When Regina King was cast in a starring role on the 1980s sitcom 227 at the age of 14, her mother made sure of one thing. “My mum told NBC that if I was going to play Brenda, I wasn’t going to one of those Hollywood private schools. I was staying in public school,” she recalls.
In hindsight, King, 49, says she’s grateful her mother, Gloria, a special education teacher, made that decision. “It was instrumental in me becoming a person who can find balance on shaky ground. It’s not an easy thing, living your life on display, and it’s particularly hard when you’re young,” she says. “But participating in those social situations as a teen gave me an understanding to how different people can be, which has been very helpful when navigating Hollywood.”
King has since managed to successfully steer her career from child actor to Oscar winner and is now, just a year before turning 50, at the top of her game. She’s receiving rave reviews for her film directorial debut, One Night in Miami, a fictionalised account of a true event that occurred on February 25, 1964, when Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) beatboxing world champ Sonny Liston at the Miami Beach Convention Center and spent the evening celebrating with football star Jim Brown, singer Sam Cooke and activist Malcolm X.
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SLENDER MAN STABBING TOO DANGEROUS TO RELEASE
AFTER COMMITTING A VIOLENT CRIME AS A CHILD, MORGAN GEYSER MAKES A BID FOR FREEDOM
Salma and Penélope FRIENDSHIP AMID FEAR
INSIDE ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S TRUEST FRIENDSHIPS AND HOW THEY REALLY ARE RIDE OR DIE
LIFE, LOVE & Kylie
THE PRIVATE STAR OPENS UP ABOUT WHAT GOES ON WHEN SHE ISN'T ON CAMERA
A LESSON IN CHEMISTRY
THE ENGLISH ACTOR'S CAREER IS SET TO TAKE OFF
Eva Longoria HOLA SPAIN!
THE ACTRESS AND HER HUSBAND ARE FLEEING THE 'HOLLYWOOD CYCLE' FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR YOUNG SON
Dannielynn Birkhead FAMILY TRADITIONS
THE DAUGHTER OF ANNA NICOLE SMITH IS ENJOYING A QUIET LIFE
Timeless BEAUTIES
IT WAS THE DREAMY NIGHT THAT NO-ONE WANTED TO END
I'll love it until I die'
THE SINGING SUPERSTAR GIVES A RARE UPDATE INTO THE REALITY OF LIFE WITH STIFF PERSON SYNDROME
A restless mind
FILM, FAMILY AND FURIOSA, CHRIS HEMSWORTH HAS A LOT TO THINK ABOUT
MURDER IN MEXICO 'OUR HEARTS ARE SHATTERED
THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME TURNED DEADLY FOR THREE YOUNG MEN