Lana Parrilla
July 15, 1977 (48 years old) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Lana Parrilla is an American actress born on July 15, 1977, in Brooklyn, New York. She is best known for her role as Regina Mills/The Evil Queen in Once Upon a Time (2011–2018), which earned her several awards including a Teen Choice Award and an ALMA Award. Early in her career, she faced hardships including homelessness at age 19. She has also starred in Why Women Kill (2021) and the Netflix film Atlas (2024). Lana was married to Alfredo Di Blasio from 2014 to 2019 and launched an online clothing line, Keep It Regal, inspired by her Once Upon a Time character.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Rainmaker as Jocelyn 'Bruiser' Stone
- 2025 · Bad Day at the Office as
- 2024 · Best Christmas Movies Ever! as Self
- 2024 · Lesbophilia as Miss Madam
- 2024 · Atlas as Val Shepherd
- 2024 · You as
- 2022 · Scrap as Stacy
- 2022 · The Lincoln Lawyer as Lisa Trammell
- 2020 · The Tax Collector as Favi
- 2019 · Why Women Kill as Rita Castillo
- 2017 · A Character Study | Regina Mills as Regina Mills
- 2011 · Once Upon a Time as Regina Mills / Evil Queen
- 2010 · The Defenders as Betty Johnson
- 2010 · Covert Affairs as Julia Suarez
- 2010 · Miami Medical as Eva Zambrano
- 2008 · Swingtown as Trina Decker
- 2008 · The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall as
- 2006 · Windfall as
- 2006 · One Last Ride as Antoinette
- 2005 · Medium as Lydia Halstrom
- 2004 · Lost as Greta
- 2003 · Frozen Stars as Lisa Vasquez
- 2002 · Boomtown as Teresa Ortiz, paramedic in season one, rookie police officer in season two
- 2002 · The Shield as Sedona Tellez
- 2001 · 24 as Sarah Gavin
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Maile
- 2001 · Semper Fi as Female Series Commander
- 2000 · Spiders as Marci Eyre
- 2000 · Very Mean Men as Teresa
- 1999 · Grown Ups as
- 1997 · l like you, you're gorgeous, now what? as Kate
- 1996 · Spin City as Angie Ordonez
- 1995 · JAG as Lt. Stephanie Donato