It is often seen that when a very successful show ends, along with that the careers of certain actors and actresses also come to an end, and slowly they fade into the background.

When Xena: The Warrior Princess ended, it managed to initiate the era of the femme fatales; the female protagonist who could fight her way through any oncoming adversity. Actress Lucy Lawless made her way unscathed onto further television shows and movies.

However, it wasn’t all rosy for the other cast members, many of whom simply faded, and disturbingly though, Xena’s beautiful companion, Gabrielle, she too never made it out safely, and slowly was left to rot in the memories of her fans.

Renee O’Connor, the beautiful, quirky actress, who played Lucy’s best friend, and possibly even her romantic interest on Xena: The Warrior Princess, was relegated to offers for low-budget science-fiction movies.

After six years and over 150 episodes, there was simply no way ahead for Renee, but in her stint with Xena, she had been able to earn a cult following among the gay and lesbian communities all over the world and till date, she hasn’t given up on their cause.

Like her onscreen character, Renee proved to be a tough cookie, and had another crack at the world of showbiz with her brand new production company named as ROC Productions.

By selling her autographed pictures and paintings on EBay, Renee managed to raise enough funds for her first movie. A movie, which got her critical acclaim at many festivals and screenings, prompted her to keep the company alive.

Since then, Renee has not looked back, and although her new career is a wee bit devoid of mainstream fame, her fan following among the lovers of the good old science fiction still remains the same.

She was a big part of the independent science fiction movie, Beyond the Farthest Star and the thriller, Moby Dick; her roles on both were well received.

But ask Renee, and she will tell you that she has nothing, but fond memories of her time on Xena.

Watch the ‘decked with an enrapturing background’ Xena episodes online and feel enchanted!

If there were ever a posedown contest between the two beauties, Xena would win that contest hands down.

Forgive me for being more favorably inclined towards the character that actress Lucy Lawless played a few years ago than the character she is playing nowadays in her new show, Spartacus, but I can’t help it!

The concept of a mythological femme fatale was just too hot to handle! And seriously, Lucy Lawless fighting hordes of warriors in her leathery and metal outfits was a dream-come-true for every pervert out there.

And leather and metal outfits trump linen gowns any given day.

On a serious note, Lucy Lawless had been an unknown quantity before the show; she was just another aspiring actress who had left her home, in this case New Zealand, and reached Hollywood in search of fame.

It was supposed to be like that as she was getting bit part roles while she was scrounging around in America, but things took a turn for good when she was cast as a warrior princess in a show called Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

Lucy was cast as a secondary character and was supposed to die a few episodes later, but her fierce portrayal of a warrior princess caught the eyes of the producers and creative teams alike and hence was born the idea of her story as Xena the Warrior Princess.

Intended as a spinoff to the Hercules series, Xena soon overcame its predecessor and the chief protagonist Lucy Lawless was thrown into the mainstream spotlight and boy, she did revel under all the attention!

The series became so popular during its tenure that a team of astronauts who happened to discover a dwarf planet, named it as Xena and when later, they discovered this planet had a moon. They named it as Gabrielle, after Xena’s faithful companion on the show.

Even the famous director, Quentin Tarantino, has admitted that Xena had inspired him to make movies like Kill Bill.

Actress Lucy Lawless, best known for her roles in the hit fantasy series, Xena: Warrior Princess and the Spartacus series, is going to feature in a fundraising event.

I have the most exclusive information that Lucy will be seen performing in the Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Appeal. This event is held to raise money for the victims of the devastating earthquake that rocked the city of Christchurch, New Zealand a few days back.

Lucy, a native of Auckland, New Zealand is going to exhibit her acting skills in a play, directed by Toa Fraser. The title of the play is Bare and will be performed in the Civic Centre, Auckland on 18th March, 2011. Lucy will be joined other famous actors and actresses from New Zealand such as Sam Neill, Antony Carr and Rhys Darby.

Lucy was reportedly upset upon hearing the news of the earthquake hitting the city of Christchurch on February 22, 2011. The 6.3 Richter magnitude quake caused deaths of more than 75 people and millions of dollars.

Recently in news for garnering critical claim for her portrayal of Xena, a strong character who played a brutal warlord in the beginning of the series. After her seductive role caught the fancy of the viewers, Lucy was also signed to play Serpahine in the upcoming videogame, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge.

Well, as of now, Lucy is all set to play a Samaritan and a patriot by helping out her fellow New Zealanders In the times of crisis. Cheers for this true star!

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Quite unfortunately, the New Zealander was recently trapped in a scandal for her show named ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’.

However, this 42-year actress cleared the air and said, “What am I going to complain about? How many actresses work as much as me?”

Lucy Lawless

Looks like Lucy is sick and tired about being called a ‘complainer’, at the drop of a hat.

We understand Lucy, and we can actually never get enough of you! That is the sole reason why we watch Xena episodes online.

Lawless shared a little something, when she was questioned about her struggle story.

She said, “Being the star of an action show is really, really hard.” She went onto say, “You’ve got to keep up a lot of energy, and you’ve got to be the morale leader. There’s a lot on your shoulders. The fighting on ‘Xena’ was really hard for me.”

No second thoughts on that, absolutely! Each and every statement made by her, is well justified. No wonder, her heroic role in the Xena episodes created history and won widespread acclaim.

A gratified Lawless, did not miss the opportunity to thank the makers of the show, as she feels that it’s because of Xena, that she is a big name today!

So true!

She added that the journey through Xena was not at all child’s play, because of the resistance she had faced, during her casting. Lucy said that the perception of the people of the entertainment industry is not always kind, and sometimes it just becomes essential to go away from it all.

I think I agree with her! Success always brings a few enemies along with it!

But we would rather live in a world where we can catch Xena online!

Right?

I know I am right!

Bump into the world of bedazzlement and get set to catch glimpses of this brave woman, who is ready to fight with the world, when her pride is at stake!

Until I return with more, you guys stay safe!

Adios!