About the Performer

A native of Washington, D.C., Regina Hall began her career in New York City where she studied English at Fordham University and received a Master’s degree from NYU in Journalism. She then studied at William Esper Studios in New York for two years, eventually landing her breakout role as Candy in Malcolm Lee’s debut film The Best Man. She would go on to reprise this role 14 years later in The Best Man Holiday.

Hall appeared in cult classics such as Love & Basketball, Paid In Full, and Malibu’s Most Wanted. In 2000, she filmed the first of four of the Scary Movie films and quickly became a fan favorite playing the outspoken and brazen, Brenda Meeks opposite Ana Farris and the Wayans brothers. In 2017, Regina was joined by legends Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and breakout star Tiffany Haddish in the raucous, blockbuster comedy Girls Trip. The summer hit grossed more than 140 million dollars becoming the first comedy of the year to surpass the 100 million dollar mark. It also became the first movie in history produced, written, directed, and starring African Americans to reach that milestone.

Next up was Andrew Bujalski's 2018 indie hit Support the Girls, which premiered at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX. Gaining the attention of film critics, her touching performance would earn her Gotham and Independent Spirit Award nominations as well as a spot on President Obama’s list of favorites for the year. In 2019, Regina became the first African-American actress to ever win a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for this role. Regina starred in The Hate U Give, a film adaptation of Angie Thomas' best-selling novel. She was in the film Little, which she also executive-produced. She stars opposite Don Cheadle and Andrew Rannells, on the Showtime dramedy Black Monday, executive-produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. She was seen on screen opposite Samuel L. Jackson in the Warner Bros film reboot, Shaft.