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Lucy Lawless

New Zealand actress

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Lucy Lawless is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Xena in the action-adventure television series "Xena: Warrior Princess." She became an internationally recognized figure through this role and has continued to work in television and film throughout her career.

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Born: 1968-03-29
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Acting · Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand

Lucy Lawless, born Lucille Frances Ryan on March 29, 1968, in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand, is an actress, singer, and activist. She gained international recognition and became an iconic figure for her role as Xena in the television series "Xena: Warrior Princess." Lawless began her acting career in New Zealand, initially appearing in various local productions. However, it was her…

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Pike River — Helen Kelly2025
Spartacus: House of Ashur — Lucretia2025
Other Men's Careers — Self2023
Antarctica from Above — Narrator2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru — Nun-Chuck (voice)2022
Mothers of the Revolution — Self2021
The Spine of Night — Tzod (voice)2021
Mr. Corman — Cheryl2021
Drag Race Down Under — Self - Guest Judge2021

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Lucille Frances Lawless MNZM (née Ryan; born 29 March 1968) is a New Zealand actress, singer, and director. She is best known for her roles as Xena in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess, as D'Anna Biers on the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series, and Lucretia in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and associated series. Since 2019, she has starred as Alexa in the television series My Life Is Murder.

Lawless had recurring roles as Diane Lewis-Swanson on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2012–2014), and as Countess Palatine Ingrid von Marburg on the WGN America supernatural series Salem (2015). She also starred as Ruby on the Starz horror-comedy series Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018).