Regina King

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. King first gained attention for playing Brenda Jenkins in the television series 227. Her subsequent roles included the film Friday, the animated series The Boondocks, and the crime television series Southland. She received four Primetime Emmy Awards for her roles in the ABC anthology series American Crime, the Netflix miniseries Seven Seconds, and the HBO limited series Watchmen. Her other television roles include the drama series The Leftovers and the sitcom The Big Bang Theory.

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