Lana Parrilla

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Hometown:: Brooklyn, New York City

Bio:
Lana Parrilla (born Lana Maria Parrilla in Brooklyn, New York, on July 15, 1977) is an American actress who currently plays the role as the evil queen in Once Upon A Time. The New York-native has starred in several TV shows and movies, including Very Mean, Spiders, and Spin City. Lana has also guest-starred on several TV series, such as Six Feet Under, NYPD Blue, and Jag. She also guest-starred for one season of Lost, playing Greta. Lana won an Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Teresa in the 2002 series, Boomtown.

Best Known For:
Playing the evil queen, Regina Mills, in Once Upon a Time.

Personal Life:
Lana’s father is a former professional baseball player, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1970s.

Latest Lana Parrilla

'Once Upon A Time' Recap: Kathryn's Body Is Discovered

Plus, a look back in time reveals Regina isn’t really so mean; she’s just got mommy issues!
It took 18 episodes, but we finally found out why Regina (Lana Parrilla) hates Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) on this week’s Once Upon A Time — and the answer was a lot simpler than I imagined.

April 1, 2012

'Once Upon A Time' Recap: Does Emma Finally Believe?

A devilishly handsome stranger — emphasis on the ‘devil’ part — finally opened Emma’s eyes to the secrets behind Storybrooke!
Gossip Girl taught me not to trust Sebastian Stan, and the March 25 episode of Once Upon A Time reminded me why: He may be able to charm the buttons off my remote control, but he’s also one of the shadiest gents around. As Jefferson — Storybrooke’s equivalent to the Mad Hatter — he kidnapped Emma (Jennifer Morrison) and Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin) in an attempt to get his daughter back. Oh, did I mention he’s also one of the only characters who know exactly who he is?

March 25, 2012

'Once Upon A Time' Recap: Mary Margaret Is Framed For Kathryn's Murder

Plus, David has flashbacks from his life as Prince Charming! Something big is happening.
Everyone in Storybrooke attempted to prove Mary Margaret’s (Ginnifer Goodwin) innocence on the March 18 episode of Once Upon A Time — and I literally mean everyone. Henry (Jared Gilmore) found evidence she’d been framed, Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle) offered his apparent legal services, and David (Josh Dallas) tried to prove he’s the one who killed Kathryn!

March 18, 2012

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'Once Upon A Time' Recap: John Doe Wakes Up! But There's A Catch.

Plus, Regina ‘reveals’ John Doe’s name! Do you think she’s lying?
The Nov. 6 episode of Once Upon A Time delivered some good news… and some bad news. Although John Doe (Josh Dallas) finally awoke from the world’s most handsome coma after Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin) read to him from the book, it turns out their happily-ever-after in Storybrooke will have to wait — dude’s got a wife!

November 6, 2011

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