Lucy Lawless is a New Zealand actress. She is widely known for starring as Xena in the TV series Xena: Warrior Princess, which ran from 1995 to 2001. Lawless has also appeared in the film Bedtime Stories, the series Ash vs Evil Dead, My Life Is Murder, and Spartacus. She directed the documentary Never Look Away. She also appeared in the Battlestar Galactica series.