King's heels caught in her gown as she started to take the stage. "Mom, thank you for teaching me that God is leaning, has always been leaning, in my direction," King said, concluding her speech with "God is good, all the time."Īmy Poehler, one of the presenters of King's trophy, offered her more kudos backstage: "What an amazing speech by Regina," Poehler said. Oscar-winning actress Regina King said placing her hand and footprints outside Hollywood’s Chinese Theatre was one of the highlights of a glittering career. American Crime (2015) For playing: 'Kimara Walters'.
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. King, one of the stars of HBOs Watchmen, started a family with former husband Ian Alexander Sr. Oscar winner Regina King kicked off the show by snatching an Oscar trophy and strutting to the main stage at Los Angeles Union Station as credits rolled, revealing the presenters of the evening as if they were a rundown of a movies cast. REGINA King is an Oscar-winning actress who has been married once. Seven Seconds (2018) For playing 'Latrice Butler'. Right from the start, the 93rd Academy Awards proved it was very different from any other Oscars before it. HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES - Oscar and Emmy-winning star Regina King received a new honor in Hollywood Thursday as she placed her handprints and footprints in cement outside the TCL Chinese Theatre. Oscar-winner Regina King reckons that imprinting her hand and footprints outside Hollywoods Chinese Theatre is one of the highlights of her glittering career. King switched her attention to her beaming mother, who had accompanied her to the ceremony. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. "So it's appropriate for me to be standing here, because I'm an example of what it looks like support and love is poured into you," she said.
She lauded the late Baldwin for birthing the story and writer-director Barry Jenkins for nurturing and surrounding it with "so much love and support." "To be standing here, representing one of the greatest artists of our time, James Baldwin, it's a little surreal," an emotional King said. King won her fourth Emmy Award in 2020 for starring in the superhero television series Watchmen.King, who gave an impassioned acceptance speech at the January Globes calling for equal opportunity for women in Hollywood, paid tribute at the Oscars to her mother, God and the writer whose work was the basis for "If Beale Street Could Talk." Oscar and Emmy Winning Regina King Cements Hands in Hollywood Ceremony King won a best supporting actress Oscar in 2019 for her emotional portrayal of Sharon Rivers, mother of the lead character.
In 2018, she starred on the short-lived Netflix drama Seven Seconds and earned a fourth Emmy nomination. She is also known for her recurring role Janine Davis on The Big Bang Theory and starring in the films Ray, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, Poetic Justice, Friday, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, Enemy of the State, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, and A Cinderella Story. In 2015, King began starring in the ABC anthology series American Crime. The latter role earned her two nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 20. King in her later career became widely known for her leading roles in two Peabody award winning television shows The Boondocks where she provided the voices Huey and Riley Freeman and Southland where she portrayed Detective Lydia Adams. She played Brenda Jenkins on the NBC sitcom 227 and had a supporting role in the feature film Jerry Maguire. Regina King is a film and television actress and director.