You might just say that Regina King is the reigning queen of Hollywood.
She has been on the scene for decades, and her star is still rising.
As a teenager in the 1980s, King got her first taste of fameplayingBrenda Jenkins on the hit comedy227.
But what makes this actress-director-producer tick?
And how did she get to be the triple threat she is today?
This is the untold truth of Regina King.
“I’m an example of what it looks like when support and love is poured into someone.”
She continued, “Mom, I love you so much.
He made the experience fun.
He made me understand how important your periodontal situation is.”
A good set of teeth is an asset King appreciates in others as well.
During aMarie Claireinterview, King mentioned that she only once dated a man with bad teeth.
So you bite into it and ‘Mmm!’
Spit," she recalled in her interview.
She recounted the gleeful experience, saying, “I have struck gold.
But I think they just saw this little girl’s face getting sour.
And they let me know, ‘Well, you don’t have to actually eat it.’
I was like, ‘Wow!'”
These days, King tries to maintain a healthier diet.
She toldHealththat she eats one salad minimum every day.
But that doesn’t mean she’s above a good splurge.
“I love all food!
It depends on the mood.
I love fried foods.
You fry it, I’ll try it,” she said.
In fact, she went to and graduated from a public high school.
She toldNew Hampshire Public Radiothat she really had no choice in the matter her mother insisted.
It was later republished inEssence.
In the piece, she recounted her experience growing up with parents who constantly sparred and who eventually separated.
“Girls need their dads in their lives for so many reasons.
The importance of having both parents present stuck with King even as she went through her own relationship trials.
After nine years of marriage, King and her husband divorced, according to her essay.
“You don’t know what unconditional love is.
She elaborated,stating that being a mother is what she identifies as the best thing about herself.
And Ian can attest to his mother’s commitment to the role.
Newsthat King is, indeed, a “super mom.”
“I am doing what God meant for us all to do.”
She continued, “You have to put your money where your mouth is.
This isn’t the only time King has supported a cause she feels passionately about.
Regina King is a big-time sports fan
Regina King loves sports.
More like foot to face.
After that fateful game, Kingtweeteda prayer emoji with a note of gratitude to the athlete: “Yoooo.
Thank you God and @JoelEmbiid for your athletic abilities.
She didn’t take the hit, but an MSG online grid statistician behind her did.
It was there and then that King learned the ropes and got her feet wet.
She toldInterviewthat Shonda Rhimes was a big “cheerleader,” encouraging her to pursue her directorial ambitions.
That’s who she is,” Union toldVanity Fair.
And King’sIf Beale Street Could Talkco-star KiKi Layne doesn’t even refer to her by her first name.
“When I see her, I call her Mama,” she told the magazine.
The King sisters are on a mission greater than making movies, though.
We’d guess she tries to avoid allthe worst foods for cholesterol, too.
But it turns out her arm ink is real and meaningful but for personal reasons.
Still, others have spotted it and have noticed that it’s actually Hebrew, according to the siteKveller.
She also snagged a Golden Globe for this role.
King explained toE!why she felt such a strong connection to the role (viaGood Morning America).
Additionally, King has three Emmy awards for her work on the dramaAmerican Crimeand the television mini seriesSeven Seconds.
Sister Night’s guise is just a little more pronounced and her veil is literal.
What’s more, the actress loves that she gets to bring physicality to this role.
“Sister waited until she was almost 50 to be a superhero,” she toldMarie Claire.
