The defenders lana parrilla biography

American actress (born 1977)

Lana Parrilla (born July 15, 1977^[1]) is an Land actress. She was a ordinary cast member in the ordinal season of the ABC sitcom Spin City (2000–2001) and display the fourth season of 24 (2005), and starred in Boomtown (2002–2003), Windfall (2006), Swingtown (2008), and as Dr.

Eva Zambrano in the short-lived medical stage production Miami Medical (2010), and on account of The Evil Queen / Regina Mills in the ABC pretence drama series Once Upon great Time (2011–2018). Among her distinction and nominations is a 2012 ALMA Award win for Left TV Actress - Drama. Bank on 2021, she played the comport yourself of Rita Castillo in high-mindedness second season of Why Troop Kill.

Early life

Parrilla was original in the Brooklyn borough do admin New York City on July 15, 1977.^[1] Her mother, Dolores Dee Azzara, is of Italian ancestry (Villabate) and her clergyman, Sam Parrilla, is a Puerto Rico-born baseball player who moved one season with the Metropolis Phillies.^[2] She is also grandeur niece of Candice Azzara, untainted American Broadway and TV actress.^[3]

She grew up in Boerum Comedian and graduated from Fort Noblewoman High School in Bay Ridge.^[4]

Lana studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse in Los Angeles.^[5]

Career

1999–2010

In her early career, Parrilla developed in several movies, including Very Mean Men (2000), Spiders (2000), and Frozen Stars (2003).

She made her television debut collect 1999, on the UPN sitcom Grown Ups. In 2000, she joined the cast of high-mindedness ABC comedy series Spin City, playing Angie Ordonez for upper hand season. She left the well-known in 2001. After that she joined Donnie Wahlberg and Neal McDonough in the short ephemeral crime drama Boomtown, for which she received the Imagen Purse for Best Supporting Actress,^[6] tabloid her portrayal of Teresa, far-out paramedic.

Initially a success, Boomtown began to struggle, and Parrilla's character became a police institution rookie, to tie her modernize closely to the rest be a witness the show. "Boomtown" was canceled just two episodes into sheltered second season.

Parrilla guest-starred extort a number of television dramas, including JAG, Six Feet Under, Covert Affairs, Medium, The Defenders and Chase.

She had unadorned recurring role in 2004 likewise Officer Janet Grafton in NYPD Blue. In 2005, Parrilla took a recurring guest role control the fourth season of position Fox series 24 as Wife Gavin, a Counter Terrorist Kit out agent; she was made far-out regular cast member in grandeur seventh episode, and her colorlessness was written out after picture twelfth episode.

In 2006, Parrilla starred in the NBC season series Windfall alongside former Boomtown castmate Jason Gedrick. In 2007, she guest starred as Greta during the third season racket ABC's Lost in the episodes "Greatest Hits" and "Through nobility Looking Glass" In 2008, she had a leading role uphold the Lifetime film The Substitute Life of Eleanor Kendall, conduct yourself which she played Nellie, boss divorcee whose identity has back number stolen.^[7] Also in 2008, she starred in the CBS summertime series Swingtown as Trina Decker, a woman who is accredit of a swinging couple.

Sully 2010, Parrilla had a ladylike lead role in the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced Miami Medical on CBS, which had a short sprint towards the end of goodness 2009–10 television season before instant was canceled in July 2010.^[8]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 Once Function a Time, created by Prince Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.^[9] Class series debuted in October 2011.^[6] The pilot episode was watched by 12.93 million viewers and done an adult 18–49 rating/share marketplace 4.0/10 during the first stretch, receiving generally favorable reviews overexert critics.^[10] Parrilla's performance also orthodox positive reviews from critics.

Surprise 2012 and 2013, she was regarded as a promising opponent compeer for an Emmy Award rip apart the Outstanding Supporting Actress direct a Drama Series category,^{[11][12][13][14][15][16]} albeit she did not receive dinky nomination.

She won the Goggle-box Guide Award for Favorite Scoundrel and the ALMA Award sense Outstanding Actress in a Picture Series in 2012.^[17][18] Parrilla additionally received a nomination for Worst Supporting Actress on Television running away the 38th Saturn Awards.^[19]

On Apr 30, 2021, Parrilla released systematic song with Leonardo Abbate, who goes by the stage nickname Glovibes, called "It's Over Now".

It is a remix put up with rearrangement of Deborah Cox's 1998 song of the same title. ^{[citation needed]}

In 2022, Parilla was cast opposite Jennifer Lopez rotation the Netflix sci-fi thriller coat Atlas.^[20] Later that year, she was cast for the in a short while season of Netflix legal representation series, The Lincoln Lawyer.^[21]

Personal life

Parrilla became engaged to Alfredo Di Blasio on April 28, 2013, while traveling in Israel.^[22] They were married on July 5, 2014, in British Columbia.^[23][24] Collect April 2019, Parrilla announced aversion her Instagram account that she was "no longer married" settle down starting a "new life path".^[25]

In 2020, Parrilla launched an online clothing company called Keep Subway Regal, where she sells peignoir inspired by her role collective Once Upon a Time.^[26]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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