History Creator / LucyLawless

Lucille Francis Lawless (born March 29, 1968) is an actress, musician, and singer from UsefulNotes/NewZealand. She began as a singer, then as a jazz musician, and transitioned to acting in the 1990s. Her first major role was in ''Series/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...

* MsFanservice

* StatuesqueStunner

* OlderThanTheyLook: She's in her late 40's, but looks to be in her 30's.

* ''Series/NoOrdinaryFamily'' as Helen Burton/Mrs. X (2011-present)

* ''FlightOfTheConchords'' as Paula (2009)

'''Lucille Francis Lawless''' (born March 29, 1968) is an actress, musician, and singer from UsefulNotes/NewZealand. She began as a singer, then as a jazz musician, and transitioned to acting in the 1990s. Her first major role was in ''Series/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...

* ''{{Dragonlance}}: Dragons of Autumn Twilight'' as Goldmoon (2008)

* ButIPlayOneOnTV: Mostly as Xena.
** Due to [[HideYourLesbians Xena's perceived relationship with Gabrielle]] by fans in ''XenaWarriorPrincess'', Lawless is considered to be a "lesbian icon", despite being straight, and takes it seriously. She has appeared at many gay pride events such as the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. (While the show was on she remained somewhat undecided about the nature of the relationship, but by the time the finale rolled around, Lawless acknowledged that it wasn't just a thing, saying: "Nope, they're married, man.")
*** Her status as a lesbian icon is further acknowledged in her ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' character, who is strongly hinted at being in a relationship with Saffron Burrows' character - Burrows being quite the LGBT icon in her own right, too.[[note]]This would make them the first same-sex couple in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse; however, the first ''unambiguously'' LGBT secondary character didn't turn up for another whole year, and it took another six months on top of that to get an LGBT character who's part of the main cast of a different show in the franchise.[[/note]]
*** And for the LGBT icon hat trick, her ''Series/AshVsEvilDead'' character, Ruby, is one of the few women never to be even slightly won over by Ash's classical good looks and cheesy pick-up lines... which may be something to do with her increasingly apparent infatuation with Amanda.
** An in-story example PlayedForLaughs. When she guest starred on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' [[WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror Halloween episode]], she keeps having to remind people she is Lucy Lawless, not Xena. At the end of the episode, when she flies Bart and Lisa home (remember, animated), Lisa comments that "Xena can't fly!" Lucy ''again'' mentions she's ''not'' Xena.
* 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, largely because Xena was played with an American accent.

* 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.

*** Her status as a lesbian icon is further acknowledged in her ''AgentsOfSHIELD'' character, who is strongly hinted at being in a relationship with Saffron Burrows' character - Burrows being quite the LGBT icon in her own right, too.[[note]]This would make them the first same-sex couple in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse; however, the first ''unambiguously'' LGBT secondary character didn't turn up for another whole year, and it took another six months on top of that to get an LGBT character who's part of the main cast of a different show in the franchise.[[/note]]

*** Her status as a lesbian icon is further acknowledged in her ''AgentsOfSHIELD'' character, who is strongly hinted at being in a relationship with Saffron Burrows' character - Burrows being quite the LGBT icon in her own right, too.[[note]]This would make them the first same-sex couple in the MarvelCinematicUniverse; however, the first ''unambiguously'' LGBT secondary character didn't turn up for another whole year, and it took another six months on top of that to get an LGBT character who's part of the main cast of a different show in the franchise.[[/note]]

*** And for the LGBT icon hat trick, her ''AshVsEvilDead'' character, Ruby, is one of the few women never to be even slightly won over by Ash's classical good looks and cheesy pick-up lines... which may be something to do with her increasingly apparent infatuation with Amanda.

*** Her status as a lesbian icon is further acknowledged in her ''AgentsOfSHIELD'' character, who is strongly hinted at being in a relationship with Saffron Burrows' character - Burrows being quite the LGBT icon in her own right, too.[[note]]This would make them the first same-sex couple in the MarvelCinematicUniverse; however, the first ''unambiguously'' LGBT secondary character didn't turn up for another whole year, and it took another six months on top of that to get an LGBT character part of the main cast of a different show in the franchise.[[/note]]

*** Her status as a lesbian icon is further acknowledged in her ''AgentsOfSHIELD'' character, who is strongly hinted at being in a relationship with Saffron Burrows' character - Burrows being quite the LGBT icon in her own right, too. This would make them the first same-sex couple in the MarvelCinematicUniverse, though the first openly LGBT secondary character didn't turn up for another whole year, and another six months on top of that for an LGBT person in the main cast of a show in the franchise.

*** Her status as a lesbian icon is further acknowledged in her ''AgentsOfSHIELD'' character, who is strongly hinted at being in a relationship with Saffron Burrows' character - Burrows being quite the LGBT icon in her own right, too. This would make them the first same-sex couple in the MarvelCinematicUniverse, though the first openly LGBT major character didn't turn up for another whole year.

** Her status as a lesbian icon is further acknowledged in her ''AgentsOfSHIELD'' character, who is strongly hinted at being in a relationship with Saffron Burrows' character - Burrows being quite the LGBT icon in her own right, too. This would make them the first same-sex couple in the MarvelCinematicUniverse, though the first openly LGBT major character didn't turn up for another whole year.

** Her status as a lesbian icon is further acknowledged in her ''AgentsOfSHIELD'' character, who is strongly hinted at being in a relationship with Saffron Burrows' character - Burrows being quite the LGBT icon in her own right, too.

-->--'''[[XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]]''', on Lucy Lawless

'''Lucille Francis Lawless''' (born March 29, 1968) 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 ''Series/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...

* ''Series/TopOfTheLake'' as Caroline Platt. (2013)
* ''[[Series/AgentsOfSHIELD Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' as Isabelle "Izzy" Hartley (2014)

'''Lucille Francis Ryan''' (a.k.a. '''Lucy Lawless''', born March 29, 1968) 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 ''Series/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...

Lucy Lawless (born March 29, 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 ''Series/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, ''Series/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 ''Film/{{Grease}}'' as Betty Rizzo. She made a cameo appearance on ''Film/SpiderMan1'' as a punk rock girl. But her next really big role would not be until the new ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'', where she played IntrepidReporter D'Anna Biers, AKA Cylon Number Three.

She lives with her husband (''Xena'' creator Rob Tapert) and their two children, and also has a daughter from her previous marriage. She is a member of Greenpeace, and was arrested in 2012 with five other activists for occupying an oil-drilling ship for 77 hours, though the $545,000 in compensation requested by Shell Oil was reduced to an $547 fine and 120 hours of community service. Lucy Lawless has since vowed to remain with Greenpeace.

She lives with her husband (Xena creator Rob Tapert) and their two children, and also has two children from her previous marriage. She is a member of Greenpeace, and was arrested in 2012 with five other activists for occupying an oil-drilling ship for 77 hours, though the $545,000 in compensation requested by Shell Oil was reduced to an $547 fine and 120 hours of community service. Lucy Lawless has since vowed to remain with Greenpeace.

** Due to [[HideYourLesbians Xena's perceived relationship with Gabrielle]] by fans in ''XenaWarriorPrincess'', Lawless is considered to be a "lesbian icon", despite being straight, and takes it seriously. She has appeared at many gay pride events such as the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. (While the show was on she remained somewhat undecided about the nature of the relationship, but by the time the finale rolled around, Lawless acknowledged that it wasn't just a thing, saying: "Nope, they're married, man")

* ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' as Diane Lewis (2012-present)
* ''Series/TopOfTheLake'' as Caroline Platt. (2013)

...Xena. The character proved so popular she got her own show, ''Series/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 ''Film/{{Grease}}'' as Betty Rizzo. She made a cameo appearance on ''Film/SpiderMan1'' 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.

* ''Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined'' as D'Anna "Number Three" Biers (2005-2009)

...Xena. The character proved so popular she got her own show, ''Series/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 ''Film/{{Grease}}'' as Betty Rizzo. She made a cameo appearance on ''Film/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.

* ''Film/SpiderMan'' as Punk Rock Girl (2002)

** Due to [[HideYourLesbians Xena's perceived relationship with Gabrielle]] by fans in ''XenaWarriorPrincess'', Lawless is considered to be a "lesbian icon", despite being straight, and takes it seriously. She has appeared at many gay pride events such as the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. (While the show was on she remained somewhat undecided about the nature of the relationship, but by the time the finale rolled around, Lawless acknowledged that it wasn't just a thing. "Nope, they're married, man")

** Due to [[HideYourLesbians Xena's perceived relationship with Gabrielle]] by fans in ''XenaWarriorPrincess'', Lawless is considered to be a "lesbian icon", despite being straight, and takes it seriously. She has appeared at many gay pride events such as the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. (Incidently, Lawless has said that she herself [[ShrugOfGod is "undecided"]] about the true nature of Xena's relationship with Gabrielle.)