Lucy Lawrence is an actress known in the United States and far beyond. On her account there are many outstanding roles, but, of course, the image of the brave Xena - the warrior queen, who opened her way to the world of cinema, brought her the most popularity.
Lucy Lawrence biography: childhood and adolescence
Born March 29, 1968 in a large family of Frank and Julie Ryan. Lucy became the fifth child of the couple. In childhood, the future star of the screens was a tomboy, often arranging tricks with older brothers.
Parents sent the girl to school at the monastery, where she began to be interested in acting, participating in various productions. After graduating from high school at the age of eighteen, the girl became a student at Auckland University, but soon left, giving preference to travel.
After university
The company Lucy Lawrence decided to make her beloved Garth Lawless. Young people interrupted by small part-time jobs to at least somehow stay afloat. After the trip, the couple settled on a gold mine near Kalgoorlie in Australia. According to Lucy, her childhood with four brothers was not in vain for her, becoming an excellent school of life. In Australia, the girl had to work hard: crushing the breed and mapping the mine.
She went around the neighborhood with a compass, constantly running into danger in the form of snakes, insurmountable ravines, etc. At the age of twenty, a New Zealand woman married her boyfriend, and the young couple returned to their homeland, where they first became parents. A year later, a spectacular brunette became the owner of the title "Mrs. New Zealand 1989", which opened her way to the modeling business. A little later, she was invited to play in the Funny Business show, as well as host the Travel Magazine program.
In the role of Xena
A little later, the actress became a member of the team of the series "Amazing wanderings of Hercules", taking on two episodic roles. Xena first appeared in the project as the villain. The first to be approved for this role was Vanessa Angel, but suddenly she fell ill, and the producers had almost no time to find a replacement.
Representing on television screens in three episodes of "The Amazing Wanderings of Hercules," Lucy Lawrence instantly captivated the audience. After some time, the producers launched a separate project about a charismatic warrior. The filming process of the series lasted from 1995 to 2001. âXena - the Queen of Warriorsâ was popular in America, and subsequently in many other countries.
In the rays of glory
An extraordinary role provided the actress with worldwide popularity, radically changing her life. In 1996, a celebrity broke up with her husband, leaving the child at home. A few months later, the New Zealand was invited to the famous show Tonight with Jay Leno. According to the directorâs idea, she was supposed to appear in the studio on a horse, but the animal slipped and fell along with its rider. As a result, Lucy suffered a severe thigh injury. It is noteworthy that for six years of work on a television hit, the performer of the leading role did not receive any injuries, despite the fact that she often did without understudies.
A year after the treatment and the next season of the show that made her famous, the actress agreed to participate in the Grease Broadway show.
In the spring of 1998, there were changes in the personal life of Lucy Lawrence - she became the wife of the director of âXenaâ Robert Tapert. After a year and a half, a boy was born in the family - Julius Robert Bay Tapert.
According to the recognition of the artist, she met her lover when she was already working on the image of the famous warrior. Immediately after the first meeting, a "big spark" arose between them. Gradually, the lovers began to spend more and more time together. Photos of Lucy Lawrence and Tapert soon hit the press. But by then they had already realized that there was true love between them and they were made for each other.
After xena
In 2001, the filmography of Lucy Lawrence was replenished with episodic roles in the projects âYou Only Shoot Me,â âThe X-Filesâ. According to the celebrity, the new images did a good job of her acting experience. In the same year, she starred in the film "Spider-Man", portraying a punk girl. A year later, the star gave birth to a second son - Judah Myro Tapert. In 2003, on Discovery Channel, she was offered the position of the leading documentary project "Women Warriors."
The authors of the films not only talked about famous stories of personalities, but also tried to analyze their motives. In the same year, one of the most recognizable brunettes in the world held the prestigious New Zealand Music Awards 2003 ceremony. Photos by Lucy Lawrence were constantly flashed in the press, and her popularity did not fade.
2004-2005
In 2004, the celebrity took on a cameo role in the comedy Eurotour. She got a very controversial heroine - "the Amsterdam mistress seducing young people." A year later, a New Zealand horror movie called The Boogeyman appeared at the box office. The actress appeared in the role of the mother of a key character. According to her, she was interested in playing a woman in the film, with the character of which she has nothing to do in real life. Also in 2005, she agreed to a major role in the CBS television project Locust and to participate in the popular TV series Star Cruiser Galaxy.
Singing career
In the show âFamous Duetsâ, Lucy proved to the audience that she could be not only a warrior, but also a charismatic singer. After giving concerts in New York and Roxy, in the fall of 2007, the celebrity held two more concerts in Chicago, taking partners with her on the series Xena.
She performed one of the compositions with Renee O'Connor, and one of the backing vocalists was her daughter from her first marriage - Daisy. The Chicago program was full of variety - the singer performed a number of new products and tried herself in the style of R&B.
About Xena and Spartak
The personal life of Lucy Lawrence and her career are constantly interested in her fans, but for a long time the most important question remains about the possible continuation of the series âXena - the Queen of Warriorsâ. Some viewers suggest that one day a full-length version of the project will be released. New Zealand herself does not believe that she will ever return to the history of Xena, considering this a distant past.
In 2010, Starz launched the new historic project Spartak: Blood and Sand. Due to the many erotic scenes, violence, profanity, he was placed in the category of TV-MA (adults only). Lawrence got the image of Lucretia, the wife of Batiatus. Critics controversially took the pilot series, but the producers decided to continue shooting.
Law problems and new projects
At the beginning of 2012, as a Greenpeace activist, the artist in the company of six eco-activists decided to seize an oil refinery ship moored off the coast of New Zealand for drilling off the coast of Alaska (and he was insured by Shel). Climbing a tower more than 50 meters high, the group members held the ship for about three days until they were arrested by the police. The television star was sentenced to 120 hours of social labor and a fine of five hundred dollars.
In recent years, the actress has been actively acting in various television projects. She appeared in such series as âParks and Recreation Areasâ, âCodeâ, âTop of the Lakeâ, âAgents Shch.I.T.â, âSalemâ, âAsh Against the Evil Deadâ. In 2017, she starred in the New Zealand thriller "Change".
In 2019, fans of the actress will be able to hear her voice in the new animated project Mosley. For her, such an experience was not the first - earlier she had already voiced characters in animated projects: Justice League: The New Barrier (2008), American Dad (2005-2014), Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008). Also in 2011, she was engaged in the voice acting of the game Hunted: The Demon`s Forge.