In 1999, Lana appeared on the screen for the first time, playing the role of a waiter in the 2-episode sitcom "Growing Up".
In 2000, she played Teresa, a waitress in the movie "Very Mean Men" by Matthew Modine-Martin Landau. In the same year, Lana starred in the thriller " Spiders; Cobwebs; Aracnofobia II; Arahnes; Aranhas Assassinas; Spider Attack-Achtbeinige Monster ." Then he made a cameo appearance in Steven Spielberg's action film "Semper Fi".
In 2001, Lana played the cheerful and cheerful assistant mayor Angie Ordonez in the ABC comedy " Spin City ", which was her last breakthrough in acting.
In 2002, made a guest appearance in the role of female soldier Lt. Stephanie Donato in "JAG/Law Enforcement Titans". Also played against Michael Chiklis in "The Shield". She played a regular role in a controversial NBC TV series "A Thousand Faces Mystery City"-Teresa Ortiz, a police medical officer, and won the Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role. In the second season, the role played by Lana became a police academy student, and the chances of showing her face increased a lot
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In 2003, due to ratings reasons, "A Thousand Faces Mystery City" was cancelled after six episodes were broadcast in the second season
. In the same year, he starred in the movie "Frozen Stars", mainly about the choices of four young people in the face of emotional conflicts, family disputes, personal problems, and religious beliefs.
In 2004, she appeared in the TV series " NYPD Blue " as a policewoman who was abused by her husband and appeared in 3 episodes. Also starred in two episodes in " Six Feet Under "
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In 2005, she played a cameo role in the fourth season of Fox's " 24 Hours ", playing the role of US Counter-Terrorism Agency agent Sarah Gavin. After six episodes of the show, Parrilla was promoted to a regular actor, until the thirteenth episode, the story line of her role came to an end. In the same year, she starred in the movie "The Last Ride" with her aunt Candice Azzara.
In 2006, she and the actors Sarah Wynter and Jason Gedrick, who had previously worked with "24 Hours" and "Mystery City", starred in NBC's new summer drama "The Future Is Bright ". This drama tells 20 friends to get together. With the award of tens of millions of dollars, life has changed drastically. This episode was cancelled after only airing for one season (13 episodes).
In 2007, he
played the role of Greta in the third season of the TV series " Lost " .
In 2008, starring in the Lifetime movie "The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall", playing the role of a divorced woman Eleanor/Nellie whose identity has been stolen. In June of the same year, he starred in the CBS summer series " Swingtown ", and played a couple with Grant Show. With this role, he was nominated for the 2008 American Latin Media Art Awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series
. This series was broadcast for one season (13 episodes) ) Was later chopped.
In 2010, he participated in the CBS medical drama " Miami Medical " produced by Jerry Bruckheimer , and played the role of Dr Marisol Zambrano, a trauma emergency doctor
. But the series was cancelled in July of the same year. After that, she had short cameo appearances in " Covert Affairs ", " Medium ", " barrister-at-law ", " Track " and other dramas.
In October 2011, starring in the ABC fantasy drama " Once Upon a Time ", playing the role of the witch/mayor in the play received widespread media and public attention, and thus won the 2012 American Latin Media Art Award for Best Actress And the 2013 NHMC Impact Award
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On June 3, 2021, the starring TV series " Why Women Kill Season 2 " will be broadcast.