Compassionate_Conservative Posted October 4, 2006 Posted October 4, 2006 Lucy Lawless (born Lucille Frances Ryan on March 29, 1968 in Mount Albert, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress and singer best known for her role as Xena on the television series Xena: Warrior Princess from 1995 to 2001. The fifth of seven children (5 brothers, 1 sister) to Frank and Julie Ryan, Lawless found the joy of acting in secondary school. At Auckland University, she studied foreign languages for a year. She dropped out and left for Europe with her boyfriend, Garth Lawless, to travel around Germany and Switzerland. For money they did odd jobs, including working for a mining company in Australia. While in Australia, 19-year-old Lucy found out she was pregnant. In 1988, Lucy and Garth were married in Kalgoorlie, Australia. They returned to New Zealand and had a daughter, Daisy Lawless (born July 15, 1988). They divorced in 1995. Lawless married Xena executive producer, Robert G. Tapert, on March 28, 1998. The couple have two sons: Julius Robert Bay Tapert (born October 16, 1999) and Judah Miro Tapert (born May 7, 2002), both born in Auckland, New Zealand. Lawless had a guest role in 1990 on New Zealand TV series Shark in the Park, around the same time compatriot Karl Urban appeared. In March 1995, Vanessa Angel was supposed to play a new character, the villainess Xena, in an episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, but became sick and was unable to travel to New Zealand. Lawless had previously played two different characters in Hercules, so the directors chose her as a replacement (though her hair had to be dyed to distinguish her from the previous, unrelated characters). Played by the 1.79 m (5'10 1/2") Lawless, Xena's character became popular and got her own series, Xena: Warrior Princess which debuted on 4 September 1995. The show was a hit, lasting six seasons. Lucy Lawless as Xena on Xena: Warrior Princess, holding her character's trademark chakram. Her role as Xena has made her a universally recognized celebrity.An example of the popularity of Xena: Warrior Princess is that Lawless is a universally recognized celebrity despite the fact that she has not had a major role outside of the television series. She was even portrayed as a character on The Simpsons (playing a super-powered, flying version of herself). In 1997, Lawless was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People magazine. Days earlier on 6 May 1997, Lawless famously and inadvertently exposed one of her breasts (resulting from a wardrobe malfunction) while singing the US national anthem at an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, California between the Mighty Ducks and Detroit Red Wings . She later said (quoted in Newsweek): "I was mortified. . . . It was quite a bit more exposure than I want". She has since appeared in the Vagina Monologues, on the first two episodes of the ninth season of The X-Files, and in the short-lived (eight episodes) television series Tarzan. She has had brief appearances in the movies Eurotrip, Spider-Man, and the horror film Boogeyman. Her next role was on TV battling bugs in her new TV-movie Locusts! Lawless also made a guest appearance in an episode of the second season of TV drama series Veronica Mars. Quote
story Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 Oh thanks friend:)She is really beautiful and cute! Quote
story Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 I was watching her tv series xena.I found her beautiful then,too but I prefer her brunette like xena Quote
tinkerbelle Posted August 7, 2007 Posted August 7, 2007 she looks insipid in blonde. I love her as a brunette Quote
oliver Posted December 23, 2007 Posted December 23, 2007 :kiss: ADDS: Credits to the original scaner Quote
Ophelia_Immortal Posted December 23, 2007 Posted December 23, 2007 I used to be so in love with her. I loved Xena Quote
p4poetic Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 She is a very underrated actress, nice to see this thread. Quote
1Star1 Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 From the hard drive: As always, credit goes to the original poster(s) Quote
moaid123 Posted June 29, 2008 Posted June 29, 2008 Lucy Lawless flashes some leg onstage at the CityWalk's Summer Block Party -June 28 Quote
p4poetic Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 Nice. From the hard drive: As always, credit goes to the original poster(s) Those are from backstage at Celebrity Duets (a singing version of Dancing of the Stars, no where near as popular though). Quote
lalidora Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 lucy lawless Hot spartacus Trailer Duration: 01.34 Min File Size: 26.73 MB Download the Video: http://depositfiles.com/files/7q5evfqq0 Quote
Nefertiti Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 2010 Winter TCA Tour - Day 8 (Jan 16, 2010) Quote
Nefertiti Posted January 20, 2010 Posted January 20, 2010 "Spartacus: Blood And Sand" New York Premiere (Jan 19, 2010) Quote
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