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FAMILY
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Family
Name:
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Ryan |
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Family
Background:
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Irish, Catholic |
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Parents:
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Julie
(born 1937) - homemaker
Frank (born 1932) - Mayor of MT. Albert 1968-90, currently a councilor for Auckland City |
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Siblings:
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5 brothers (4 older) and 1 sister |
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Daughter:
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Daisy Lawless (born July 1988) |
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Sons:
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Julius
Robert Bay Tapert (born 7:01 AM on October 16, 1999 in NZ) Judah Miro Tapert (born 11:46 PM on May 7, 2002 in NZ) |
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Husband:
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Robert
Gerrard Tapert - Renaissance Pictures Executive Producer (born 1955 - Detroit
Michigan)
Married March 28, 1998 (Santa Monica California) |
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Ex
Husband:
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Garth Lawless - former bar manager, now a computer expert (married 1988 - divorced 1995) |
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PERSONAL
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Home:
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Auckland NZ and Studio City LA |
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Birth
date:
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Friday March 29, 1968 |
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Middle
Name:
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Frances |
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Height:
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5' 10 ½" |
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Eyes:
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light blue |
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Hair
colour:
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Naturally blond as a child, later changed to light brown |
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Languages
spoken:
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English (of course), good German, OK French and some Italian |
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Schooling:
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Auckland
University (1 year - 1986)
Wesley Intermediate Marist Sisters College |
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Favourite
foods:
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lamb shanks, frozen yogurt, wine and scotch |
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Nickname:
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Unco (for uncoordinated) |
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Books:
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psychology |
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Exercise:
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yoga |
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Music:
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jazz and opera |
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Titles:
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Crowned Mrs. New Zealand in 1989 |
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CAREER
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1988:
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Commercials
for NZ's ASB Bank
Funny Business (TV comedy troupe) - first real acting job |
| 1990: | A
Bitter Song (as Nurse 1) Within the Law (as Verity) |
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1991: |
For the Love of Mike (TV Comedy
Series - as Helen) End of the Golden Weather (as Joe's Girl) |
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mid
1991 - early 92:
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William Davis Center for Actors Study - 8 months in Vancouver Canada |
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1992:
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Ray
Bradbury Theatre (as Liddy Barton in "Fee Fie Foe Fum")
Adventures of the Black Stallion (as Sarah McFee in "Riding the Volcano") Movie: Rainbow Warrior (as Jane Redmond) |
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1992
& 93:
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Co-host of Air New Zealand Holiday |
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1993:
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Mini series: Typhon's People (as Mink Tertius) |
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1994:
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TV Movie: Hercules and the Amazon Women (as Lysia) |
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1995:
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Peach
(Short
film) High Tide episodes: Shanghaied (as undercover policewoman) Dead In The Water (as Sharon List) Hercules episodes: As Darkness Falls (as Lyla) Warrior Princess (as Xena) The Gauntlet (as Xena) Unchained Heart (as Xena) Outcast (as Lyla) - Lucy's last Herc appearance before the XWP series |
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Fall
1995 - Spring 2001:
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Xena Warrior Princess (as Xena) |
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1997:
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Animated
Movie: Hercules and Xena - The The Battle for Mount Olympus (as Xena)
Something So Right (TV brief appearance as herself) Broadway: Grease (as Rizzo) Sept. 2 - Oct. 19 |
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1998:
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I'll Make You Happy (New Zealand film - cameo appearance) |
| 1999: | The
Simpsons: "Treehouse of Horror X" (Featuring the voice of Lucy Lawless) Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night (Musical Video) |
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2000: |
In Search of the Lonesome Yodel
(TV Documentary) Ginger Snaps (Voice of Announcer on School PA System) |
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2001: |
Dealing With Donna
(Comedy) Just Shoot Me (TV Comedy - guest appearance as Stacy the Call Girl) Lucy Lawless: Kiwi Superstar (TV Documentary) X-Files - Nothing Important Happened Today: Part 1 and 2 (guest appearance as Shannon McMahon) |
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2002: |
Spider Man (filmed
in 2001 and released in 2002) - small cameo appearance The Vagina Monologues - Auckland Bernie Mac (September 18 - guest appearance as herself) |
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2003: |
The Ugly
Americans (Movie: Comedy) Tarzan (WB TV Series - cancelled after a few episodes) Warrior Women (Discovery Channel series of 6 shows profiling real warrior women, hosted by Lucy Lawless) |
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XENA
Facts
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Set
location:
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Farm land at Struges Road near Auckland (has also been said the Xena set is located at Henderson Valley Road) NOTE: taping of the show is not open to visitors (closed set). |
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Landscapes:
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Shot on the south island with body doubles |
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Ocean
scenes:
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Filmed at Bethell's Beach (black sand beach) 30 miles from Auckland |
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Xena's
Tan:
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Painted on with a sponge in about five minutes, but takes a lot longer to get off. |
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Xena's
Yell:
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La, La, La, La, .....etc. (revealed by Lucy on Regis & Kathie Lee Sept. 29/97). |
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Contracts:
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Lucy will continue doing the show to the year 2001. |
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Lucy's
Brother:
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Lucy's younger brother Daniel Ryan played the role of the Roman soldier who broke Xena's legs in the second season episode "Destiny". |
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Updated July 27, 2005 Webmaster LLInfoSite
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