Regina King Quotes

Regina Rene King is an American actress and television director. She became known for her role as Brenda Jenkins on the NBC sitcom 227 and a supporting role in the feature film Jerry Maguire, then for her roles in the television shows The Boondocks and Southland. Her role in Southland earned her two Critics' Choice Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2012 and 2013. From 2015 to 2017, she starred in the ABC anthology series American Crime, for which she has received three nominations for Emmy Awards with two wins and was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award. From 2015 to 2017, she also played Erika Murphy on the critically acclaimed HBO drama, The Leftovers, for which she has received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination.

She has a recurring role as Janine Davis on The Big Bang Theory, and has starred in numerous films, including Ray, Poetic Justice, Friday, and Legally Blonde 2.

✵ 15. January 1971
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Famous Regina King Quotes

“I would say that I’ve tried to listen to the voice inside…Luckily, from a very early age, I was able to understand that when things don’t feel quite right, that was probably not the role for me.”

On the possible key to her career longevity in “The King of Queens: How Regina King Became A Hollywood Legend” https://www.essence.com/feature/regina-king-december-cover-star-interview/ in Essence Magazine (2019 Nov 20)

“It was a gift to have something else that I was passionate about, because at the end of the day, it comes down to the work and the art.”

On her role as Sister Night in the television series Watchmen in “The King of Queens: How Regina King Became A Hollywood Legend” https://www.essence.com/feature/regina-king-december-cover-star-interview/ in Essence Magazine (2019 Nov 20)

“I didn’t think that I was powerless…But I didn’t think that I was powerful.”

On the pay disparities that she experienced in “It’s Good to be Regina King” https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/02/regina-king-cover in Vanity Fair (Feb 2019)

“We’re in a time when film is so loud and the audience is looking for shocking. It’s hard to convince people that there is an audience out there that wants quiet stories.”

On her film If Beale Street Could Talk (for which she won Best Supporting Actress) in “Regina King on fighting white supremacists in Watchmen: 'My community is living this story'” https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/oct/16/regina-king-beale-street-watchmen-superhero-hbo-dc-comics-oscar-actor in The Guardian (2019 Oct 16)

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