Regina King — Photos Of The Actress

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October 10, 2019 1:53PM EDT

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Regina King at the 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

Regina King at the 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards — Regina King stunned in aqua blue at the 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, on Spetember 22, 2019.

Regina King, born January 15, 1971, is an American actress and television director. She was born in Los Angeles and later attended the University of Southern California. Regina’s won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Primetime Emmy Awards. ‘Time’ magazine named King one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019. The actress was first introduced to fans in 1985 as Brenda Jenkins in the NBC television series ‘227’. Regina is also known for her roles in the television shows and films: ‘Friday’ (1995), ‘Jerry Maguire’ (1996), the animated series ‘The Boondocks’, ‘Southland’, ‘The Leftovers’, ‘American Crime’, ‘Seven Seconds’, ‘The Big Bang Theory’, ‘Boyz n the Hood’, ‘Poetic Justice’, ‘Legally Blonde 2’, ‘Ray’ and ‘Miss Congeniality: Armed & Fabulous’. Regina’s performance in the 2018 film ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1997, Regina married Ian Alexander. They divorced in 2007. The pair has one son, Ian Alexander Jr., born in 1996.

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Regina King & Her Late Son Ian

Regina King & Her Late Son Ian — Regina King, left, and Ian Alexander Jr. arrive at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. In 2022, Ian died by suicide.

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Regina King holding her Oscar at the event’s post-party hosted by ‘Vanity Fair’

Regina King holding her Oscar at the event’s post-party hosted by ‘Vanity Fair’ — Regina King, winner of the Best Supporting Actress award for ‘If Beale Street Could Talk,’ held her first Oscar on the red carpet at the 2019 Vanity Fair part on February 24. She posed with her hand on her hip in a deep peach colored dress with a plunging cut-out and long sleees.

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Regina Kind in aqua at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards

Regina Kind in aqua at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards — Regina King lit up the red carpet in a bright aqua colored dress at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles
on September 22, 2019. Her ensemble featured a silk center belt and a sultry thigh high slit.

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Regina King at the 73rd Annual Tony Awards

Regina King at the 73rd Annual Tony Awards — Regina King stunned in pink at the 73rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, City on June 9, 2019. Her curve-hugging Prada dress featured a side train and a halter top.

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Regina King at the 2019 Met Gala

Regina King at the 2019 Met Gala — Regina King at the Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Camp: Notes on Fashion — the theme of the 2019 Met Gala. The event took place on May 6. Regina turned heads on the red carpet in a sparkling Oscar De La Renta dress with a beige, pleated shoulder and train.

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Regina King at the 91st Annual Academy Awards

Regina King at the 91st Annual Academy Awards — Regina King on the red carpet at the 91st Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, CA on February 24, 2019. She wore a strapless white dress with a thigh-high slit by one of her favorite designers, Oscar De La Renta.

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