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king festival at the saban theatre in beverly hills . at the 2014 seventh annual bel air film 1988 -- present st. states louis , missouri , united & nbsp ; cleo king 21 august 1962 cleo king , bel air film festval 2014.jpg cleo king
 harriet cleo king actress
cleo king

cleo king -lrb- born harriet cleo king ; august 21 , 1962 -rrb- is an american actress probably best known for her roles as aunt lou in the hbo drama series `` deadwood '' and helene parks in `` boston public '' .
she is also known for portraying police officers , most notably officer garden in `` the hangover '' , penny the impound officer in a film with a similar premise to `` the hangover '' , `` dude , where 's my car ? ''
and as the abrasive yet helpful school liaison officer in `` pineapple express '' .
born in st. louis , missouri , she has appeared in numerous films , television series , and commercials .
she appears semi-regularly as carl 's grandmother , rosetta mcmillan `` nana '' , in the cbs sitcom `` mike & molly '' , even though she is only 7 years older than reno wilson -lrb- who plays carl -rrb- .
king appeared as neeta , the nanny of jax teller 's son in the `` fx '' series `` sons of anarchy '' in 2009 .
she has also had roles in `` lost '' , `` it 's always sunny in philadelphia '' , `` eli stone '' , `` the west wing '' , `` friends '' and `` six feet under '' .
she appeared in the films '' '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- and `` just before i go '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- .
also in 2014 , she appeared in two episodes of the tv land sitcom `` jennifer falls '' as a sarcastic unemployment agent .
