Regina Hall(I)
- Actress
- Producer
- Executive
Regina Hall was born December 12, 1970 in Washington, D.C., to Ruby, a
teacher, and Odie Hall, a contractor. She graduated from Fordham University in 1992, and went on to earn a master's degree
in journalism from New York University before shifting to an acting career. In 1997 at age 26, she
began appearing in commercials, and then made the giant leap
into movies. Her fame came with her role in the comedy-horror spoof
Scary Movie, Regina Hall has frequented the big screen in roles that
far from betrayed her age. Her recurring role in Scary Movie and the
sequel Scary Movie 2 exhibited the 30-year-old's ability to maintain
her youthful appearance, as she portrayed the high-school-aged Brenda
Meeks. However, her first film role was in the 1999 film The Best Man.
The following year, she made many other film appearances, including her
starring role in Scary Movie in 2000. She first had a role in the movie
Love and Basketball which also starred close friend Sanaa Lathan. In
2001, Hall's list of credits grew to include her first television role,
as Corretta Lipp on the prime-time drama Ally McBeal, which was a
recurring role for several episodes. Furthermore, in 2001 Scary Movie 2
was released, in addition to the Mandel Holland comedy The Other
Brother, featuring Hall as Vicki. One year later, she starred in the
action-drama Paid in Full, directed by Charles Stone III. She would
later on start in other films such as;Malibu's Most Wanted, Scary Movie
3, The Honeymooners, and First Sunday.