Lucy Lawless
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Lawless at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2016
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| Born |
Lucille Frances Ryan 29 March 1968 Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actress, musician |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Garth Lawless (m. 1988; div. 1995) Robert Tapert (m. 1998) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | Official website |
Lucille Frances "Lucy" Lawless, MNZM (née Ryan; born March 29, 1968) is a New Zealand actress best known for playing the title character of the internationally successful television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001).
She is also widely known for her role as Number Three on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series (2005–2009) and for the role of Lucretia on the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010), its prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011) and its sequel Spartacus: Vengeance (2012).
Most recently, Lawless had a recurring role on the fifth and sixth season of the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation as Diane Lewis, a single mother who falls for Ron Swanson (2012–2014), starred as Countess Palatine Ingrid von Marburg on the WGN America series Salem (2015) and plays Ruby on Ash vs. Evil Dead (2015–present).
Lucille Frances "Lucy" Ryan was born in the Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Mount Albert, the daughter of Julie Ryan, a teacher, and Frank Ryan, a banker and Mount Albert's mayor. She is the fifth of six siblings, who include her four brothers and one sister. Lawless has described her family as "this big, sprawling Irish Catholic family", and while filming in Ireland for the Discovery Channel in 2004, she told Ireland on Sunday: her father's family originated in Quilty, County Clare, and her great-grandfather arrived in New Zealand as a convict.
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