Lucy Lawless is well aware of the "long shadow" her iconic role in "Xena: Warrior Princess" has cast over her career.
Her latest, the Acorn TV series "My Life is Murder," is one example of a project Lawless fought to bring to life.
On why getting cast as Xena was 'a great big cosmic joke'Lucy Lawless as Xena in "Xena: Warrior Princess."
I don't think that would even be particularly mark-worthy these days, would it?
But "Parks and Rec" has people who don't know what "Xena" is, but they do know "Parks and Rec" or "Curb Your Enthusiasm" or something.
Persons:
Lucy Lawless, Lawless, —, Alexa Crowe, Xena, It's, Jay Leno, Gabrielle, she's, would've, Renee, O'Connor, I've, Ron Swanson, Diane, Tricia Helfer, D'anna, Ron Swanson's, Ron, Ruby, Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi, They'd, Margaret Moth, YouTube You've, Joe Duran, Margaret, wasn't
Organizations:
Business, Acorn, Village Voice, SyFy, Recreation, Entertainment, YouTube, CNN
Locations:
Australia, New Zealand, Parks, America, Sarajevo