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
We know that's the bottom line: if money is made, the powers that be pay attention.
It's funny that until I actually met my husband, I never thought I'd get married.
It's incredibly hard out there for women of color.
There's a difference between actresses of color and actresses not of color. If you look at how big my movies are.
When you see all the suits in the room, everybody in the room has on suits, you know, the women, too. We're not wearing dresses and chiffon and we're not as fun as we used to be.
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.
I've tried to be flexible in my career by doing a little bit of everything and that's worked for me.
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.
It's an honest place to be if you don't understand someone else's experience, but there's no way for the other to understand if a conversation or an explanation isn't made.
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.
I went to public - I graduated from publics - Westchester High. I'm a product of LA Unified.
I stay in tune with my family and God.
And what happens a lot of times when - let's just speak specifically white and black - when white or black people feel misunderstood when it comes to talking about race, they immediately get defensive.
Race is a very sensitive subject.