Known For: American actress and director (born 1971)
Category: Actresses
Occupation: actor, voice actor, television actor, film actor, television director, film director
Country: United States of America
City: Los Angeles
Date of Birth: Friday, 15 January 1971
Language English
Regina Rene King is an American actress and director. 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.
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Regina Rene King was born on January 15, 1971, in Los Angeles County, California, and grew up in View Park–Windsor Hills. Her ancestors were part of the triangle slave trade; they originated in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Senegal. Her parents are both from the Southern United States. She is the elder daughter of Gloria Jean (née Cain), a special education teacher, and Thomas Henry King Jr., an electrician. King's younger sister Reina co-starred with her in the 2024 Netflix film Shirley. Their parents divorced in 1979. King attended Westchester High School, graduating in 1988. She later studied communications at the University of Southern California for two years before pursuing her passion for acting.
