Age: 55
female
Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress, director and producer. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. King first gained attention for starring in the television sitcom 227 (1985–1990). Her subsequent roles included the film Friday (1995), the animated series The Boondocks (2005–2014), and the crime television series Southland (2009–2013). She received four Primetime Emmy Awards for her performances in the ABC anthology series American Crime (2015–2017), the Netflix miniseries Seven Seconds, and the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019). Her other television roles include the drama series The Leftovers (2015–2017) and the sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2013–2019). She has also played supporting roles in the drama films Boyz n the Hood (1991), Poetic Justice (1993), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), and Ray (2004), as well as in the comedies Down to Earth (2001), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003), A Cinderella Story (2004), and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005). She earned critical acclaim, as well as the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). She then starred in the western The Harder They Fall (2021) and played the title role in the biopic Shirley (2024). King has directed episodes for several television shows, including Scandal in 2015 and 2016 and This Is Us in 2017. She has also directed the music video for the 2010 song "Finding My Way Back" by Jaheim. King's feature film directorial debut came with the drama One Night in Miami... (2020), which earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Regina King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Regina King
Riley Freeman
for Riley Freeman in The Boondocks (2005 - 2018) AU
Suggested by thejacobtremblayfan
In the deceptively tranquil suburb of Woodcrest, nestled amongst manicured lawns and cookie-cutter houses, a storm is brewing. Robert 'Granddad' Freeman, a curmudgeonly veteran with a penchant for the old ways, envisioned a serene retirement after relocating his grandsons from the gritty South Side of Chicago. He dreamt of golf courses and Bingo nights, far removed from the chaos of urban life. However, his carefully laid plans are immediately derailed by his grandsons: Huey, a precocious and socially conscious 10-year-old revolutionary armed with a sharp intellect, and Riley, an 8-year-old embodiment of modern rap culture, whose misguided hero worship of gangsta life keeps him perpetually on the brink of trouble. Adding another layer to this unconventional family dynamic is Elias Slater, Granddad's adopted 16-year-old son, a cynical and quick-witted teenager navigating the complexities of adolescence while constantly trying to mediate his younger brothers' antics. While Huey and Riley wage war on each other and the unsuspecting residents of Woodcrest, their antics are often met with Granddad's own brand of eccentric discipline, resulting in a household perpetually teetering on the edge of hilarious anarchy. Even with Elias playing older brother and mediator, these boys continue to get into trouble with the locals.
