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
And once I was in college, about - maybe the end of my first semester of my sophomore year, I realized that college just was not my jam and that I felt like I was learning more when is actually on set. And I think a lot of that had to do with - I was working while I was in college. I was on "227," so I didn't get a chance to really be immersed in the culture of my school.
I had been going on auditions and things like that since I was probably 10-11 years old.
I went to public - I graduated from publics - Westchester High. I'm a product of LA Unified.
I would like to believe that most people don't get married anticipating divorce. When I reached that crossroad, I felt like such a failure. After years of therapy together, I realized that staying together was emotionally destructive.
"Legally Blonde 2" wasn't written specifically for a black woman.
I stay in tune with my family and God.
You don't know what unconditional love is. You may say you do, but if you don't have a child, you don't know what that is. But when you experience it, it is the most fulfilling ever.
Men. You can't live with them, you can't... no. That's about it.
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.