Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless

actress, producer, soundtrack

Lucy Lawless was born on Mar 29, 1968 in New Zealand. Lucy Lawless's big-screen debut came with The End of the Golden Weather directed by Ian Mune in 1991. Lucy Lawless is known for Boss Bitch Fight Challenge directed by Zoë Bell, Zoë Bell stars as Zoë and Lucy Lawless as Lucy. Lucy Lawless has got 3 awards and 6 nominations so far. The most recent award Lucy Lawless achieved is Behind the Voice Actors Awards. The upcoming new movie Lucy Lawless plays is Minions: The Rise of Gru which will be released on Jul 01, 2022.

New Zealand icon Lucy Lawless is most known for her role as "Xena the Warrior Princess". Lucy is married to producer Rob Tapert (Robert Gerard Tapert) and resides in New Zealand. They have two sons, Julius Robert Bay Tapert and Judah Miro Tapert, who were both born in New Zealand. Lucy also has a daughter, Daisy Lawless, from her first marriage to Garth Lawless.Lucy was born Lucille Frances Ryan in Mount Albert, Auckland, to Julie, a teacher, and Frank Ryan, a banker and the city's mayor. She was awarded an Order of Merit in the New Zealand Queen's Birthday Honor List in June 2004. Lucy, whose role as "Xena in Xena: Warrior Princess" made her a cult television star, has been involved with the Starship Foundation and has held a role on its board of trustees. She was awarded the Order of Merit for services to entertainment and the community.In 1995, Lucy landed the role of "Xena: Warrior Princess" in the show, Hercule (1995), in a three-story arc, that led to her own spin-off show, Xena, la guerrière (1995), for six seasons.Whilst she has been primarily known for her role on "Xena: Warrior Princess", Lucy has also appeared in the classic TV series, Battlestar Galactica (2004), in the semi-regular role of "D'anna Biers", among her other many and varied roles, including the hit Adam Sandler movie, Histoires enchantées (2008). Lucy was also in several made-for-TV movies including: Les ailes du chaos (2005) and Bats, l'invasion des chauves-souris (2005). She also lent her voice to the straight-to-video movies: La Ligue des Justiciers: Nouvelle frontière (2008) and Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008). During 2011, Lucy appeared in the "No Ordinary Family" as the mysterious "Mrs. X" and also appeared in the prequel to Spartacus: le sang des gladiateurs (2010), Spartacus: les dieux de l'arène (2011) and "Spartacus Vengeance" as "Lucretia".Her most recent role was "Caroline Platt" in Jane Campion's Top of the Lake (2013), a BBC Mini-Series in New Zealand, with Holly Hunter and Elisabeth Moss.She played the recurring character of "Diane Lewis" on NBC's Parks and Recreation (2009), and "Velma Kelly" in the Auckland Theatre Company's adaptation of "Chicago: The Musical", the latter from 1-24 November, 2013.

  • Birthday

    Mar 29, 1968
  • Place of Birth

    Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Also known

    Λουσίλ Λόουλες, Λουσίλ Φράνσις Λόουλες, Λουσίλ Φράνσις "Λούσι" Λόουλες, Lucille Frances "Lucy" Lawless, Lucille Frances Lawless, Λούσι Λόουλες, Люси Лоулесс

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 6 nominations

Behind the Voice Actors Awards
2017
Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role
Winner - BTVA Television Voice Acting Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2011
Best Supporting Actress on Television
Winner - Saturn Award
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