![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: January 15, 1971 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:"Regina King" distinguished herself as a skilled actress in the 1990s with a number of supporting roles in prominent films. Born and raised in Los Angeles, King first made her mark as a TV actress when she was cast in the sitcom 227 in 1985. During her five seasons on TV, King also played small parts in the "Bill Murray" comedy "Scrooged" (1988) and "Charles Burnett"'s domestic drama "To Sleep With Anger" (1990). After 227 ended in 1990, King moved to films full-time with a role in "John Singleton"'s acclaimed directorial debut Boyz N the Hood (1991). King worked with Singleton again in "Poetic Justice" (1993) and "Higher Learning" (1995). Showing her ability with film comedy as well as drama, King appeared in "F. Gary Gray"'s cult-hit comedy "Friday" (1995) and co-starred opposite "Martin Lawrence" in "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate" (1996).
After drawing attention with her performance as Cuba... Full Biography
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