- "I was already in discussions about something on—it wasn't The Mandalorian—something Star Wars-affiliated. It might have hurt me in some way, because then they couldn't hire me because it would seem to be pandering to…I'm just guessing here, I don't know anything, but in some ways, it can be unhelpful"
- ―Lucy Lawless
Lucy Lawless (born March 29, 1968 in Mount Albert, New Zealand) is a New Zealander actor. She[1] is best known for playing Xena in Xena: Warrior Princess, and for roles such as Number Three in Battlestar Galactica and Lucretia in Spartacus: Blood and Sand and its sequels.[3] Lawless voiced an Aeosian Queen in the animated television series Star Wars Resistance in "The New World"[4] and "No Place Safe,"[5] which both premiered on January 12, 2020.[6] Her casting in Resistance had been announced on August 14, 2019.[7]
By 2021, Lawless was under consideration for another Star Wars role. However, following fan support for her to replace the actor Gina Carano—who portrayed the New Republic marshal Cara Dune in the Star Wars television series The Mandalorian before being fired—Lawless felt she became too "political" of a choice and believed she may have lost her chance at working for the franchise as a result.[2]
Works[]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Series | Contribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "The New World" | Star Wars Resistance | Aeosian Queen | Voice[4] |
| 2020 | "No Place Safe" | Star Wars Resistance | Aeosian Queen | Voice[5] |
Sources[]
Star Wars Resistance Season Two Trailer Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)- Star Wars Resistance — "The New World"
- Star Wars Resistance — "No Place Safe"
- Bucket's List Extra: 7 Fun Facts from "The New World" – Star Wars Resistance on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Bo-Katan Lives! Katee Sackhoff on the Live-Action Debut of Her Mandalorian Warrior on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lucy Lawless | Biography, TV Shows, & Facts | Britannica by Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica on Encyclopædia Britannica (archived from the original on May 7, 2023)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lucy Lawless thinks she lost Star Wars role after Gina Carano's Madalorian exit | SYFY WIRE by Josh Weiss on syfy.com (September 29, 2021) (archived from the original on May 30, 2023)
- ↑ Lucy Lawless' iconic genre roles go far beyond 'Xena: Warrior Princess by Vanessa Armstrong on Syfy (archived from the original on July 2, 2023)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Star Wars Resistance — "The New World"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars Resistance — "No Place Safe"
- ↑ Star Wars Resistance on Disney Channel Press (content now obsolete; archived from the original on February 29, 2020)
- ↑
Star Wars Resistance Season Two Trailer Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
External links[]
- Lucy Lawless at the Internet Movie Database
- Lucy Lawless (@reallucylawless) on Instagram
- Lucy Lawless (@RealLucyLawless) on Twitter
- Lucy Lawless on Wikipedia
