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With a physical presence (at almost 6’ tall) and tough-as-nails demeanor, the statuesque Lucy Lawless rose... (Learn more)

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Notes on Lucy Lawless

"I don't want any of this role-model nonsense. I don't want anyone copying me. Don't waste your time." --Lucy Lawless in Entertainment Weekly, November 24, 1995.

"Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I'd one day be a female action hero. I thought I'd be doing Shakespeare." --Lawless in USA Today, February 15, 1996.

"This is the most physically-demanding show for any woman on television."--Eric Gruendemann, "Xena" producer, in People, April 8, 1996.

"Women can be as badass as any man ever way." --Lawless in Entertainment Weekly's Yearend Special December 1995.

Lawless fractured her pelvis when thrown from a horse while preparing for a skit on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in October 1996.

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Quick Facts

Also known as

AKA : Lucy Frances Ryan

Born

March, 29 1968 in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand

Education

  • Auckland University, Auckland, New Zealand: dropped out at age 18 to travel to Europe

Professions

actor, picked grapes in Germany, worked in gold mine in Austria sawing rocks