Lucy Lawless is higher known as Xena, and here’s how she is planning to mark the 25th anniversary of the popular girl-power sequence.
All around the global, Lucy Lawless’ name is synonymous with Xena from Xena: Warrior Princess. The heroic warrior is a badass role she played for 6 seasons, destroying demons from 1995 - 2001.
The collection advanced a cult following in its own right, and she or he also was iconic in the LGBTQ+ group thanks to her function.
New Zealand actress Lucy is now 52 years old, fortunately married with two sons, and hasn’t in fact performed Xena in just about two decades.
So where is Lucy Lawless lately?
Lucy is still being cast into the roles of strong female characters, each in reside motion and animated shape.
She played the villainous demon in conceal referred to as Ruby Knowby in Ash vs Evil Dead sooner than taking on the leading role of Alexa Crowe in the Australian Acorn TV collection My Life is Murder. Alexa is an unapologetic private investigator, and some have compared the sequence to modern day Murder She Wrote.
“I’d describe it as a sexy older lady fixing crimes with the help of an attractive little pseudo family,” Lucy tells Parade. “People that you wish to have to hang around with and chase justice.”
In a departure from the characters she normally plays, she also had a routine position as Diane Lewis — Ron Swanson’s 3rd wife — in Parks and Recreation.
And she simply entered the ‘Star Wars’ realm.
That’s right — Xena just lately made her Star Wars debut! And lovers of the sequence were glad to have her. Lucy voiced the animated Aeosian Queen in the fashionable animated Disney Channel collection, Star Wars Resistance.
Her personality appeared in the No Place Safe and The New World episodes.
She’s additionally set to lend her voice to Minions: The Rise of Gru, part of the Despicable Me collection and currently in post-production.
But Lucy is still and at all times Xena.
This yr marks the 25th anniversary since Xena: Warrior Princess debuted, and it’s now not an occasion that may move by without fanfare.
In truth, there was once a set to be an entire convention around the celebration, but it surely was just lately pushed to 2021 as a result of of the coronavirus pandemic and travel restrictions.
⬇️ I’M JUST HERE FOR THIS FACE ⬇️ #XenaWarriorPrincess pic.twitter.com/lE52UydAjG
— pattie (@pattiephillips) May 30, 2020 Source: TwitterThe Salute to Xena’s 25th Anniversary Convention, hosted through Creation Entertainment, will rejoice all issues Xena, with Lucy and plenty of of her forged friends in attendance.
There’s additionally a commemorative novel set to be released, called Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World – How Xena: Warrior Princess Changed Lives and Inspired Generations. (We instructed you individuals are enthusiastic about this collection!)
So will Lucy get back into the Xena dress?
Asked whether or not she’d don the uber-famous dress, Lucy said that will be a super marvel. While she didn’t verify or deny, it feels like she’s in preparation mode.
"I work really, really hard to just be in shape at every time in my life," she says. "I started out doing yoga when I was about 20, and I thought, ‘One day when I’m an older woman, I’m going to be so glad that I started this.' I am so glad that 20-year-old me made that decision."
We anticipate finding out!
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