The Story

For the overthinkers, romantics, and women holding it together—until they aren’t

Regina Famatigan (she/her) is a New York City based Asian American actress, singer, and storyteller. The daughter of Filipino immigrants, she grew up in the borderland of El Paso, Texas. Raised on Singin' in the Rain, Cinderella, and Hannah Montana, she was shaped by stories of movie magic, transformation, and the thrill of stepping into a bigger, brighter life—or even several. Long before she understood acting as a career, she was staging full blown productions (complete with costumes, props, and living room set recreations) for her stuffed animals. 

Now a​ leading character actress, Regina is often cast as the overthinker, the romantic, or the woman trying (and sometimes failing) to hold it all together. She gravitates toward characters who are earnest, quick-witted, and emotionally complex—whether that’s a sincere young woman getting her heart broken, a quirky mind spiraling in real time, or someone a little harder to love but impossible to ignore. She brings offbeat humor, precision with language, and emotional transparency to work that spans classical theater and genre-driven storytelling.

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She graduated magna cum laude from Scripps College, where she studied political theory with minors in theatre and film. It was there she began to understand storytelling not just as an art form, but as a way of exploring how people think, connect, and change—ultimately leading her to pursue acting as a means of engaging both the heart and mind.

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Her film work includes the cult sci-fi feature Skye Hoshi: Anime Girl, which has screened internationally—from the U.S. and Canada to the Philippines and Romania—building a dedicated fanbase, as well as the action-fantasy-comedy Ghost Punchers, which reached #4 in Amazon Prime’s fantasy category. She also appears in the horror musical The Ghost Light, earning a Best Actress nomination at the North Hollywood CineFest, and in Face the Music, Greyson Grey.

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On stage, Regina has performed Off-Broadway at venues including Ars Nova and The Players Theatre, where she originated a role in the Dungeons and Dragons musical Here There Be Dragons. She has also performed Off-Off Broadway and across New York City in a wide range of spaces—from black box theaters to parks and late-night cabaret venues—where she’s developed a particular fondness for new work, originating roles, and building stories from the ground up with fellow artists. ​

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Beyond acting, she is also a writer, director, and producer, having developed plays, screenplays, and audio dramas, and assisted directing Off-Broadway. She has traveled across the U.S. and Canada for conventions including Fan Expo Chicago and Fan Expo Toronto, connecting with audiences whose engagement continues to shape her understanding of storytelling as a shared experience.

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Off-camera, she can usually be found watching long-form socio-political video essays, working along the New York seaport, or sending voice memos to her loved ones that rarely clock in under ten minutes.

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She remains drawn to stories that ask people to be both thoughtful and human—whether that means navigating love, losing control, or, occasionally, saving the world.