After a few guest shots on "24" as counter-terrorism agent Sarah Gavin, Parrilla joined the action-packed suspense series in 2005 for what was intended to be the majority of its fourth season, but was written out by the 13th episode after her character gets denied a promotion. She then returned to television with recurring roles on "Six Feet Under," playing a dog trainer who briefly becomes the romantic interest for Peter Krause, and "NYPD Blue" (ABC, 1993-2005), playing an officer who assists Detective Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) on a murder case. Back in the world of independent film, Parrilla logged time in two features while working on the ill-fated series: the gambling drama "One Last Ride" (2003) and "Frozen Stars" (2003), for which she was top-billed. Their relationship, along with the rest of "Boomtown's" compelling storylines, was left unresolved by the show's cancellation in 2003. Parrilla herself received an Image Award in 2003 for her performance as Teresa Ortiz, a paramedic and later police recruit who harbored romantic feelings for a married detective (Donnie Wahlberg). Critically acclaimed but severely challenged in the ratings throughout its brief network run, "Boomtown" netted a host of awards and nominations, including numerous Television Critics Awards nods. She quickly racked up guest star credits on "JAG" (NBC/CBS, 1995-2005) and "The Shield" (FX, 2002-08), before joining the cast of writer Graham Yost's drama "Boomtown," which focused on the police, lawyers and medical professionals who deal with crime on a daily basis. Feeling that her character, deputy mayor's assistant Angie Ordonez, was underused, Parrilla left after just one season. Fox left and was replaced by Charlie Sheen. She had better luck on "Spin City," which she joined during its fifth season, shortly after Michael J. Her first effort, "Semper Fi" (NBC, 2001), about life in a Marine boot camp, was produced by Steven Spielberg, but failed to land a spot on the network lineup. Eventually, Parrilla graduated to more substantial roles, including the lead in "Spiders" (USA Network, 2000), a low-budget science fiction thriller about mutant arachnids terrorizing a group of journalism students.Finally on her way, Parrilla began landing series work in 2001. Her first roles were small a waitress in two episodes of the short-lived sitcom "Grown-Ups" (UPN, 1999-2000), and bit parts in the features "Very Mean Men" (2000) and the Jean-Claude Van Damme action flick "Replicant" (2001). After graduating high school, she decided to make a go of acting and moved to Los Angeles, where she studied under acclaimed instructor Milton Katselas at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Parrilla found her calling as a youngster by performing in short movies she filmed on her family's video camera. Meanwhile, her aunt was television and stage veteran Candice Azzara and her mother was an accomplished artist. Born in Brooklyn, NY Parrilla grew up among famous and creative people her father was Sam Parrilla, who played briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles in the early 1970s.
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