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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OSHER GÜNSBERG MY NORTH STAR
THE TV STAR REVEALS HOW HIS WIFE AND FAMILY INSPIRED HIM TO BEAT CHRONIC PAIN
Paris & Nicole reunion IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE TEENAGERS AGAIN
THE LIFELONG PALS SPILL ON THEIR NEW PROJECT AND UNBREAKABLE BOND
MY VERSION OF SUCCESS
HOW FAMILY DYNAMICS BOTH REAL AND SCRIPTED HAVE INFORMED THE STAR'S LIFE AND CAREER
VICTORIA BECKHAM WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE
INSIDE THE FAMOUS FAMILY'S REACTION TO DAVID'S ON AND OFF-FIELD ANTICS
LEQ AT 50
THE BEST IS YET TO COME FOR THE OSCARWINNING ACTOR
THE PERFECT gentleman
THE ACTOR IS SMITTEN WITH HIS SUPERSTAR GIRLFRIEND AND HE'S NOT AFRAID TO SHOW IT
CHRIS HEMSWORTH FAMILY COMESFIRST
THE ACTOR GIVES AN UPDATE ON HIS ALZHEIMER'S GENE DISCOVERY
KATE'S BIG WEEKEN
THE PRINCESS OF WALES CARRIED OUT BACK-TO-BACK ENGAGEMENTS IN LONDON
Elzabeth Hurleyn A HEARTFELT REUNION
FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE, THE STAR NEVER LOST HER LOVE FOR SHANE WARNE'S CHILDREN
LIAM PAYNE Shock death twist
CHARGES HAVE BEEN LAID IN RELATION TO THE ONE DIRECTION STAR'S DRUG-FUELLED DEMISE