Lana Parrilla

Lana Maria Parrilla (born July 15, 1977) is an American actress. Parrilla is 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 Dr. 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. From 2011 until 2018, Parrilla starred 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.
==Early life==
Parrilla was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City in 1977. Her mother, Dolores Dee Azzara, is of Sicilian ancestry and her father was Sam Parrilla (1943–94), a Puerto Rico-born baseball player who played professionally for 11 seasons (1963–73), including with the Major League Philadelphia Phillies as an outfielder for one season (1970). She is also the niece of Candice Azzara, the American Broadway and TV actress.She's Got Performance In Her Genes
She grew up in Boerum Hill and graduated from Fort Hamilton High School in Bay Ridge.
Lana studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse in Los Angeles - California.Fast Facts - Tv Guide
==Career==
===1999—2010===
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,BIO:Evil Queen Played by Lana Parrilla 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.MOVIES The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall 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===
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 became engaged to Alfredo Di Blasio, an executive with a technology firm,Overview Base Job on April 28, 2013, while traveling in Israel. They were married on July 5, 2014, in British Columbia. On April 13, 2019, Parrilla revealed in an Instagram post that she is no longer married.
==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 	
2019	The Tax Collector	 	Post-production
===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"
2002 	The Shield 	Sedona Tellez 	Episode: "Circles"
2002–03	Boomtown 	Teresa Ortiz 	Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress
2004 	NYPD Blue 	Officer Janet Grafton 	Recurring role, 3 episodes
2004 	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
2006 	Lost 	Greta 	Episodes: "Greatest Hits", "Through the Looking Glass"
2008 	Swingtown 	Trina Decker 	Series regular, 13 episodes
2008 	The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall	Nellie Givens 	Television film
2010 	Miami Medical 	Dr. Eva Zambrano 	Series regular, 13 episodes
2010 	Covert Affairs 	Julia Suarez 	Episode: "South Bound Suarez"
2010 	Medium 	Lydia Halstrom 	Episode: "The Match Game"
2010 	The Defenders 	Betty 	Episode: "Las Vegas vs. Johnson"
2011 	Chase 	Isabella 	Episode: "Narco: Part 1"
2011–18	Once Upon a Time 	Regina Mills Evil Queen Roni	Main RoleTeen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Sci-Fi/FantasyALMA Award for Outstanding TV Actress - DramaTV Guide Award for Favorite VillainNominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice TV VillainNominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice TV VillainNominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on TelevisionNominated — TV Guide Award for Favorite Villain
==Awards and nominations==
Year	Award 	Nominated work 	Result
2003	Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress 	Boomtown 	
2008	ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series 	Swingtown 	
2012	TV Guide Award for Favorite Villain 	Once Upon a Time	
2012	Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television 	Once Upon a Time	
2012	Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain 	Once Upon a Time	
2012	ALMA Award for Outstanding TV Actress - Drama 	Once Upon a Time	
2013	NHMC Impact Award 	Once Upon a Time	
2013	Teen Choice Awards for Choice TV Villain 	Once Upon a Time	
2013	Imagen Foundation Award for Best Actress/Television 	Once Upon a Time	
2016	Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy 	Once Upon a Time	
2017	Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy 	Once Upon a Time	
2018	Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Sci-Fi/FantasyNomination Teen Choice Award 2018	Once Upon a Time	
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