Regina King

• Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
• Birthday: January 15, 1971

With her everyday beauty and winning personality, actress Regina King could have made a career out of playing wives of leading men Eddie Murphy, Will Smith and Cuba Gooding Jr., as she did in films like “Daddy Day Care” (2003), “Enemy of the State” (1998) and “Jerry Maguire” (1996). But her talents and outsized personality were destined to break out sooner or later. And sure enough, King stole the show from her leading ladies with memorable supporting roles in “Legally Blond 2” (2003) and “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Danger…more