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Regina King: ‘Now That I’m in My 40s, People in Power Are Recognizing’ My Talent

The Oscar-winning actress just directed her first feature film One Night in Miami She’s won three Emmys and an Oscar but actress Regina King, 49, says it feels like people in Hollywood are only now really starting to take notice. King, who won an Oscar last year for her performance in If Beale Street Could Talk and is receiving rave […]

How to make stories that matter when ‘white Hollywood does not write our culture’

Weeks before the Black Lives Matter protests broke out around the globe in the wake of the senseless killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, inclusivity, the feeling of “otherness” and the struggle for an essential humanity were already on the minds of the eight actors gathered via video conference for The Envelope’s annual Drama […]

Long May She Reign: How Regina King Conquered Hollywood

After more than 35 years in show business, the actor-director is finally positioned firmly on top — but no way in hell she’s resting On the Sunday morning before Christmas, Regina King shows up alone at the Villa Carlotta in L.A. That is, unless you count her dog, Cornbread, a 14-year-old Lab-Akita mix with yellow fur, one brown […]

The King of Queens: How Regina King Became A Hollywood Legend

WITH A SERIES ON HBO, A NUMBER OF PROJECTS IN THE WORKS, AND A FIRST-LOOK DEAL WITH NETFLIX, THE OSCAR WINNER IS SOLIDIFYING HER STATUS AS THE HARDEST WORKING WOMAN IN HOLLYWOOD. Serving looks for hours at a time can be taxing, but Regina King is focused, her gaze steady on the lens. On the […]

Meet Our Winter Cover Star: Regina King

In 1921, an armed white mob invaded the Greenwood neighbourhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma, attacking black residences and businesses. Over the course of roughly two days, the once-bustling 35-block section of the city was burned to the ground. In its heyday, Greenwood was home to one of the largest concentrations of African–American-owned enterprises and wealth in […]

Marie Claire: All Hail Regina King

People say the eyes are windows to the soul, but Regina King says it’s the teeth. Mine are the first thing she notices. “You got some lipstick here,” she says, gesturing at her own front teeth. “My desire to be a career actor was not always my desire,” she tells me. “I thought I was […]