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Regina Hall
Tribute to a Talented Actress
June 2, Regina Hall was in Seattle to attend the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) for an afternoon tribute and a screening of her movie “Support the Girls.” She also had a conversation about her career with Rotten Tomatoes editor Jacqueline Coley, many other
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journalists in the red carpet, and a question – answer, with the audience during the event, hosted in the Egyptian Theater located in Beacon Hill.
Regina Lee Hall was born in Washington, D.C. to Ruby and Odie Hall, a teacher and a contractor. Though she initially expressed interest in becoming a nun-a desire she'd come back to later in life-she learned that she loved the written word, receiving her bachelor's degree in English at Fordham University and a master's degree in journalism at New York University. "Journalism seemed like something powerful," she said in an interview with website The Shadow League. "I thought most people believe what they read, so the power of someone holding a pen in our culture, especially, was tremendous." Tragedy struck during her first semester of graduate school when her father passed away after suffering a major stroke. At this point, she had begun taking acting classes and found herself at a crossroads.
Her focus switched full-time to her performing career. After booking gigs on the soap opera "Loving" and police dramas "NYPD Blue" and "New York Undercover," she headed to Los Angeles to shoot the Malcolm D. Lee ensemble romantic dramedy The Best Man (1999), opposite Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Sanaa Lathan, and Terrence Howard. Though not the film's biggest role, her dedicated performance as Candace "Candy"
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