REGINA KING

Most women in Hollywood fear motherhood, figuring it might delay or even derail their careers. Not Regina King. If anything, the 27-year-old has seen her fortune soar since becoming a mom. King gave birth to son Ian not long after she finished Jerry Maguire, the Tom Cruise vehicle in which she played the wife of flashy wide receiver Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.). And now, believe it or not, Hollywood is showing her the money.

You can find King in a trio of high-profile films this year, starting in July with How Stella Got Her Groove Back, a romance from the writer of My Best Friend's Wedding and Waiting to Exhale, also starring Angela Bassett and Whoopi Goldberg. She'll also be featured in Mighty Joe Young, a remake of the King Kong-like classic, in which she plays Dr. Cecily Banks, a wildlife expert who goes ape for the simian.

King then caps her big year with Enemy of the State, a political-conspiracy thriller starring Will Smith and scheduled for a holiday release. Not bad for a gal who began her career back in 1984, as Vanessa's nameless friend on The Cosby Show. This time next year, it's safe to say King will have made quite a name for herself indeed.

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