Lucy Lawless Biography


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Lucy Lawless Biography

Lucy Lawless


Career Highlights
Non-acting careers:

  • Grape picking in the Rhine
  • Goldminer in Australia
  • Travel show 'Air New Zealand Holiday' co-host
  • Singer
Big break: 'Xena: Warrior Princess' as 'Xena' (1995)
Defining characters: Xena Warrior Princess
Best movies: Hercules and the Amazon Women, Eurotrip, Bedtime Stories
Best TV: Xena: Warrior Princess and Battlestar Galactica
Stage credits:

  • Rizzo in Grease (1997)
  • Vagina Monologues (Feb 14 - March 16 2002)
  • Dorothy in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (May 13 through May 15, 2005)
Other notable appearances/credits:

  • Just Shoot Me (2001)
  • Cameo in Spider-Man (2002)
  • Celebrity Duets (2006) runner up
  • Saturday Night Live host (1998)
  • New Zealand Idol guest judge (2004)
  • CSI: Miami (2008)
Top awards: New Zealand Order of Merit (2004)
Lucy Lawless Relationships
Family:
    • Father: Frank Ryan
    • Mother: Julie Ryan
    • Brothers: 5 (4 older)
    • Sisters: Josie Ryan (younger)
    • Husband: Robert Tapert
    • Daughters: Daisy Lawless
    • Sons: Julius Robert Bay Tapert, Judah Miro Tapert
Romances:
    • Garth Lawless: Married 1988 - Divorced 1995
    • Robert G. Tapert: Married March 28, 1998 - present
Close Friends:
    • Renee O'Connor (XWP co-star)
    • Kat Crimins (frequent MC)
    • Marissa Jaret Winokur (Grease co-star)
    • Bruce Campbell
    • Sam Raimi
Lucy Lawless Awards & Honors

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Year
Awards
Category/Recipients
Result
1997
Saturn Award
Best Genre TV Actress - Xena: Warrior Princess
Nominated
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Lucy Lawless Upcoming Projects
N/A (currently filming Spartacus)
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