Regina Y. Hicks

Regina Hicks has spent her career writing for television. Most recently she created and executive produced the Netflix comedy The Upshaws. Regina's writing credits include: Sister, Sister, Girlfriends, Sherri, Are We There Yet?, State of Georgia, Instant Mom, Uncle Buck, Marlon, Insecure, and The L Word: Generation Q.

Regina Hicks has spent her career writing for television. Most recently she created and executive produced the Netflix comedy The Upshaws. Regina's writing credits include: Sister, Sister, Girlfriends, Sherri, Are We There Yet?, State of Georgia, Instant Mom, Uncle Buck, Marlon, Insecure, and The L Word: Generation Q.

Regina has also co-scripted several Made-For-TV movies, including Jump In, Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2 for the Disney Channel and VH1's Drumline 2: A New Beat. And most recently co-scripted the Disney+ movie; Sister Act 3.

Regina won the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation Fine Arts Award in Savannah, Georgia in 2007.

Regina was nominated for an NAACP Image award for "Outstanding Writing in a Comedy" for Girlfriends and Instant Mom. And was also nominated for a "Humanitas Award" for Jump In.

Regina is a native of Savannah, Georgia. She attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, where she received a Bachelor's degree in TV Production and a Master of Fine Arts in Drama.

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Television Academy Governor Regina Hicks, Kira Snyder, Bruce Miller, and Television Academy Governor Judalina Neira at the 2019 Writers Nominee Reception on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California.

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Television Academy Governor Regina Hicks, Television Academy Foundation Internship Alumnus Craig Mazin, and Television Academy Governor Judalina Neira at the 2019 Writers Nominee Reception on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California.

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Television Academy Governor Regina Hicks, Ava DuVernay, and Television Academy Governor Judalina Neira at the 2019 Writers Nominee Reception on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, California.

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Television Academy governors Regina Hicks, Judalina Neira, and Michael Ruscio at the Television Academy's Writers Peer Group event, "Writing LGBTQ+ Love and Romance on TV" at the Saban Media Center on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 in North Hollywood, California.

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Television Academy governor Regina Hicks speaks with Our Lady J at the Television Academy's Writers Peer Group event, "Writing LGBTQ+ Love and Romance on TV" at the Saban Media Center on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 in North Hollywood, California.

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Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg and Television Academy Governor Regina Hicks attend the 2017 Writers Nominee Reception presented by the Television Academy on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017 at the Saban Media Center in the NoHo Arts District in Los Angeles.

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Regina Hicks and Tina Mabry attend the 2017 Writers Nominee Reception presented by the Television Academy on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017 at the Saban Media Center in the NoHo Arts District in Los Angeles.

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