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->''"I like the one who plays me. She's kinda sexy."''
-->'''[[XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]]''', on Lucy Lawless
Lucy Lawless (born 1968, as Lucille Francis Ryan) is an actress, musician, and singer from New Zealand. She began as a singer, then as a jazz musician, and transitioned to acting in the 1990s. Her first major role was in ''HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' pilot ''Hercules and the Amazon Women'' as Lysia the Amazon. She later played Lyla in the regular show, and then appeared in one episode, "The Warrior Princess," as...
...Xena. The character proved so popular she got her own show, ''XenaWarriorPrincess'', which made Lucy Lawless a star. Xena ran for six seasons, and Lucy Lawless continued to act in other roles. She appeared on the Broadway revival of ''{{Grease}}'' as Betty Rizzo. She made a cameo appearance on ''SpiderMan'' as a punk rock girl. But her next really big role would not be until the new ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}'', where she played IntrepidReporter D'Anna Biers, AKA Cylon Number Three.
Her current big role is in ''SpartacusBloodAndSand'' as Lucretia. She also playing Helen Burton on ''NoOrdinaryFamily'' and Diane Lewis, Ron Swanson's new love interest, on ''ParksAndRecreation''. She lives with her husband (Xena creator Rob Tapert) and their two children, and also has two children from her previous marriage. The dwarf planet Eris (discovered in 2005) was originally nicknamed Xena (after Lawless's iconic role), and its moon Gabrielle for Xena's [[LesYay closest companion]], and best friend. Eris was named Eris, and the moon was named Dysnomia, which is Greek for "[[BilingualBonus lawlessness]]."
She was recently arrested with several other environmental activists after a 77-hour protest on an oil tower, to stop a drillship from departing its port.
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!Roles
* ''[[HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Hercules and the Amazon Women]]'' as Lysia (1994)
* ''HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' as Lyla and Xena (1995)
* ''XenaWarriorPrincess'' as Xena (1995-2001)
* ''TheXFiles'' as Shannon [=McMahon=] (2001)
* ''SpiderMan'' (2002) as Punk Rock Girl
* ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}'' as D'Anna "Number Three" Biers (2005-2009)
* ''SpartacusBloodAndSand'' as Lucretia (2010-present)
* ''ParksAndRecreation'' as Diane Lewis (2012-present)
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!Tropes
* ActionGirl: Tends to play these.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: But not by design; she just happened to marry a guy named Lawless (her maiden name was Ryan). However, at the time of the marriage she was trying to break into acting, and she recounted in one interview that upon realizing her name was now 'Lucy Lawless', she worried no one would take her seriously.
* AlliterativeName
* DyeHard: Her hair is naturally ash blonde, but she is best known as the dark-haired Xena, to the point that seeing her with her natural hair color is [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CvHX-lltMys/TkZU-zomt-I/AAAAAAAAFqM/QBnGD2tjwI8/s1600/Lucy+Lawless+Hot+Beauty+Actress+from+New+Zealand+%25281%2529.jpg almost jarring.]]
* FakeAmerican: Most viewers have ''no'' idea she is from New Zealand, probably because she doesn't speak with a New Zealander accent.
* HellBentForLeather: On Galactica as [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cX03JySIRGQ/TF1f6B_otoI/AAAAAAAAC0s/puCY0aZ7nZ0/s1600/number-three.jpg Number Three]]. Not to mention her [[http://thetorchonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/old_xena.jpg signature role of Xena.]]
* HotMom
* OlderThanTheyLook
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Forced a few of these during her time starring on "Xena", most notably, Xena's body switching exploits with Callisto when Lawless broke her pelvis, and Xena's pregnancy when Lawless became pregnant.
* StatuesqueStunner: At 5'9".
* TallDarkAndBishoujo: As Xena.
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->''"I like the one who plays me. She's kinda sexy."''
-->'''[[XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]]''', on Lucy Lawless
Lucy Lawless (born 1968, as Lucille Francis Ryan) is an actress, musician, and singer from New Zealand. She began as a singer, then as a jazz musician, and transitioned to acting in the 1990s. Her first major role was in ''HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' pilot ''Hercules and the Amazon Women'' as Lysia the Amazon. She later played Lyla in the regular show, and then appeared in one episode, "The Warrior Princess," as...
...Xena. The character proved so popular she got her own show, ''XenaWarriorPrincess'', which made Lucy Lawless a star. Xena ran for six seasons, and Lucy Lawless continued to act in other roles. She appeared on the Broadway revival of ''{{Grease}}'' as Betty Rizzo. She made a cameo appearance on ''SpiderMan'' as a punk rock girl. But her next really big role would not be until the new ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}'', where she played IntrepidReporter D'Anna Biers, AKA Cylon Number Three.
Her current big role is in ''SpartacusBloodAndSand'' as Lucretia. She also playing Helen Burton on ''NoOrdinaryFamily'' and Diane Lewis, Ron Swanson's new love interest, on ''ParksAndRecreation''. She lives with her husband (Xena creator Rob Tapert) and their two children, and also has two children from her previous marriage. The dwarf planet Eris (discovered in 2005) was originally nicknamed Xena (after Lawless's iconic role), and its moon Gabrielle for Xena's [[LesYay closest companion]], and best friend. Eris was named Eris, and the moon was named Dysnomia, which is Greek for "[[BilingualBonus lawlessness]]."
She was recently arrested with several other environmental activists after a 77-hour protest on an oil tower, to stop a drillship from departing its port.
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!Roles
* ''[[HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Hercules and the Amazon Women]]'' as Lysia (1994)
* ''HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' as Lyla and Xena (1995)
* ''XenaWarriorPrincess'' as Xena (1995-2001)
* ''TheXFiles'' as Shannon [=McMahon=] (2001)
* ''SpiderMan'' (2002) as Punk Rock Girl
* ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}'' as D'Anna "Number Three" Biers (2005-2009)
* ''SpartacusBloodAndSand'' as Lucretia (2010-present)
* ''ParksAndRecreation'' as Diane Lewis (2012-present)
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!Tropes
* ActionGirl: Tends to play these.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: But not by design; she just happened to marry a guy named Lawless (her maiden name was Ryan). However, at the time of the marriage she was trying to break into acting, and she recounted in one interview that upon realizing her name was now 'Lucy Lawless', she worried no one would take her seriously.
* AlliterativeName
* DyeHard: Her hair is naturally ash blonde, but she is best known as the dark-haired Xena, to the point that seeing her with her natural hair color is [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CvHX-lltMys/TkZU-zomt-I/AAAAAAAAFqM/QBnGD2tjwI8/s1600/Lucy+Lawless+Hot+Beauty+Actress+from+New+Zealand+%25281%2529.jpg almost jarring.]]
* FakeAmerican: Most viewers have ''no'' idea she is from New Zealand, probably because she doesn't speak with a New Zealander accent.
* HellBentForLeather: On Galactica as [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cX03JySIRGQ/TF1f6B_otoI/AAAAAAAAC0s/puCY0aZ7nZ0/s1600/number-three.jpg Number Three]]. Not to mention her [[http://thetorchonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/old_xena.jpg signature role of Xena.]]
* HotMom
* OlderThanTheyLook
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Forced a few of these during her time starring on "Xena", most notably, Xena's body switching exploits with Callisto when Lawless broke her pelvis, and Xena's pregnancy when Lawless became pregnant.
* StatuesqueStunner: At 5'9".
* TallDarkAndBishoujo: As Xena.
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* ''ParksAndRecreation'' as Diane Lewis (2012-present)
