As of July 2026, Regina King is best known for Shameless and 24. Find every show and movie Regina King has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Regina King

Regina King

Actress Born 1971 Los Angeles, California, USA 11 TV Shows 8 Movies

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.

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Alongside acting, Regina King is also known as a director, producer.

Regina King's most notable role to date came in The Big Bang Theory (2007), where she played Janine Davis. She also appeared in Enemy of the State (1998) as Carla Dean. Most recently appeared in Jerry Maguire (1996) as Marcee Tidwell.

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📺 Regina King's TV Shows

Shameless
Gail Johnson
2011
24
Sandra Palmer
2001
The Big Bang Theory
Janine Davis
2007
The Strain
Ruby Wain
2014
The Leftovers
Erika Murphy
2014
Southland
Detective Lydia Adams
2009
The Boondocks
Huey Freeman / Riley Freeman (voice)
2005
Watchmen
Angela Abar / Sister Night
2019
American Crime
Aliyah Shadeed
2015
227
Brenda Jenkins
1985
Seven Seconds
Latrice Butler
2018

🎬 Regina King's Movies

A Cinderella Story
Rhonda
2004
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Grace Rossiter
2003
Jerry Maguire
Marcee Tidwell
1996
Caught Stealing
Detective Roman
2025
Enemy of the State
Carla Dean
1998
The Ant Bully
Kreela (voice)
2006
Boyz n the Hood
Shalika
1991
Friday
Dana
1995

📝 Created / Written by Regina King

The Good Doctor
Director
2017
Animal Kingdom
Director
2016
This Is Us
Director
2016
Scandal
Director
2012
Insecure
Director
2016
The Catch
Director
2016
FOREVER
Executive Producer
2025
One Night in Miami...
Executive Producer
2020

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