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Regina Hall Biography

Birth Name:Regina Lee Hall

Birth Place:Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Profession Actress, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Nominated for an Image Award in 2003 for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for her role as Corretta Lipp on "Ally McBeal․"
  • Regularly donates to the Scleroderma Research Foundation
  • Received her master's degree in journalism from New York University
  • Made her first on-screen appearance in a TV commercial at the age of 26
  • Made her first film appearance in 1999 as Candy in "The Best Man․"
  • Recognized for her role as Brenda Meeks in the "Scary Movie" film series and Corretta Lipp on "Ally McBeal․"
  • Despite being 30 during the filming of "Scary Movie" she was able to portray a high school-aged character
  • Was never featured on any of the DVD covers for the "Scary Movie" trilogy despite being recognized as a main character
  • Became a writer for ABILITY Magazine in 2010
  • Named ambassador to the "White Diamonds" campaign for Elizabeth Taylor in 2014
  • Was featured in the song "The Interview" by Sadat X in 1996

Awards

  • 2001Black Reel-Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2003Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2005Stinker Award-Worst Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2006Festival Award-Best Actress: winner
  • 2014Hollywood Award-Best Ensemble Cast: winner
  • 2016Black Reel-Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series: nominated
  • 2018AAFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
  • 2018Black Reel-Outstanding Guest Actress, Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2018CFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2018Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2018Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2018IFJA Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2018National Film and Television Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2018NYFCC Award-Best Actress: winner
  • 2018SFFCC Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2018SFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2018TFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2018VFCC Award-Best Actress: winner
  • 2019AFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2019BET Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2019Black Reel-Outstanding Actress: nominated
  • 2019Black Reel-Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2019Chlotrudis Award-Best Actress: winner
  • 2019Independent Spirit Award-Best Female Lead: nominated
  • 2019Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2019INOCA-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2019NSFC Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2019OFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2019WIN Award-Supporting Actress Feature Film: winner
  • 2020Black Reel-Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2020Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2021Image Award-Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2022Black Reel-Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2022Black Reel-Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series: nominated
  • 2022Image Award-Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2022Image Award-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special: winner
  • 2023Black Reel-Outstanding Actress: nominated
  • 2023Independent Spirit Award-Best Lead Performance: nominated
  • 2023Image Award-Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2023Image Award-Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special: nominated
  • 2023SDFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2024Black Reel-Outstanding Lead Performance in a TV Movie/Limited Series: nominated
  • 2025Ensemble Award-Black Cinema & Television: winner
  • 2025GAFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2025NYFCO Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2025WFCC Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
  • 2026Movies for Grownups Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
  • 2026Movies for Grownups Award-Best Ensemble: winner
  • 2026Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2026Astra Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical: nominated
  • 2026Black Reel-Outstanding Supporting Performance: nominated
  • 2026NDFS Award-Best Ensemble: nominated