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The TV show Xena, Warrior Princess, starring Lucy Lawless as a campy barbarian-with-a-bosom, was a surprise hit of the late 1990s. (The Xena series began as a spinoff of the fantasy series Hercules, which starred Kevin Sorbo.) A mostly-unknown actress from New Zealand, Lawless suddenly was a television star and a particular cult favorite among America's lesbian community. Her feature films include the animated Hercules and Xena: The Battle for Mount Olympus (1998), a cameo appearance in the blockbuster Spider-Man (2002, with Tobey Maguire) and the comedy Eurotrip (2004).
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Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) will be guest starring in an episode of the Sci FI Channel's new version of Battlestar Galactica. Lawless will appear in the eight episode of season 2 of Galactica, "Final Cut", which will air on September 9th. The episode was written by Mark Verheiden and directed by Robert Young.
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Lucy Lawless stars as Xena, the beautiful, brave and fiercely independent hero of the new one-hour television series "Xena: Warrior Princess." A native of Mt. Albert, Auckland, New Zealand, Lawless first captivated audiences with her portrayal of Xena in a three-episode set of the hit series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys". She produced such strong viewer response that it was decided to base a spin-off series based on her. "Hercules" fans may ... remember Lawless as Lyla, the lovely and courageous young bride of Deric the Centaur. In addition, she appeared as the menacing Amazon enforcer Lysia, who made love to Zeus (played by Anthony Quinn), in "Hercules and the Amazon Women," the first of the five two-hour "Action Pack" movies-for-television which launched the series.
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Lucy Lawless has since appeared in the Vagina Monologues, on the first two episodes of the ninth season of The X-Files, and in the short-lived (eight episodes) television series Tarzan. She has had brief appearances in the movies Eurotrip, Spider-Man, and the horror film Boogeyman. Her next role was on TV battling bugs in her new TV-movie Locusts! Lawless ... made a guest appearance in an episode of the second season of TV drama series Veronica Mars.
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Lucy Lawless was born on March 29, 1968 in Mount Albert in New Zealand. She is a versatile actress and singer best known for her role as Xena on the television series Xena: Warrior Princess from 1995 to 2001. Lucy Lawless was the fifth of seven children born to Frank and Julie Ryan
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Lucy Lawless, best known to most people as Xena from the hit TV-series "Xena: Warrior Princess", was born in Mt. Albert, Auckland, New Zealand on the 29th of March, 1968. Her birth name is Lucille Francis Ryan.
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