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Lucy Lawless - Biography |
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Best known for her role as the
fearsome Xena: Warrior Princess in the long-running series of the same
name, athletic worldly beauty Lucy Lawless didn't achieve the fame in her
native New Zealand that flooded her in the U.S. until much later in her
career, due to the fact that the wildly popular adventure series didn't
air there until long after it was a staple of American television.
Born into water at her home in Mount Albert, Aukland, New Zealand, in 1968
to the mayor of that city, Lawless began acting early and frequently
appeared in school plays in her youth. A active child of diverse interests
and with many siblings, Lawless went on to study German, French, and
Italian at Aukland University for a year before traveling through Europe
with boyfriend and eventual first husband Garth Lawless. They worked odd
jobs to finance their trip and eventually ending up in Australia. Working
in a gold-mining camp in Kalgoorlie to finance the final leg of their
journey, the couple was married in Australia in 1988 and soon returned
home to have her daughter, Daisy (born 1989).
Crowned Mrs. New Zealand the following year, the busy new mother got her
first acting experience in Funny Business, a popular TV comedy troupe.
Studying acting in Vancouver, Canada, at the William Davis Center for
Actors Study, Lawless soon landed small roles in films (The End of Golden
Weather [1991]) and television (For the Love of Mike [1991]), with her
next regular job as of co-host on television's Air New Zealand Holiday.
After appearing in The Rainbow Warrior in 1992, Lawless landed the role
that would propel her to stardom and become her calling card into the new
millennium.
Initially appearing in the role of Lysia in Hercules and the Amazon Women,
Lawless went on to appear as Xena in three episodes of Hercules before
spinning off into her own series in 1995. It was a physically demanding
adventure series in which the sporty actress performed many of her own
stunts; Lawless broke her pelvis after falling off of a horse while
preparing to make a grand entrance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in
1996. After a quick recovery, Lawless made her Broadway debut as Rizzo in
Grease the following year. Her first marriage dissolved, Lawless was
remarried to Xena producer Rob Tapert in October 1999, two years before
the final episode of Xena. The couple have two children, Judah Miro (born
May 7, 2002) and Julius Robert Bay (born October 16, 1999). |
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Lucy Lawless - Personal Quotes |
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"Treat everyone the same until
you find out they're an idiot." Lucy Lawless, Starlog - Savage Sword
of Xena
"Usually? I don't even consider myself usually. Soccer mom, that's
what I consider myself. Yeah, I think I'm a funny person. I started
out in comedy. You know I remember the moment I realized the value
of comedy is when I was eight years old and I was sitting in class
and I realized that if I just acted really stupid, I could get away
with a lot of stuff. And it would diffuse a lot of tension and the
teachers would focus on you. I just found out the value of being a
funny dunce at times."
"I don't take business seriously, I take acting seriously. I take my
job really seriously, but a lot of the job is not about acting, but
I don't take business seriously."
“I sang the national anthem at a Red Wings-Mighty Ducks game in
Anaheim a couple of years ago. I was wearing a Playboy Bunny-type
outfit, and when I lifted my arms to belt out the big finish, out
popped [my breasts]. Hockey has never been the same for me since.” |
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Lucy Lawless - Filmography |
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Justice League: The New
Frontier (2008) (V) (voice) .... Wonder Woman
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2007) (voice) .... Goldmoon
"Battlestar Galactica" .... D'Anna Biers / ... (14 episodes,
2005-2008)
- Episode #4.10 (2008) TV Episode .... D'Anna Biers
- Rapture (2007) TV Episode .... D'Anna Biers
- The Eye of Jupiter (2006) TV Episode .... D'Anna Biers
- The Passage (2006) TV Episode .... D'Anna Biers
- Hero (2006) TV Episode .... D'Anna Biers
(9 more)
"Burn Notice" (1 episode, 2007)
- False Flag (2007) TV Episode
Football Wives (2007) (TV) .... Tanya Austin
"Veronica Mars" .... Agent Morris (1 episode, 2006)
- Donut Run (2006) TV Episode .... Agent Morris
The Darkroom (2006) .... Cheryl
Vampire Bats (2005) (TV) .... Maddy Rierdon
Xena: The 10th Anniversary Collection (2005) (V) .... Xena
Locusts (2005) (TV) .... Maddy Rierdon
"Two and a Half Men" .... Pamela (1 episode, 2005)
- It Was Mame, Mom (2005) TV Episode .... Pamela
Boogeyman (2005) .... Tim's Mother
... aka Boogeyman - Der schwarze Mann (Germany)
"Less Than Perfect" .... Tracy Fletcher (1 episode, 2004)
- Ignoring Lydia (2004) TV Episode .... Tracy Fletcher
EuroTrip (2004) .... Madame Vandersexxx
"Tarzan" .... Kathleen Clayton (7 episodes, 2003)
- The End of the Beginning (2003) TV Episode .... Kathleen Clayton
- For Love of Country (2003) TV Episode .... Kathleen Clayton
- Surrender (2003) TV Episode .... Kathleen Clayton
- Emotional Rescue (2003) TV Episode .... Kathleen Clayton
- Rules of Engagement (2003) TV Episode .... Kathleen Clayton
(2 more)
Spider-Man (2002) .... Punk Rock Girl
Xena: Warrior Princess - A Friend in Need (The Director's Cut)
(2002) (V) .... Xena
"The X Files" .... Shannon McMahon (2 episodes, 2001)
... aka The X-Files (USA)
- Nothing Important Happened Today II (2001) TV Episode .... Shannon
McMahon
- Nothing Important Happened Today (2001) TV Episode .... Shannon
McMahon
"Xena: Warrior Princess" .... Xena / ... (133 episodes, 1995-2001)
... aka Xena (Australia)
- A Friend in Need: Part 2 (2001) TV Episode .... Xena
- A Friend in Need: Part 1 (2001) TV Episode .... Xena
- Soul Possession (2001) TV Episode .... Xena/Meg
- Many Happy Returns (2001) TV Episode .... Xena
- When Fates Collide (2001) TV Episode .... Xena
(128 more)
"Just Shoot Me!" .... Stacy (1 episode, 2001)
- The Auction (2001) TV Episode .... Stacy
Ginger Snaps (2000) (voice) (uncredited) .... Announcer on School's
PA System
"Saturday Night Live" .... Host (1 episode, 1998)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
- Lucy Lawless/Elliot Smith (1998) TV Episode .... Host
"Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" .... Xena / ... (8 episodes,
1995-1998)
- Armageddon Now: Part 2 (1998) TV Episode .... Xena
- Stranger in a Strange World (1997) TV Episode .... Xena
- Judgement Day (1997) TV Episode .... Xena
- Outcast (1995) TV Episode .... Lyla
- Unchained Heart (1995) TV Episode .... Xena
(3 more)
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus
(1998) (V) (voice) .... Xena
Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen (1997) .... Xena
"High Tide" .... Sharon List / ... (2 episodes, 1994-1995)
- Dead in the Water (1995) TV Episode .... Sharon List
- Shanghied (1994) TV Episode .... Undercover policewoman
Peach (1995) .... Peach
Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994) (TV) .... Lysia
"The Black Stallion" .... Sarah McFee (1 episode, 1993)
... aka Étalon noir, L' (France)
... aka The Adventures of the Black Stallion
... aka The New Adventures of the Black Stallion (USA: new title)
- Riding the Volcano (1993) TV Episode .... Sarah McFee
Typhon's People (1993) (TV) .... Mink Tertius
"The Ray Bradbury Theater" .... Liddy Barton (1 episode, 1992)
... aka Monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury, Le (Canada: French title)
... aka Mystery Theatre (UK: rerun title)
... aka Ray Bradbury présente (France)
... aka The Bradbury Trilogy (UK: rerun title)
... aka The Ray Bradbury Theatre (UK)
- Fee Fie Foe Fum (1992) TV Episode .... Liddy Barton
The Rainbow Warrior (1992) .... Jane Redmond
... aka The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
The End of the Golden Weather (1991) .... Joe's Girl
"For the Love of Mike" .... Helen (1 episode, 1991)
- Episode #1.6 (1991) TV Episode .... Helen
A Bitter Song (1990) .... Nurse 1
"Shark in the Park" (1 episode, 1990)
- Double or Quits (1990) TV Episode
Within the Law (1990) .... Verity
"Funny Business" (1987) TV Series .... Various (1989) |
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Lucy Lawless - Related Links |
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