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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

34

Gender

Female

Birthday

1977-07-15 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Лана Перрия

Лана Паррия

لانا پاریلا

Lana Parrilla

Biography

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

Acting

Spiders

2002

Spiders

as

Marci Eyre

Lesbophilia

2024

Lesbophilia

as

Miss Madam

One Last Ride

2006

One Last Ride

as

Antoinette

Atlas

2024

Atlas

as

Val Shepherd

Frozen Stars

2003

Frozen Stars

as

Lisa Vasquez

Semper Fi

2001

Semper Fi

as

Female Series Commander

Very Mean Men

2000

Very Mean Men

as

Teresa

Scrap

2022

Scrap

as

Stacy

You

2024

You

as

Boomtown

Boomtown

as

Teresa Ortiz, paramedic in season one, rookie police officer in season two

Spin City

Spin City

as

Angie Ordonez

24

24

as

Sarah Gavin

Medium

Medium

as

Lydia Halstrom

Lost

Lost

as

Greta

JAG

JAG

as

Lt. Stephanie Donato

Swingtown

Swingtown

as

Trina Decker

Covert Affairs

Covert Affairs

as

Julia Suarez

Why Women Kill

Why Women Kill

as

Rita Castillo

Miami Medical

Miami Medical

as

Eva Zambrano

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

as

Regina Mills / Evil Queen

The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer

as

Lisa Trammell

The Shield

The Shield

as

Sedona Tellez

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

as

Jocelyn 'Bruiser' Stone

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Betty Johnson

Production

Crew

Directing