14 Facts About Lana Parrilla

Lana Parrilla was born on July 15,1977 and is an American actress.

Lana Parrilla's mother, Dolores Dee Azzara, is of Sicilian ancestry and her father, Sam Parrilla, is a Puerto Rico-born baseball player who played one season with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Lana Parrilla is the niece of Candice Azzara, an American Broadway and TV actress.

Lana Parrilla grew up in Boerum Hill and graduated from Fort Hamilton High School in Bay Ridge.

Lana Parrilla studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse in Los Angeles.

Lana Parrilla made her television debut in 1999, on the UPN sitcom Grown Ups.

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

Lana Parrilla had a recurring role in 2004 as Officer Janet Grafton in NYPD Blue.

In 2005, Lana Parrilla took a recurring guest role on the fourth season of the Fox series 24 as Sarah Gavin, a Counter Terrorist Unit agent; she was made a regular cast member in the seventh episode, and her character was written out after the twelfth episode.

In 2006, Lana Parrilla starred in the NBC summer series Windfall alongside former Boomtown castmate Jason Gedrick.

Lana Parrilla won the TV Guide Award for Favorite Villain and the ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2012.

Lana Parrilla received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress on Television from the 38th Saturn Awards.

Lana Parrilla became engaged to Alfredo Di Blasio on April 28,2013, while traveling in Israel.

In 2020, Lana Parrilla launched an online clothing company called Keep It Regal, where she sells apparel inspired by her role in Once Upon a Time.