Lawless, Lucy 1968–

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LAWLESS, Lucy 1968–

PERSONAL

Original name, Lucille Frances Ryan; born March 28, 1968, in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand; daughter of Frank (a banker and mayor) and Julie Ryan; married Garth Lawless (a bar manager), 1988 (divorced, 1995); married Robert G. Tapert (a producer, director, and writer), March 28, 1998; children: (first marriage) Daisy; (second marriage) Julius Robert Bay, Judah Miro. Education: Attended University of Auckland; studied drama at William Davis Center for Actors Study, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1991; trained with martial arts master Douglas Wong.

Addresses:

Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Publicist—Dominique Appel, Baker/Winokur/Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor, West Tower, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actress and producer. Appeared in television commercials. As a pageant contestant, named Miss New Zealand, 1989. Singer and anthem performer at various events. Also worked as a miner in a gold mine in Kalgoorlie, Australia, and as a grape picker in Germany.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Multiple roles, Funny Business (also known as Funny Bunny), [New Zealand], beginning 1989.

Helen, For the Love of Mike, [New Zealand], beginning 1991.

Cohost, Air New Zealand Holiday, [New Zealand], 1992–93.

Title role, Xena: Warrior Princess, syndicated, 1995–2001.

Kathleen Clayton, Tarzan (also known as Tarzan & Jane), The WB, 2003.

Host, Warrior Women, Discovery Channel Canada, beginning 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(In archive footage) Look Who's Famous Now, TV2 (New Zealand), 1999.

Lucy Lawless: Kiwi Superstar, [New Zealand], 2001.

Narrator, Gladiatrix, The Discovery Channel, 2002.

(In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell, NBC, 2002.

Narrator, Totally Gayer, VH1, 2004.

(In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri, NBC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Kim Hughes, "Double or Quits," Shark in the Park, [New Zealand], 1990.

Liddy Barton, "Fee Fie Foe Fum," The Ray Bradbury Theater, USA Network, 1992.

Sarah McFee, "Riding the Volcano," The Adventures of the Black Stallion (also known as The Black Stallion and The Return of the Black Stallion), YTV, 1992.

Undercover police officer, "Shanghied," High Tide, syndicated, 1994.

Lysia, Hercules and the Amazon Women, syndicated, 1994.

Lyla, "As Darkness Falls," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1995.

Lyla, "Outcast," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1995.

Sharon List, "Dead in the Water," High Tide, syndicated, 1995.

Xena, "The Gauntlet," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1995.

Xena, "The Unchained Heart," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1995.

Xena, "The Warrior Princess," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1995.

Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1996.

Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 1997.

Herself, "Something about Inter–Ex–Spousal Relations," Something So Right, NBC, 1997.

Xena, "Judgement Day," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1997.

Xena, "Stranger in a Strange World," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1997.

Guest, Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 1997.

Herself, Entertainment Tonight (also known as ET), syndicated, 1997.

Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1997, 1998, 2000.

Diana, Leah, and Meg, "Warrior … Priestess … Tramp," Xena: Warrior Princess, syndicated, 1998.

Xena, "Armageddon Now: Part 2," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1998.

Guest, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1998, 1999.

Meg, "The Key to the Kingdom," Xena: Warrior Princess, syndicated, 1999.

Voice, "Treehouse of Horror X," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1999.

Shannon McMahon, "Nothing Important Happened Today: Parts 1 & 2," The X–Files, Fox, 2001.

Stacy, "The Auction," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 2001.

Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001.

(In archive footage) Voice, "Gump Roast," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 2002.

"Keep It on the Short Grass," The Bernie Mac Show, Fox, 2002.

Guest, Extra (also known as Extra: The Entertainment Magazine), syndicated, 2003.

Guest, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2003.

Guest, V Graham Norton, 2003.

Guest, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003.

Herself and Xena, "Sione–rella," Bro'Town (animated; also known as bro'Town), TV3 (New Zealand), 2004.

Tracy Fletcher, "Ignoring Lydia," Less Than Perfect, ABC, 2004.

Guest, On–Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004.

Appeared as Chloe Miller in Marlin Bay, and as a nightclub patron in Gloss, both TVNZ (New Zealand); appeared in Celebrity Profile, E! Entertainment Television.