The Lucy Lawless Handbook - Everything you need to know about Lucy Lawless

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Lucy Lawless, MNZM (born Lucille Frances Ryan 29 March 1968) is a New Zealander actress and singer best known for playing the title character of the internationally successful television series Xena: Warrior Princess.

She is also known for her role on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. Most recently she appeared on the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and its prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, playing the major character Lucretia.

This book is your ultimate resource for Lucy Lawless. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about her Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Lucy Lawless, The Rainbow Warrior (film), Hercules and the Amazon Women, Hercules and Xena ? The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus, EuroTrip, Boogeyman (film), Vampire Bats (film), Football Wives, Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Justice League: The New Frontier, Bedtime Stories (film), Bitch Slap, Angel of Death (web series), Shark in the Park, The Ray Bradbury Theater, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Treehouse of Horror X, Nothing Important Happened Today, The Bernie Mac Show, Tarzan (2003 TV series), Less than Perfect, Cylon (reimagining), Flight of the Conchords (TV series), The L Word, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, No Ordinary Family.

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• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
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Contents

Articles Lucy Lawless The Rainbow Warrior (film) Hercules and the Amazon Women Hercules and Xena–The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus EuroTrip Boogeyman (film) Vampire Bats (film) Football Wives Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Justice League: The New Frontier Bedtime Stories (film) Bitch Slap Angel of Death (web series) Shark in the Park The Ray Bradbury Theater Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Xena: Warrior Princess Treehouse of Horror X Nothing Important Happened Today The Bernie Mac Show Tarzan (2003 TV series) Less than Perfect Cylon (reimagining) Flight of the Conchords (TV series) The L Word Spartacus: Blood and Sand Spartacus: Gods of the Arena No Ordinary Family

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Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2010.

Born

Other names

Occupation

Years active

Spouse

Lucille Frances Ryan 29 March 1968 Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand

Lucy Tapert

Actress/Singer

1989–present

Garth Lawless (1988–1995) Robert Tapert (1998–present)

Lucy Lawless, MNZM (bornLucille Frances Ryan29 March 1968) is a New Zealander actress and singer best known for playing the title character of the internationally successful television seriesXena: Warrior Princess.

She is also known for her role on the re-imaginedBattlestar Galactica. Most recently she appeared on the television seriesSpartacus: Blood and Sandand its prequelSpartacus: Gods of the Arena, playing the major character Lucretia.

Early life Born in the Mount Albert suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, Lucy is the daughter of Julie, a teacher, and Frank [1] Ryan, who was a banker and Mount Albert mayor. The fifth of seven children, she has five brothers and one sister. Lawless began acting in secondary school. During her adolescence, Lucy suffered from bulimia, and was able to [2] overcome the illness. Lawless attended The University of Auckland and studied foreign languages for a year, including German, Italian and French, and she also studied opera for three years. After learning that opera required changes in her lifestyle she was not ready to make, she gave up on both and studied violin and jazz instead.

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Personal life At 19, Lawless became pregnant with Garth Lawless' child. The couple married in Kalgoorlie, Australia in 1988. They returned to New Zealand and had a daughter, Daisy Lawless (born 15 July 1988). The couple divorced in 1995. On 28 March 1998, Lawless married Robert Tapert. They have two sons, Julius Robert Bay Tapert (born 16 October 1999) and Judah Miro Tapert (born 7 May 2002).

Acting career In 1994, Lawless appeared in "Hercules and the Amazon Women," a Pacific Renaissance Pictures made-for-television film that became the television pilot forHercules: The Legendary Journeys.In that episode, she played a man-hating Amazon named Lysia. She went on to play another character, Lyla, in the first season episode "As Darkness Falls." She received her best-known role when she was asked to play a villainous warrior woman named Xena in the episode "The Warrior Princess", which aired in March 1995 (R. J. Stewart, one of Pacific Renaissance Pictures' in-house writers, dramatised the teleplay from a story that Robert G. "Rob" Tapert commissioned John Schulian to write). Vanessa Angel was originally cast in the role, but fell ill and was unable to travel to New Zealand for shooting. To differentiate between Xena and the similar Lysia, Lawless' hair, naturally ash blond, was coloured black. Xena subsequently returned in two more episodes of the first season ofHercules, which portrayed her turn from villainess to a good, heroic character. The character was popular enough that a spin-off series was created.Xena: Warrior Princessdebuted on 4 September 1995 (Lawless appeared as Lyla once again in the second seasonHerculesepisode "Outcast"–aired in October 1995).Xena: Warrior Princess,like its parent program, was a hit, lasting six seasons, and Lawless became an international celebrity. While taping an appearance onThe Tonight Show with Jay Lenoin October 1996, Lawless suffered a fractured pelvis when the horse she was riding lost its footing in the studio parking lot. She made a complete recovery, and her absence from theXenaset had minimal impact on the show.

In 1997, Lawless was named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" byPeople WeeklyMagazine. Days earlier, on 6 May 1997, Lawless had inadvertently exposed her breasts as she concluded a performance of the US national anthem at an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, California between the Mighty Ducks and Detroit Red Wings. Lawless was quoted inNewsweekas saying, "Obviously, I was [3] mortified....It was quite a bit more exposure than I want."

Lawless first appeared on Broadway in September 1997 in theGrease revival, as the "bad girl" character, Betty Rizzo. She wanted to play the lead role of Sandy, and later stated her belief that the producers typecast her to play "bad girls" following her success as Xena. She said the Sandy character was very similar to her sheltered childhood, [4] growing up in New Zealand with many protective older brothers.

Lucy Lawless in January 2007

Lawless marriedXena'sexecutive producer, Pacific Renaissance Pictures CEO Robert G. "Rob" Tapert, on 28 March 1998. They have two sons: Julius Robert Bay Tapert (born 16 October 1999) and Judah Miro Tapert (born 7 May 2002), who were both born in Auckland, New Zealand. [5] Lawless became a 'lesbian icon' because of Xena's ambiguous relationship with traveling companion Gabrielle. [6] [7] This reputation has become cemented after her "graphic lesbian sex scenes" inSpartacus: Gods of the Arena. Although Lawless is heterosexual, she has appeared at gay pride events such as the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi

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[8] Gras. In a 2003 interview withLesbian Newsmagazine, she said that she had come to see Xena and Gabrielle's relationship as gay after viewing the series finale, though she has also stated on several occasions that she was [9] undecided on the nature of the relationship while playing the role. Lawless became a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List, which entitled her to use the postnominal letters MNZM. From 2005 to 2009, she had a recurring role in the television seriesBattlestar Galactica.Lawless appeared as D'Anna Biers, a reporter with the Fleet News Service who worked on a critical documentary about the crew of the Galacticaand was later revealed to be a Cylon (Number Three). She competed as one of the celebrity singers on the reality TV showCelebrity Duetsin 2006, finishing as the runner-up to winner Alfonso Ribeiro. Lawless has also performed as a voice actor in several animated features. In 2007, Lawless guest-starred as herself in the cult HBO comedy seriesCurb Your Enthusiasm. In a sub-plot of an episode entitled "The TiVo Guy", she met and flirted with Larry David. The dialogue included the subject of David being Jewish, and Lawless commented: "we don't have them where I'm from". Currently, the Jewish population is estimated at around 7,000 out of the total New Zealand population of 4.2 million (less than 0.2%). The story concluded with Lawless going on a date with David and leaving in disgust, after he mentioned suffering a groin injury and pointed out, presumptuously, that this would preclude them from having sex. Lawless was to appear as one of the leads in the ensemble cast of the ABC television series,Football Wives,based on the popular British seriesFootballers' Wives,in 2007. The series did not continue past the pilot episode, though the network did extend the options on its contracts with Lawless and the other actors slated to star in the series: [10] [11] (Gabrielle Union, Kiele Sanchez, Ving Rhames and James Van Der Beek). Lawless returned to television on 10 November 2008 in a guest-starring role on the hit CBS television series,CSI: Miami,playing a madam with connections to a murder. She appeared in two episodes of the final season ofThe L Word,and also had a role in the Adam Sandler movie,Bedtime Stories,released Christmas 2008. Also in 2008, Lucy stars with her formerXenastuntwoman Zo Sony (Crackle)'s new web seriesBell in Angel of Deathwritten by Ed [12] Brubaker set to debut online in early 2009.

In 2009 Lawless guest-starred in the hit HBO series,Flight of the Conchordsas Paula, assistant to the Prime Minister of New Zealand. Lawless co-starred in the Starz original seriesSpartacus: Blood and Sand.The show is based on the life of Spartacus, the famous gladiator, and the slave revolt he led, and is produced by long-timeXenaproducers Sam Raimi and "Rob" Tapert (her husband). Lawless played the role of Lucretia, the wife of Lentulus Batiatus, who are both the owners of a gladiator ludus. Lawless reprised her role as Lucretia inSpartacus: Gods of the Arena, which chronicles life in the Ludus before Spartacus' arrival. Despite her character's ambiguous ending in the season one finale, Lawless is set to return in Spartacus Season 2 due to positive fan reaction. Lawless won the 2011 Saturn Award as Best Supporting Actress for her role as Lucretia inSpartacus: Blood and Sand. Lawless provided the voice of Goldmoon forDragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight,a direct-to-DVD animated movie based on the novel of the same name, as well as Wonder Woman in the direct-to-video animated movie [13] Justice League: The New Frontier. Other appearances include: a on-stage in theVagina Monologues; a guest star in episodes ofThe Simpsons,The X-Files,Just Shoot Me!,Veronica Mars,Burn Notice,,Less Than Perfect,No Ordinary Familyandbro'Town; a star in the short-lived television seriesTarzan. a cameo appearances in the moviesEuroTrip,Spider-Man,andBoogeyman(2005) a the TV movieLocusts!and its sequel,Vampire Bats. [14] a the video gameHunted: The Demon's Forgeas Seraphine

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Charity Lawless is a member of the board of trustees of theStarShip Foundation,the charity arm of the Starship Children's [15] Health (hospital) which is part of the Auckland District Health Board. It is set up to provide additional equipment, [16] support and help to staff, patients and families. She devotes much time and energy to fundraising for the [17] organization. She recently sat for the New Zealand television seriesThe Sitting,an arts series where celebrity portraits are produced during an interview session with the portraits later auctioned for charity. Lucy attended the auction where her portrait fetched the top price, with the whole event raising $39,000 for Starship. Lawless has often raised money for concerts and events, donates part of her salary in favor of the institution, and has sold some Xena [18] costumes to contribute funds. Friday 21 September is "Lucy Lawless Feel the Love Day." The day, organised by the Official Lucy Lawless Fan Club, begins a week of charitable acts and donations by fans in honor and support of Lucy. [19] In May 2009, Lucy Lawless became a 'climate ambassador' for the Greenpeace 'Sign On' campaign.

Astronomy Astronomer Mike Brown nicknamed his newly discovered dwarf planet "Xena"–finding this name more convenient to use than the then-official designation, 2003 UB313. When this object was determined to be larger than Pluto, it gained international attention and forced a year-long debate among astronomers as to the definition of a planet. The object's nickname "Xena" was used in the press.New Scientistmagazine polled the public on their preferred [20] final name for the so-called tenth planet; "Xena" ranked no. 4. Lawless rang Mike Brown in December 2005 to [21] thank him for his "senseless act of beauty," and claimed that she "never dared hope [the name] would stick." Eventually, both it and Pluto were deemed not to be planets, and were instead classified as dwarf planets. Although "Xena" is now officially known as Eris, Brown made an indirect tribute to Lawless by naming Eris' moon [22] Dysnomia after the Greek goddess of lawlessness, although for a time that particular moon was named "Gabrielle."

Singing career

Lawless has a background in musical theater and she played Betty Rizzo on Broadway in a production ofGreasein [23] 1997. She has continued to pursue a career in singing after being a contestant onCelebrity Duets. She made her onstage debut at the Roxy in Hollywood on 13 January 2007, with a sold-out crowd for back-to-back concerts.

Concerts a 13–14 January 2007 - The Roxy Theater; Los Angeles a 31 May - 2 June 2007 - The Canal Room; New York City a 5–6 October 2007 - Buddy Guy's Legends; Chicago In concert at the Roxy, 2007 a 25–26 January 2008 - The Roxy Theater; Los Angeles a 3–4 May 2008 - "Bad Girls In Heaven", Carling Academy Islington; London a June 2008 - Live at CityWalk, Universal Studios; Hollywood a 27 September 2008 - Live at the Herbst Theater; San Francisco a 30-31 January 2009 - "The Pleasuredome", The Roxy Theater; Los Angeles Albums aCome 2 Me

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aCome To Mama: Lucy Lawless In Concert: The Roxy Theater In Hollywood Concert DVDs aCome To Mama: Lucy Lawless In Concert: The Roxy Theater In Hollywood aGimme Some, Sugar: Lawless, NYC aLucy Lawless Live In Chicago: Still Got The Blues aLucy Lawless Live At The Roxy Theater: Ho Down aLucy Lawless Live In Concert: "Welcome To The Pleasuredome" Other songs a "Little Child" onUnexpected Dreams–Songs From the Stars

Filmography

Films

Year

Title

1990Within the Law A Bitter Song 1991The End of the Golden Weather 1992The Rainbow Warrior 1993Typhon's People 1994Hercules and the Amazon Women

1995 Peach 1997Hercules & Xena: Wizards of the Screen 1998Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus 2000Ginger Snaps

2002Spider-Man 2004EuroTrip 2005Boogeyman Locusts

2006 2007

Vampire Bats

The Darkroom

Football Wives

2008Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Justice League: The New Frontier Bedtime Stories

Role

Verity Nurse 1 Joe's Girl Jane Redmond Mink Tertius Lysia

Peach Xena Xena

Announcer on School's PA System

Punk Rock Girl

Madame Vandersexxx

Mary Jensen

Maddy Rierdon

Maddy Rierdon

Cheryl Tanya Austin

Goldmoon Wonder Woman Aspen

Notes

Made for TV.

Made for TV.

Made for TV.

Made for TV.

voice

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2009Bitch Slap Angel of Death

Television

Year

1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

Title

Funny Business

Shark in the Park

For the Love of Mike

The Ray Bradbury Theatre The Black Stallion High Tide

1995Hercules: the Legendary Journeys

Xena: Warrior Princess High Tide 1999The Simpsons 2001Just Shoot Me! The X Files

2002The Bernie Mac Show 2003Tarzan 2004Less Than Perfect 2005Two and a Half Men Battlestar Galactica 2006Veronica Mars 2007Burn Notice 2007Curb Your Enthusiasm 2008CSI: Miami 2009Flight of the Conchords The L Word

2010 2011 2011 2012

Spartacus: Blood and Sand

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

No Ordinary Family

Spartacus: Vengeance

Role

Various Characters

Helen Liddy Barton Sarah McFee Undercover Policewoman Lyla Xena Xena Sharon List Herself Stacy Shannon McMahon

Herself Kathleen Clayton Tracy Fletcher Pamela D'Anna Biers Agent Morris Evelyn Herself Audrey Yates Paula Sgt. Marybeth Duffy

Lucretia Lucretia Helen Burton Lucretia

Mother Superior Vera

"Double or Quits"

Episode 1.06

Notes

6.13 "Fee Fie Foe Fum"

3.16 "Riding the Volcano"

1.08 "Shanghied"

1.06 "As Darkness Falls"; 2.05 "Outcast"

6 episodes (1995–1998)

Series Lead (1995–2001)

1.17 "Dead in the Water"

11.04, "Desperately Xeeking Xena" segment

5.14 "The Auction"

9.01 & 9.02 "Nothing Important Happened Today Parts 1 & 2" 2.1 "Keep It on the Short Grass" 7 episodes 3.04 "Ignoring Lydia" 2.18 "It was Mame, Mom"

(2005–2009) 16 episodes

2.11 "Donut Run"

1.10 "False Flag"

6.07 "The TiVo Guy"

7.07 "Cheating Death"

2.08 "NewZealandTown"

6.01 "Long Night's Journey Into Day"; 6.08 "Last Word"

All 13 Episodes of Season 1 All 6 Episodes of Mini-series 4 episodes

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References

[1] Lucy Lawless Film Reference biography (http:/ /www.filmreference.com/film/11/Lucy-Lawless.html) [2] "Lawless Bulimic No More" (http:/ /www.people.com/people/article/0,,615184,00.html).People. 17 May 1999. . Retrieved 18 June 2011. [3] Lucy Lawless - Newsweek Magazine - Her Cup Runneth Over (http:/ /www.lucylawless.info/articles/1997/newsweek0597.html) [4] (http://www.lucylawless.info/grease/articles-photos.php) [5] AfterEllen.com - Xena and Gabrielle: Lesbian Icons (http:/ /www.afterellen.com/archive/ellen/TV/xena.html) [6]Girlongirlactionbecomespassb.Village Voice, 22 June 2011 (http:/ /www.villagevoice.com/2011-06-22/news/ girl-on-girl-action-becomes-pass/) [7] Lucy Lawless and lesbians bring the sexy to the "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" trailer. AfterEllen.com, 27 July 2009 (http:/ /www.afterellen. com/blog/dorothysnarker/lucy-lawless-and-lesbians-bring-the-sexy-to-the-spartacus-blood-and-sand-trailer) [8] Lucy and Renee in Sydney in 1999 - Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (http:/ /ausxip.com/mardigras.html) [9] Lesbian News (http://www.lucylawless.info/articles/lesnews03/index.html) [10]ABC's 'Football Wives' Still Alive(http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-footballwivesstillalive,0,2633414.story), zap2it.com, 28 June 2007. [11] "Football" still in ABC's game (http:/ /www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/ e3if3c2face58f90735ed568cb477b3024d), HollywoodReporter.com, 28 June 2007 [12] Hustvedt, Marc (21 October 2008). "Behind the Scenes with CrackleasbAngel of Deatha/news.tubefilter.tv/2008/10/21/Zoe Bell" (http:/ behind-the-scenes-with-sonys-angel-of-death-zoe-bell/). Tubefilter News. . Retrieved 21 October 2008. [13]Justice League: The New Frontier(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0902272/) at the Internet Movie Database [14] http://www.vg247.com/2011/04/28/lucy-lawless-discusses-seraphine-in-new-making-of-trailer-for-hunted-the-demons-forge/ [15] (http://www.starship.org.nz/index.php/pi_pageid/1024) [16] "Home" (http://www.starship.org.nz/). Starship.org.nz. . Retrieved 19 March 2011. [17] (http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/2098694) [18] (http://www.starship.org.nz/index.php/pi_pageid/1604) [19] "Greenpeace New Zealand" (http:/ /www.signon.org.nz). Sign On. . Retrieved 19 March 2011. [20] Your top 10 names for the tenth planet - space - 8 August 2005 - New Scientist (http:/ /www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7811) [21] Messages from Lucy (http://www.lucylawlessfanclub.com/messages.html) [22] SkyandTelescope.com - Homepage News - All Hail Eris and Dysnomia (http:/ /skytonight.com/news/home/3916126.html) [23] "AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Grease! Lucy Lawless On Broadway" (http:/ /www.lucylawless.info/grease/index.php). Lucylawless.info. 28 September 1997. . Retrieved 19 March 2011.

External links a Lucy Lawless (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005128/) at the Internet Movie Database Xena film Locations (http://www.loyaltoxena.com) at Loyaltoxena.com (http://www.loyaltoxena.com) Lucy Lawless Fansite (http://www.lotolux.com) at Lotolux.com (http://www.lotolux.com) Lucy Lawless (http://hercxena.wikia.com/wiki/Lucy_Lawless) at the Xena and Hercules Wiki (http:// hercxena.wikia.com).

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