Lana Parrilla
Born
July 15, 1977
Lana Parrilla began her television acting career in the late 1990s, appearing in series like Spin City as Angie Ordonez and Boomtown as Teresa Ortiz. She gained further recognition for her role as Sarah Gavin in the fourth season of 24 and as Dr. Eva Zambrano in Miami Medical. Parrilla is most widely recognized for her extensive work as the complex character Evil Queen / Regina Mills / Roni across 156 episodes of the ABC fantasy drama Once Upon a Time from 2011 to 2018. Her television career continued with notable roles such as Rita Castillo in Why Women Kill and Lisa Trammell in The Lincoln Lawyer.