--- name: "Regina Taylor" canonical: "https://film.one/person/regina-taylor" roles: ["Actor"] born: "22 August 1960" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-19T08:30:22.266307+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Regina Taylor Actor. Born 22 August 1960 in Dallas, Texas, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 22 August 1960, Dallas, Texas, USA - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Taylor, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438014, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853040/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21848 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Clockers*](https://film.one/film/clockers.md) (74) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Regina Taylor is an American actress and playwright. Born on 22 August 1960 in Dallas, Texas, she trained at Southern Methodist University before moving to New York, where she began her career in theatre and television. She first gained attention for her role as Mrs Carter in the 1989 film *Lean on Me*. Taylor is known for her performance as Lilly Harper in the television series *I'll Fly Away* (1991–1993), for which she won a Golden Globe Award and an NAACP Image Award. Her film credits include *Clockers* (1995), in which she played Iris Jeeter, *Courage Under Fire* (1996) and *The Negotiator* (1998). She has also appeared in recurring roles in series such as *The Unit* and *The Blacklist*. On stage, Taylor was the first Black woman to play Juliet in a Broadway production of *Romeo and Juliet*. As a playwright, her works include *Crowns*. In 2017 she was appointed the Denzel Washington Endowed Chair in Theater at Fordham University. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Clockers* (1995), Fi1m 74, as Iris Jeeter — [page](https://film.one/film/clockers.md) ## Complete filmography (43) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Dreams in Nightmares* (2026), as Bernice - *E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump* (2024), as Attorney Roberta Kaplan - *Justified: City Primeval* (2023), series, as Diane - *East New York* (2022), series, as Councilwoman Ayers - *The First Lady* (2022), series, as Marian Shields Robinson - *A Jenkins Family Christmas* (2021), as Baneatta - *CSI: Vegas* (2021), series, as Raquel Williams - *The Wonder Years* (2021), series, as Bessie - *All Day and a Night* (2020), as Tommetta - *The Red Line* (2019), series, as Dinorah Benson - *Saturday Church* (2018), as Aunt Rose - *The Good Fight* (2017), series, as Cynthia Cromley - *The Mysteries of Laura* (2014), series, as Mrs. Campbell - *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Doctor Hannah Moshay - *Elementary* (2012), series, as Dr. Wilkerson - *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Irene Terrell - *Who Is Clark Rockefeller?* (2010), as Megan Norton - *In from the Night* (2006), as Dr. A. Gardner - *The Unit* (2006), series, as Molly Blane - *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Greta — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md) - *The Education of Max Bickford* (2001), series, as Judith Bryant - *Cora Unashamed* (2000), as Cora Jenkins - *Strange Justice* (1999), as Anita Hill - *The Negotiator* (1998), as Karen Roman - *The Third Twin* (1997), series, as Michelle Delaware - *Hostile Waters* (1997), as Lt. Curtis - *Spirit Lost* (1997), as Willie - *Feds* (1997), series, Actor - *Courage Under Fire* (1996), as Meredith Serling - *A Family Thing* (1996), as Ann - *Clockers* (1995), as Iris Jeeter — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/clockers.md) - *The Keeper* (1995), as Angela Lamont - *Losing Isaiah* (1995), as Gussie - *Children of the Dust* (1995), series, as Drusilla - *I'll Fly Away: Then and Now* (1993), as Lilly Harper - *Jersey Girl* (1992), as Rosie - *I'll Fly Away* (1991), series, as Lilly Harper - *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Sarah Maslin, Evelyn Griggs — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md) - *Making a Case for Murder* (1989), as Gina - *Lean On Me* (1989), as Mrs. Carter - *Crisis at Central High* (1981), as Minniejean Brown - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Dr. A. Gardner - *An Ode to Mary Jo*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Regina Taylor](https://film.one/media/person/1068771/gallery-298e8e800c6d.jpg) Regina Taylor — Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/ReginaTaylorJan10_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-ReginaTaylorJan10_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Sam Waterston and Regina Taylor at a ceremony in January 2010 for Waterston to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.](https://film.one/media/person/1068771/gallery-2a1f88f5f482.jpg) Sam Waterston and Regina Taylor at a ceremony in January 2010 for Waterston to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. — Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/SamWaterstonReginaTaylorJan10.jpg/1280px-SamWaterstonReginaTaylorJan10.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Regina Taylor](https://film.one/media/person/1068771/gallery-aa860035017d.jpg) Regina Taylor — Image via TMDB - ![Regina Taylor](https://film.one/media/person/1068771/gallery-373aa12fc6b2.jpg) Regina Taylor — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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