With four Primetime Emmys, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award, Regina King is not only Hollywood royalty; she is one of the most decorated Black actors in historyβwhile still at the height of her already decades-long career. Now, she can add another accolade to her growing list, as King just cemented her legacy in Hollywoodβliterally.
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On Thursday, King added her hand and footprints to the many luminaries whoβve done the same at the TCL Chinese Theatreβformerly Graumanβs Chinese Theatreβfor nearly a century.
βYou guys, I love my city. I love my city!β exclaimed the Los Angeles native, according to the cityβs ABC-7.
βNo place like home,β she inscribed the cement slab under her signature and above her prints.

βA lot of people are gonna see this and theyβre going to think it comes from The Wizard of Oz, but it comes from my beginning 227, where the theme song started off βno place like homeβ βcuz this is home,β King explained. βAnd Iβm gonna be home forever and ever and ever and ever!β
Ava DuVernay and Dear White Peopleβs Logan Browning were among those on hand for the ceremony, as were Kingβs mother and sisters.
βWe knew she had greatness from the beginning, didnβt we?β her sister Pat told ABC-7.βWe did. We didβeven when she was getting on my nerves!β responded sister Reina, also a partner in Reginaβs production company.
βItβs the quality of the roles, the impact of the choices,β said DuVernay, who presented the honor to her friend, collaborator and fellow director. βWhat you choose to give your energy to has mattered.β
We absolutely agree. Congratulations to Regina Thee King!
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