Rebecca Mader

Rebecca Leigh Mader is an English actress, best known for her roles as Charlotte Lewis in the ABC series "Lost," and as Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West, on ABC's "Once Upon a Time," for which she garnered critical acclaim.

Mader had her start working as a model in New York City for one year, appearing in adverts for L'Oréal, Colgate and Wella Hair. Similar to many big stars, Mader began her television career on the ABC daytime soap opera "All My Children" as Morgan Gordon and "One Life to Live" as Margaret Cochran. She also appeared on the soap opera "Guiding Light" in 2003. In 2008, Mader began starring as anthropologist Charlotte Lewis on ABC series "Lost." Her character, Charlotte, was introduced on the mysterious island in the show's fourth season opener hanging from a tree - upside down - and the role allowed the actress to play up her adventurous tomboy side, something she had always wanted to do. She appeared in the show from 2008 to 2009 and in two episodes in 2010. In June 2013, Mader made her stage debut in the role of Barrie in the one-act comedy The Third Date at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

Mader's next big role was in December 2013, when she was cast as the Wicked Witch of the West, a new antagonist for the second half of the third season of "Once Upon a Time." She also made guest appearances during the second half of the fourth season and was later promoted to a series regular for the fifth and sixth seasons, the reappeared for part of season seven, including the series finale "Leaving Storybrooke."

In May 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown in California, Mader created the "At Home with Sean and Bex" interview series on YouTube with Once Upon a Time co-star Sean Maguire.