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
I never really loved school through junior high, but then I started running track my freshman year, and I was just like, 'Wow, this is cool!
I'm just really thankful to have the chance to portray a character you don't see every day.
I watch ESPN all day. If you come into my trailer, ESPN is on. That's the first thing I do when I leave the set.
When you look at "American Crime" and you have the character Terri LaCroix is a pharmaceutical executive - why does that character always have to be white?
People love to see themselves on screen in a way that makes sense and seems on point.
I want to live a full life - period.
I've tried to be flexible in my career by doing a little bit of everything and that's worked for me.
Race is a very sensitive subject.
My biggest challenge will be to play the totally submissive woman. It takes a toll on you when you play someone who's far removed from your personality.
I know in my own marriage I stayed in it to provide my son with what I thought was a stable background and to give him what I thought was the family life a child should have with two parents. But that isnt always the best way, and it took me taking my son to therapy after the divorce to really see it.
My mother was a single mom, and most of the women I know are strong.
I think I've been lucky in the regard to have a team that sees me as an artist.
You always make a film with the hope that all types of people will want to see your work and that it doesn't matter about your color, but unfortunately it still does.
A Modern Mom to me is not always someone that juggles a career and family. A Modern Mom is a woman who takes care of herself on the inside and the outside.