Lucille Frances Lawless MNZM (née Ryan; born 29 March 1968) is a New
Zealand actress and singer. She portrayed the title character in
television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995â€"2001); cylon model
Number Three D'Anna Biers on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica
series (2005â€"2009); and Lucretia in the television series Spartacus:
Blood and Sand (2010), its prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
(2011), and its sequel Spartacus: Vengeance (2012).Lawless had
recurring roles as Diane Lewis-Swanson on the NBC sitcom Parks and
Recreation (2012â€"2015), and as Countess Palatine Ingrid Von Marburg
on the WGN America supernatural series Salem (2015). She also starred
as Ruby on the Starz horror-comedy series Ash vs Evil Dead
(2015â€"2018).Lucille Frances "Lucy" Ryan was born in the Auckland
suburb of Mount Albert to teacher Julie Ryan and Mount Albert's mayor,
banker Frank Ryan. She is the fifth of six siblings (four brothers and
one sister). She has described her family as "this big, sprawling
Irish Catholic family", and while filming in Ireland for the Discovery
Channel in 2004, told Ireland on Sunday that her father's family
originated in Quilty, County Clare.
Zealand actress and singer. She portrayed the title character in
television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995â€"2001); cylon model
Number Three D'Anna Biers on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica
series (2005â€"2009); and Lucretia in the television series Spartacus:
Blood and Sand (2010), its prequel Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
(2011), and its sequel Spartacus: Vengeance (2012).Lawless had
recurring roles as Diane Lewis-Swanson on the NBC sitcom Parks and
Recreation (2012â€"2015), and as Countess Palatine Ingrid Von Marburg
on the WGN America supernatural series Salem (2015). She also starred
as Ruby on the Starz horror-comedy series Ash vs Evil Dead
(2015â€"2018).Lucille Frances "Lucy" Ryan was born in the Auckland
suburb of Mount Albert to teacher Julie Ryan and Mount Albert's mayor,
banker Frank Ryan. She is the fifth of six siblings (four brothers and
one sister). She has described her family as "this big, sprawling
Irish Catholic family", and while filming in Ireland for the Discovery
Channel in 2004, told Ireland on Sunday that her father's family
originated in Quilty, County Clare.
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