy of the State is a 1998 thriller film about a group of rogue NSA agents who murder a Congressman, and then try to cover up the murder by destroying evidence and intimidating witnesses.
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a 1998 romance film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. The film stars Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg and Regina King.
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a 1998 romance film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. The film stars Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg and Regina King.
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Mighty Joe Young is a 1998 Disney family film starring Bill Paxton and Charlize Theron and directed by Ron Underwood. It is a remake of the 1949 film Mighty Joe Young. In this version, the ape is much larger.
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Mighty Joe Young is a 1998 Disney family film starring Bill Paxton and Charlize Theron and directed by Ron Underwood. It is a remake of the 1949 film Mighty Joe Young. In this version, the ape is much larger.
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Down to Earth is a film directed by the Weitz Brothers, the team who directed and helped create American Pie. Down to Earth stars Chris Rock as a comedian, Lance, who is killed before his time.
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Down to Earth is a film directed by the Weitz Brothers, the team who directed and helped create American Pie. Down to Earth stars Chris Rock as a comedian, Lance, who is killed before his time.
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