Directed credits
9
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Regina King
Acting
Career Snapshot
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2.9
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 8All crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 9788
IMDb ID: nm0005093
Known for: Acting
Born: January 15, 1971
Age: 55
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2027
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.77
Wikidata: Q234544
Also known as
Regina Rene King
Frequent jobs
Director (9)Executive Producer (2)Producer (1)
Biography
Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress, director and producer. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. King first gained attention for starring in the television sitcom 227 (1985–1990). Her subsequent roles included the film Friday (1995), the animated series The Boondocks (2005–2014), and the crime television series Southland (2009–2013). She received four Primetime Emmy Awards for her performances in the ABC anthology series American Crime (2015–2017), the Netflix miniseries Seven Seconds, and the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019). Her other television roles include the drama series The Leftovers (2015–2017) and the sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2013–2019). She has also played supporting roles in the drama films Boyz n the Hood (1991), Poetic Justice (1993), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), and Ray (2004), as well as in the comedies Down to Earth (2001), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003), A Cinderella Story (2004), and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005). She earned critical acclaim, as well as the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). She then starred in the western The Harder They Fall (2021) and played the title role in the biopic Shirley (2024). King has directed episodes for several television shows, including Scandal in 2015 and 2016 and This Is Us in 2017. She has also directed the music video for the 2010 song "Finding My Way Back" by Jaheim. King's feature film directorial debut came with the drama One Night in Miami... (2020), which earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Regina King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Regina King.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Regina King.
6.3
A Man in Full
Director • 3 eps
2024 Series
8.5
The Good Doctor
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.1
Insecure
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
8.2
This Is Us
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Animal Kingdom
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.6
The Catch
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.2
Scandal
Director • 2 eps
2012 Series
8.2
Shameless
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Regina King.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Regina King.
7.6
Boyz n the Hood
as Shalika
1991 Movie
7.4
Ray
as Margie Hendricks
2004 Movie
7.1
Friday
as Dana
1995 Movie
7.1
Enemy of the State
as Carla Dean
1998 Movie
7.0
One Night in Miami...
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
7.0
Jerry Maguire
as Marcee Tidwell
1996 Movie
6.9
Caught Stealing
as Detective Roman
2025 Movie
6.9
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Sharon Rivers
2018 Movie
6.8
Poetic Justice
as Iesha
1993 Movie
6.8
Shirley
Producer
2024 Movie
6.6
The Harder They Fall
as Trudy Smith
2021 Movie
6.6
A Cinderella Story
as Rhonda
2004 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Regina King.
8.5
The Good Doctor
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.2
This Is Us
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
8.2
Shameless
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.2
The Boondocks
as Huey Freeman / Riley Freeman (voice) • 55 eps
2005 Series
7.9
The Big Bang Theory
as Janine Davis • 6 eps
2007 Series
7.9
Southland
as Detective Lydia Adams • 43 eps
2009 Series
7.9
Northern Exposure
as Mother Nature • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.8
24
as Sandra Palmer • 24 eps
2001 Series
7.7
Animal Kingdom
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.6
The Leftovers
as Erika Murphy • 11 eps
2014 Series
7.6
Watchmen
as Angela Abar / Sister Night • 9 eps
2019 Series
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2009 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Regina King.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Regina King.
8.2
Shameless
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.5
The Good Doctor
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2009 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
8.2
This Is Us
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.8
24
as Sandra Palmer • 24 eps
2001 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.9
The Big Bang Theory
as Janine Davis • 6 eps
2007 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 3 eps
2007 Series
7.7
Animal Kingdom
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Regina King.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Regina King.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Regina King.
Jan 15, 2027
Children of Blood and Bone
2027 Movie
6.9
Caught Stealing
as Detective Roman
2025 Movie
10.0
Escape Room
2025 Movie
8.2
Butterfly in the Sky
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
6.8
Shirley
as Shirley Chisholm
2024 Movie
4.0
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021 Movie
6.6
The Harder They Fall
as Trudy Smith
2021 Movie
5.8
Flag Day
as U.S. Marshal Blake
2021 Movie
A Lifetime of Sundays
as Narrator
2019 Movie
6.9
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Sharon Rivers
2018 Movie
1.0
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
as Self
2017 Movie
7.0
The Snowy Day
as Mom (voice)
2016 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Regina King.
6.0
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
as Self • 3 eps
2022 Series
7.8
JANET JACKSON.
as Self • 3 eps
2022 Series
Directors on Directors
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
10.0
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.6
Watchmen
as Angela Abar / Sister Night • 9 eps
2019 Series
4.9
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
1.0
The Alec Baldwin Show
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.3
Seven Seconds
as Latrice Butler • 10 eps
2018 Series
5.9
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series
6.7
American Crime
as Aliyah Shadeed • 9 eps
2015 Series