Biography
Staking claim on her fame 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. Born in 1971 in Washington, D.C., Hall earned a degree in journalism from N.Y.U. before embarking on a film career. In 1997, she began appearing in commercials at age 26, and then made the giant leap into movies. 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. Hall's first film role had come in 1999 with a small role in Malcolm D. Lee's drama
The Best Man. The following year, she made several film appearances, including her starring role in
Scary Movie. In addition, she played small parts in two films directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, the drama
Love and Basketball, and the TV movie
Disappearing Acts, featuring
Sanaa Lathan and
Wesley Snipes. 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. Also that year,
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. ~ Sarah Sloboda, All Movie Guide