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Given name

Regina (given name) Regina is a Late Latin feminine name meaning "queen" from the Latin, Italian language, Italian and Romanian language, Romanian word meaning the same. Regina (martyr), Regina was the name of an early Christian saint. Variant forms include: * Que ...

Musical artists

Regina (Slovenian singer) Regina (born Irena Jalšovec, 4 July 1965, Murska Sobota, Yugoslavia — now Slovenia) is a Slovenian singer, best known for her participation in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest. Pop workshop Regina has made 3 appearances in the Pop worksho ...

(born 1965), Slovenian singer *

Regina Belle Regina Belle (born July 17, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter who started her career in the mid-1980s. Known for her singles "Baby Come to Me (Regina Belle song), Baby Come to Me" (1989) and "Make It Like It Was" (1990), Belle is most notabl ...

(born 1963), American singer * Regina Richards (born 1954), American singer *

Regina Resnik Regina Resnik (born Regina Resnick, August 30, 1922 – August 8, 2013) was an American opera singer who had an active international career that spanned five decades. She began her career as a soprano in 1942 and soon after began a lengthy and ...

(1922–2013), American operatic singer *

Regina Carter Regina Carter (born August 6, 1966) is an American jazz violinist. She is the cousin of jazz saxophonist James Carter. Early life Carter was born in Detroit and was one of three children in her family. She began piano lessons at the age of t ...

(born 1966), American jazz violinist * Regina "Queen" Saraiva (born 1978), Brazilian musician *

Regina Spektor Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (, ; born February 18, 1980) is a Russian Americans, Russian-born American singer, songwriter, and pianist. After self-releasing her first three records and gaining popularity in New York City's Indie music scene, in ...

(born 1980), Russian-American singer-songwriter * Regina Todorenko (born 1990), Ukrainian singer and television presenter * Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez (born 1970), better known as Regine Velasquez, Filipina singer and actress

Actors

Régina Badet Anne Régina Badet (9 October 1876 – 26 October 1949) was a French comedic actress, dancer, and star of the Ópera-Comique de Paris. Career Badet was first dancer with the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux in 1890. She began with the Opéra-Comiq ...

(1876–1949), French actress and dancer *

Regina King Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress, director and producer. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, ''Time'' magazine named her o ...

(born 1971), American actress *

Regina Hall Regina Lee Hall (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for her role as Brenda Meeks in the comedy horror ''Scary Movie'' film series (2000–2006). Hall received critical acclaim for her role in the film '' Sup ...

(born 1970), American actress *

Regina Taylor Regina Taylor (born August 22, 1960) is an American actress and playwright. She has won several awards throughout her career, including a Golden Globe Award and NAACP Image Award. In July 2017, Taylor was announced as the new Denzel Washington En ...

(born 1960), American actress *

Regina Cassandra Regina Cassandra (born 13 December 1990) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. Cassandra is a recipient of several accolades including a SIIMA Award and a CineMAA Award, along with a Filmfare OTT Award n ...

(born 1988), Indian film actress

Athletes

Regina Joyce Regina Joyce (born 7 February 1957) is an English born, Irish/American retired female long-distance runner, who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Biography Regina Joyce and her younger sister Monica Joyce grew up with their parents in Su ...

(born 1957), Irish long-distance runner *

Regina Halmich Regina Halmich (born 22 November 1976) is a German former professional boxer. She is among the most successful female boxers of all time and helped popularise female boxing in Europe. Amateur career Halmich was German champion in kickboxing a ...

(born 1976), German boxer *

Regina Kulikova Regina Aleksandrovna Kulikova (Russian: Регина Александровна Куликова; born 30 January 1989) is a former professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 65, which she reached in May 2010. Her ...

(born 1989), Russian tennis player

Politicians

* Regina Asamany (born 1927), Ghanaian politician * Regīna Ločmele-Luņova (born 1966), Latvian politician *

Regina Ip Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee (; ' Lau; born 24 August 1950) is a politician in Hong Kong. She is currently the Convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Executive Council (ExCo) and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), as w ...

(born 1950), Hong Kong politician * Regina Weiss, American politician

Other professions

* Regina Anderson (1901–1993), American writer * Regina Barzilay (born 1971), Israeli computer scientist * Regina Brett (born 1956), American journalist *

Regina Benjamin Regina Marcia Benjamin (born October 26, 1956) is an American physician and a former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who served as the 18th Surgeon General of the United States. Benjamin previously directed a no ...

(born 1956), American physician and U.S. Surgeon General *

Regīna Ezera Regīna Ezera, the pen name of Regīna Šamreto (20 December 1930 – 11 June 2002), was a successful Latvian author of Polish origin who wrote more than 20 novels. A recipient of the Order of the Three Stars, she suffered financially as a result ...

(1930–2002), Latvian writer *

Regina Jonas Regina Jonas (; German: ''Regine Jonas'';As documented by ''Landesarchiv Berlin; Berlin, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Geburtsregister; Laufendenummer 892'' which reads: "''In front of the signed registrar appeared today... Wolff Jonas... ...

(1902–1944), German, the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi * Regina Lopez (1953–2019), Filipina environmentalist and philanthropist known as Gina Lopez *

Regina Lynch-Hudson Regina Lynch-Hudson is an American publicist, historian, and travel writer. In 2024, she became the first woman of color descended from Colonel John Hazzard Carson to join the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the first bl ...

, American publicist and historian * Regina Margareten (1863–1959), Hungarian businesswoman * Regina Martínez Pérez (1963–2012), Mexican journalist * Regina Moran, Irish engineer and business executive * Regina Narva (born 1970), Estonian chess player * Regina Podstanická (1928–2000), Slovak astronomer *

Regina (concubine) Charlemagne ( ; 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was List of Frankish kings, King of the Franks from 768, List of kings of the Lombards, King of the Lombards from 774, and Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian ...

, 8th century French concubine of Charlemagne *

Regina (martyr) Saint Regina (''Regnia'', ) (3rd century) was a virgin martyr and saint of the pre-schism Christian Church. Regina was born in Autun, France, to a pagan named Clement. Her mother died at her birth and her father placed her with a Christian nurse w ...

, 3rd-century French martyr *

Regina Basilier Regina Basilier (née Kleifeldt 1572–1631), was a Swedish (born in Poland-Lithuania) merchant and moneylender. She is known as a banker of king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. Biography She was born in Danzig (which was then part of the Polish-L ...

(1572–1631), German-Swedish merchant banker * Regina Protmann (1552–1613), Prussian nun *

Regina von Siebold Regina Josepha von Siebold, née ''Henning'' (14 December 1771 – 28 February 1849), was a German physician and obstetrician, born in Geismar. She was the first woman in Germany to receive a university degree. She is buried in Darmstadt. Early ...

(1771–1849), German physician and obstetrician

Fictional characters

* Regina, in the video games ''Dino Crisis'' and ''Dino Crisis 2'' *Regina Curtis, in '' Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk'' * Regina George, in the movie ''

Mean Girls ''Mean Girls'' is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. It stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, and Fey. The film follows Cady Heron (Lohan), a naïve t ...

'' *Regina Grier, on the sitcom ''

The Steve Harvey Show ''The Steve Harvey Show'' is an American television sitcom created by Winifred Hervey and directed by Stan Lathan that aired on The WB from August 25, 1996 to February 17, 2002, with a total of 122 half-hour episodes spanning six seasons. Syn ...

'' *Regina Linetti, in ''

Brooklyn Nine-Nine ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American police procedural sitcom television series that aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox, and later on NBC, from September 17, 2013, to September 16, 2021, for eight seasons and 153 episodes. Created by Dan G ...

'' *Regina Mills, a main character in the series ''

Once Upon a Time "Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 in storytelling in the English language and has started many narrative ...

'' *Regina Phalange, an alias of

Phoebe Buffay Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan (; born 16 February 1969) is one of the six main characters from the American television sitcom, ''Friends''. She was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman and portrayed by actress Lisa Kudrow. In the series' unive ...

in the television series ''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast ...

'' *Regina "Reggie" Rocket, in the American animated series ''

Rocket Power ''Rocket Power'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó and produced by Klasky Csupo and Nickelodeon Animation Studio for Nickelodeon. The show centers on the daily lives of Otto, Reggie, Twister ...

'' *Regina Vasquez, in the series '' Switched at Birth'' *Regina, in the Spanish film ''

Volver ''Volver'' (, meaning "to return") is a 2006 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and ...

'' *Regina Jones, a character from the video game ''

Cyberpunk 2077 ''Cyberpunk 2077'' is a 2020 action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red and published by CD Projekt. Based on Mike Pondsmith's ''Cyberpunk (role-playing game), Cyberpunk'' tabletop game series, the plot is set in the fictional metrop ...

'' *Regina Berry, a character from the ''

Ace Attorney ''Ace Attorney'' is a visual novel franchise developed by Capcom. With storytelling fashioned after legal dramas, the first entry in the series, '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'', was released in 2001; since then five further main series game ...

'' series.

Family name

Elis Regina Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (March 17, 1945 – January 19, 1982), known professionally as Elis Regina (), was a Brazilian singer of Bossa nova, Música popular brasileira, MPB and jazz music. She is also the mother of the singers Maria Rita and ...

(1945–1982), Brazilian singer

References

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