Regina King was born on the 15th January 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress as well as a director which are the main sources of Regina King net worth. This award winning actress rose to prominence as Brenda Jenkins from the sitcom “227” (1985 – 1990). Regina King has been active in the entertainment industry since 1985.
So just how rich is Regina King? Reportedly, the net worth of Regina is as much as $10 million according to the latest estimations, her wealth coming from a career of over 30 years in the entertainment industry.
Regina King Net Worth $10 Million
Regina was raised in View Park-Windsor Hills, by an electrician Thomas King and a special education teacher Gloria King, who divorced when the girl was only eight years old. Regina was educated at Westchester High School and earned a degree at the University of Southern California. She is the older sister of another actress Reina King.
Regina King debuted on television in the main cast of the sitcom “227” (1985 – 1990) created by C.J. Banks and Bill Boulware. Afterwards she starred alongside Tupac Shakur and Janet Jackson in the drama film “Poetic Justice” (1993) directed, written and co-produced by John Singleton. Even though the film received negative reviews from critics, the box office grossed $27.5 million whereas the budget was only $14 million. However, another film in which Regina played a supporting role managed to gross $273.5 million in the box office (budget $50 million) as well as received critical acclaim. It was the highly praised romantic drama film “Jerry Maguire” (1996) directed, written and co-produced by Cameron Crowe. More, the film received many awards but none was for Regina. However, she did receive a nomination for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in the thriller “Enemy of the State” (1998) directed by Tony Scott which was also a box office hit grossing $250.6 million.Then Regina received nominations for her role in the comedy film “Down to Earth” (2001) directed by Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz.
In addition to this, Regina won the BET Award for the Best Actress after she landed the role in “A Cinderella Story” (2004) directed by Mark Rosman. The following awards including the BET Award, NAACP Image Award and Satellite Award Regina King won for portraying Margie Hendricks in the biographical film directed by Taylor Hackford “Ray” (2004). Another role in the feature film worth a BET Award was landed in “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous” (2005) directed by John Pasquin. It should be noted that the lead role of Detective Lydia Adams in crime drama series “Southland” (2009 – 2013) created by Ann Biderman won the NAACP Image Award for the Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. All the above mentioned roles and many other ones created by Regina King have added to the overall amount of her net worth. Currently, she is acting in another crime drama series “American Crime” (2015 – present) created by John Ridley.
In her personal life, Regina King has been married once. In 1997, she married Ian Alexander, Sr. with whom she had a baby. Unfortunately, the two divorced in 2007.
