Lana Parrilla - wikipedia Lana Parrilla Lana Parrilla Parrilla at the 2014 Comic - Con International Lana Maria Parrilla ( 1977 - 07 - 15 ) July 15, 1977 ( age 40 ) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1999 -- present Spouse ( s ) Fred Di Blasio ( m. 2014 ) Parent ( s ) Sam Parrilla Dolores Dee Azzara Relatives Candice Azzara ( maternal aunt ) Awards Alma Award, Imagen Award Lana Maria Parrilla ( born July 15, 1977 ) is an American actress. Parrilla is best known for her roles on television and radio. She was a regular cast member in the fifth season of the ABC sitcom Spin City from 2000 to 2001. She later starred in Boomtown ( 2002 - 2003 ), Windfall ( 2006 ), Swingtown ( 2008 ) and as Doctor Eva Zambrano in the short - lived medical drama Miami Medical ( 2010 ). She also played the role of Sarah Gavin during the fourth season of the Fox series 24 in 2005. In 2011, Parrilla began starring as The Evil Queen / Regina Mills in the ABC fantasy drama series, Once Upon a Time. In 2016 Parrilla won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Sci - Fi / Fantasy TV Actress. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 1999 -- 2010 2.2 2011 -- present 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early Life Parrilla was born in Brooklyn. Her father, Sam Parrilla ( 1943 -- 94 ), was a Puerto Rican - born baseball player who played professionally for 11 seasons ( 1963 -- 73 ), including one season with the Major League Philadelphia Phillies in 1970 as an outfielder. Her mother is an American painter of Sicilian descent who works in banking. Parrilla has one older sister, Deena, and a nephew named Sammy. She is also the niece of character actress Candice Azzara. Parrilla 's parents divorced when she was three years old. She spent her first ten years living with her mother, and then lived with her father. Lana Parrilla was attacked at ten years old by a dog, which left her a visible scar on the right side of her upper lip. During the time she lived with her father, he was too protective to allow her to attend a performing arts school, which delayed her acting career. Parrilla lived with her father until his murder in 1994, when she was 16 and he was 50. Her father was shot once in the chest by a 15 - year - old female assailant at point blank range and later died from the wound. After the death of her father, Parrilla moved in with her mother to Burbank, California. Parrilla visited Granada in 2007 to learn Spanish. After high school she moved to Los Angeles and attended Beverly Hills Playhouse to study acting. She also studied voice for ten years. Parrilla then began to be cast in small parts and later on, larger ones. Career 1999 -- 2010 Parrilla in March 2012 In her early career, Parrilla appeared in several movies, including Very Mean Men ( 2000 ), Spiders ( 2000 ), and Frozen Stars ( 2003 ). She made her television debut in 1999, on the UPN sitcom Grown Ups. In 2000, she joined the cast of the ABC comedy series Spin City, playing Angie Ordonez for one season. She left the show in 2001. After that she joined Donnie Wahlberg and Neal McDonough in the short lived crime drama Boomtown, for which she received the Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her portrayal of Teresa, a paramedic. Initially a success, Boomtown began to struggle, and Parrilla 's character became a police academy rookie, to tie her more closely to the rest of the show. `` Boomtown '' was cancelled just two episodes into its second season. Parrilla guest - starred in a number of television dramas, including JAG, Six Feet Under, Covert Affairs, Medium, The Defenders and Chase. She had a recurring role in 2004 as Officer Janet Grafton in NYPD Blue. In 2005, Parrilla took a recurring guest role on the fourth season of the Fox series 24 as Sarah Gavin, a Counter Terrorist Unit agent. After just six episodes, Lana was made a regular cast member ; but in the thirteenth episode, her character was written out after she tried to thwart another character 's promotion from temporary to permanent CTU head Michelle Dessler ( Reiko Aylesworth ). In 2006, Parrilla starred in the NBC summer series Windfall alongside Luke Perry, fellow former 24 cast member Sarah Wynter, and Parilla 's former Boomtown castmate Jason Gedrick. In 2007, she guest starred as Greta during the third season of ABC 's Lost in the episodes `` Greatest Hits '' and `` Through the Looking Glass '' In 2008, she had a leading role on the Lifetime movie The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall, in which she played Nellie, a divorcee whose identity has been stolen. Also in 2008, she starred in the CBS summer series Swingtown as Trina Decker, a woman who is part of a Swinging couple. In 2010, Parrilla had a female lead role in the Jerry Bruckheimer - produced Miami Medical on CBS, which had a short run towards the end of the 2009 -- 10 television season before it was canceled in July 2010. Windfall, Swingtown and Miami Medical were all canceled after 13 episodes. 2011 -- present Parrilla in 2012 In February 2011, she was cast as Mayor Regina Mills / The Evil Queen, in the ABC adventure fantasy drama pilot, Once Upon a Time created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. The series debuted in October 2011. The pilot episode was watched by 12.93 million viewers and achieved an adult 18 -- 49 rating / share of 4.0 / 10 during the first season, receiving generally favorable reviews from critics. Parrilla 's performance also received positive reviews from critics. In 2012 and 2013, she was regarded as a promising contender for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category, though she did not receive a nomination. She won the TV Guide Award for Favorite Villain and the ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2012. Parrilla also received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress on Television from the 38th Saturn Awards. Personal Life Parrilla with her husband Fred Di Blasio in 2014 Parrilla became engaged to boyfriend Fred Di Blasio on April 28, 2013, while in Israel. The two were married July 5, 2014, shortly before Parrilla began filming the fourth season of Once Upon a Time. Parrilla confirmed the news on her Twitter account on August 1, 2014. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Very Mean Men Teresa 2000 Spiders Marci Eyre 2003 Frozen Stars Lisa Vasquez 2005 One Last Ride Antoinette Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 Grown Ups Waitress Episodes : `` Truth Be Told '', `` J Says '' 2000 Rude Awakening Nurse Lorna Episode : `` Telltale Heart pt. 1 '' 2000 -- 01 Spin City Angie Ordonez Series regular, 21 episodes 2002 JAG Lt. Stephanie Donato Episode : `` Head to Toe '' The Shield Sedona Tellez Episode : `` Circles '' 2002 -- 03 Boomtown Teresa Ortiz Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress NYPD Blue Officer Janet Grafton Recurring role, 3 episodes Six Feet Under Maile Episodes : `` Terror Starts at Home '', `` The Dare '' 2005 24 Sarah Gavin Series regular, 12 episodes 2006 Windfall Nina Schaefer Series regular, 13 episodes Lost Greta Episodes : `` Greatest Hits '', `` Through the Looking Glass '' 2008 Swingtown Trina Decker Series regular, 13 episodes The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall Nellie Givens Television film Miami Medical Dr. Eva Zambrano Series regular, 13 episodes Covert Affairs Julia Suarez Episode : `` South Bound Suarez '' Medium Lydia Halstrom Episode : `` The Match Game '' The Defenders Betty Episode : `` Las Vegas vs. Johnson '' 2011 Chase Isabella Episode : `` Narco : Part 1 '' 2011 -- present Once Upon a Time Regina Mills The Evil Queen Roni Main Role Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress : Sci - Fi / Fantasy ALMA Award for Outstanding TV Actress - Drama TV Guide Award for Favorite Villain Nominated -- Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain Nominated -- Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain Nominated -- Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television Nominated -- TV Guide Award for Favorite Villain Awards and nominations Year Award Nominated work Result 2003 Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress Boomtown Won 2008 ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series Swingtown Nominated 2012 TV Guide Award for Favorite Villain Once Upon a Time Won Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television Once Upon a Time Nominated Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain Once Upon a Time Nominated ALMA Award for Outstanding TV Actress - Drama Once Upon a Time Won 2013 NHMC Impact Award Once Upon a Time Won Teen Choice Awards for Choice TV Villain Once Upon a Time Nominated Imagen Foundation Award for Best Actress / Television Once Upon a Time Nominated 2016 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress : Sci - Fi / Fantasy Once Upon a Time Won 2017 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress : Sci - Fi / Fantasy Once Upon a Time Nominated References Jump up ^ `` Sam Parrilla Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. ^ Jump up to : `` Lana Parrilla and her sister Deena ''. ^ Jump up to : `` Biography Lana Parrilla Daily - Your newest 24 / 7 Source For All Things Lana Parrilla ''. Lana Parrilla Daily. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 07. ^ Jump up to : BIO : Evil Queen Played by Lana Parrilla Archived 2011 - 10 - 26 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ MOVIES The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall Archived 2012 - 01 - 30 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Miami Medical canceled, no season two canceled + renewed TV shows ''. TV Series Finale. 2010 - 05 - 21. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( 2011 - 02 - 28 ). `` Several Actors Board Broadcast Pilots ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Once Upon a Time - Season 1 Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ Paula Hendrickson ( 2012 - 06 - 21 ). `` Lana Parrilla in ' Once Upon a Time ' : Road to the Emmys 2012 : The Supporting Actor & Actress - Chicago Tribune ''. Variety. Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ 07 / 19 / 2013 2 : 48 pm EDT ( 2013 - 07 - 19 ). `` Emmy Latino Snubs For Lana Parrilla, Jimmy Smits, and More ''. Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ Marc Cuenco ( 2013 - 12 - 01 ). `` 14 Emmy - Worthy GIFs of ' Once Upon a Time ' Star Lana Parilla ''. Tv.aol.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ Team TVLine / June 6, 2012, 6 : 25 AM PDT ( 2012 - 06 - 06 ). `` ( PHOTOS ) Emmy Nominations 2012 -- Awards Show 's Supporting Actress In Drama Contenders ''. TVLine. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 03. CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ Snetiker, Marc ( 2012 - 07 - 18 ). `` 2012 Emmy Awards Nominees : Our Predictions ! TV News ''. Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Lana Parrilla, Once Upon a Time from Emmy Contenders : Supporting Actress, Drama E ! Online UK ''. Uk.eonline.com. 2012 - 07 - 02. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` TV Guide Magazine Fan Favorites Awards Winners Revealed ! - Today 's News : Our Take ''. TVGuide.com. 2012 - 04 - 10. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ 09 / 21 / 2012 10 : 18 pm ( 2012 - 09 - 21 ). `` ALMA Awards 2012 : Winners And Show Highlights ( VIDEO, PHOTOS ) ''. Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Matt. `` Saturn Award Nominations 2012 Collider Page 148931 ''. Collider. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 07. Jump up ^ Saad, Nardine ( May 7, 2013 ). `` ' Once Upon a Time 's ' Lana Parrilla engaged to Fred Di Blasio ''. latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Jump up ^ McRady, Rachel ( July 30, 2014 ). `` Lana Parrilla Is Married : Once Upon a Time Star Secretly Weds ''. Us Weekly Magazine. Jump up ^ Parrilla, Lana ( August 1, 2014 ). `` Well, @ fred_diblasio I think this says it all... Signed, # MrsDiBlasio ''. twitter.com. Twitter. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lana Parrilla. 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Question: who plays the evil queen on once upon a time
Answer: Lana Maria Parrilla