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Date of Birth

29 March 1968, Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand

Birth Name

Lucille Francis Ryan

Nickname

Unco, short for Uncoordinated
Loo
Luce
LL
Flawless

Height

5' 11" (1.80 m)

Mini Biography

New Zealand icon Lucy Lawless, is most famously known for her role as Xena the Warrior Princess but her talent has exceeded that as you can see in her other roles.

Born on the 29th of March in 1968, the New Zealand superstar has most recently starred in the hit TV show Battlestar Gallactica. Lucy was also in several made-for-TV movies including: Locusts, Vampire Bats and Footballers Wives.

Lucy also lent her voice to the straight-to-video movies: Justice League: The New Frontier and Dragonlance: Dragons of the Autumn Twilight.

Currently, in 2008 she is living in the USA and is married to Robert Tapert, with 3 children.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Blake Smith

Spouse

Robert G. Tapert	(28 March 1998 - present) 2 children
Garth Lawless	(1988 - 1995) (divorced) 1 daughter

Trivia

Son, Julius Robert Bay Tapert, born in New Zealand. [16 October 1999]

Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [1997]

fractured her pelvis after falling from a horse. She was practicing a scene for "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) . [October 1996]

Daughter, with Garth Lawless, Daisy (born 1989).

Studied drama at the William Davis Center for Actors Study, under William B. Davis. [1991]

Gave birth to third child, Judah Miro Tapert, May 7, 2002 in New Zealand: weight 8 lbs, 8 ounces. It's her second child with Robert Tapert.

Lucy suffered a miscarriage immediately following the filming of the last episode of Xena. She considered canceling the appearance she was to make with Xena partner 'Renée O'Connor (I)' (Gabrielle) at a fan convention. However, she decided to showed up despite the tragic event just a few days earlier and even though Renee was 6 months pregnant with her first baby.

Sister-in-law of actress Mary Beth Tapert.

Wanted to be an opera singer until she was 16. Then she learned they have a strict diet and can't stay out all night. After that she changed her mind but still sings.

Measurements: 35 1/2C-25-36 1/2 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Speaks German, French, some Italian.

Owns a holiday house at Taupo on the shores of Lake Taupo, New Zealand.

Was asked by Peter Jackson to audition for the role of "Galadriel" in "Lord of the Rings", but declined because her pregnancy would stall production.

Is a natural ash blonde.

She said that her partner at Xena, Renée O'Connor, has been one of the few people who have joined her true friends from youth. As an example, she invited her to her wedding with Robert G. Tapert. They also act together on conventions stages.

She was offered the role of Ellen Tigh in Battlestar Galactica (2004), but she refused. That role was played by Kate Vernon and the scriptwriters created another role for her, the evil D'anna Biers.

Awarded the New Zealand Order Of Merit (NZOM), Queen's Birthday Honours 2004, for services to NZ entertainment and the community.

Member of the Starship Foundation board of trustees since 2000. Starship is NZ's main children's hospital.

Is a distant relative of Tayla Cummings.

A vocal supporter of gay rights, Lawless is considered something of a gay icon. After the cancellation of "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995), Lawless has said she considered her character a lesbian. Since that time the actress has also worked to support equal protections for gay and lesbian couples including protesting Proposition 8, which stripped gay and lesbian couples of the right to wed in California.

Personal Quotes

"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot." Lucy Lawless, Starlog - Savage Sword of Xena

Usually? I don't even consider myself usually. Soccer mom, that's what I consider myself. Yeah, I think I'm a funny person. I started out in comedy. You know I remember the moment I realized the value of comedy is when I was eight years old and I was sitting in class and I realized that if I just acted really stupid, I could get away with a lot of stuff. And it would diffuse a lot of tension and the teachers would focus on you. I just found out the value of being a funny dunce at times.

I don't take business seriously, I take acting seriously. I take my job really seriously, but a lot of the job is not about acting, but I don't take business seriously.

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