What is Lucy Lawless’ Net Worth and Salary?

Lucy Lawless, the New Zealand actress and singer, has a net worth of $30 million. She is best known for her portrayal of the titular character in the TV series “Xena: Warrior Princess,” which ran for 143 episodes from 1995 to 2001.

Lawless’ net worth includes that of her husband, Rob Tapert, whom she married in 1998. Tapert co-created and served as an executive producer of “Xena.”

Early Life and Career

Lucy Lawless was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1968. Her mother was a teacher, and her father was a banker who later became the city’s mayor. She grew up in an Irish Catholic family with five siblings and was inspired by her mother’s community involvement. Lawless showed an early interest in performing and appeared in her first musical at age ten. She studied acting in high school and attended Marist College before transferring to Auckland University to finish her degree in languages. In 1989, Lawless won the Miss New Zealand title.

Lucy Lawless’ Career in Acting

Lucy Lawless began her acting career in 1988 on the New Zealand television show “Funny Business” and later studied in Vancouver at The William Davis Centre for Actors Study. She got her big break in 1994 with a role in the television film “Hercules and the Amazon Women,” which became the pilot episode for the “Hercules: Legendary Journeys” television show. Her character Xena proved to be popular and led to a spin-off series, “Xena: Warrior Princess,” where Lawless played the title character in a fantasy land based on Ancient Greece. The show was an instant hit and ran for six seasons, receiving seven Emmy nominations, with Lawless receiving one. The show also spawned numerous video games, a collectible card game, and several comic book versions.

While promoting the first season, Lawless fell off of a horse on the set of “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and broke her pelvis. However, she fully recovered and only missed a few episodes. The series concluded in 2001, but its legacy on pop culture remains strong.

Lucy Lawless Career Highlights

Lawless starred in the “Grease” revival on Broadway in 1997. She later appeared in “Battlestar Galactica” from 2005 to 2009 and “Spartacus” in 2010, winning a Saturn award for her performance on the latter show in 2011.

Lawless is also a talented singer, making her debut with a sold-out concert in Paris in 2006. She has also appeared in “Chicago: The Musical,” and has done voice work for “Adventure Time” and “Justice League: The New Frontier.” She has guest-starred in various television roles, including a recurring role on “Parks and Recreation,” and appeared in “Ash vs Evil Dead” from 2016 to 2018.

Lucy Lawless: Actress, Activist, LGBTQ Icon

Lucy Lawless is known for her iconic role as Xena in the TV series “Xena Warrior Princess,” which made her a symbol for the LGBTQ community. Her character’s traveling companion, Gabrielle, was speculated to be more than just a friend, further cementing Xena’s status as an LGBTQ icon. In “Spartacus,” Lawless had a scene with another woman, further solidifying her status as an advocate for LGBTQ rights.

Lawless was married to her boyfriend at the age of 21 and had a daughter soon after. The couple divorced seven years later, and she went on to marry Rob Tapert, the executive producer of “Xena Warrior Princess.” They have three children together.

Aside from her acting career, Lawless is also an environmental activist and a strong opponent of fossil fuels. In 2009, she became a Climate Ambassador for Greenpeace and has been involved in protest movements with the organization. In 2012, she was arrested along with six other Greenpeace activists for boarding an offshore oil drilling rig for 77 hours to stop it from sailing to the Arctic to drill for oil. Although charged with burglary, she pled guilty to trespassing in 2013. The stunt was part of a larger protest campaign called Save the Arctic.

Lucy Lawless’ Real Estate Investments

In 1998, Lucy Lawless and her husband Robert bought a home in Studio City, California for $1.525 million. They sold the property in June 2008, one month after listing it for $3.7 million. The price at which they sold the home has not been disclosed.

The actress also owns multiple properties in her hometown of Auckland, New Zealand. In 2011, she converted two of her four properties, worth a total of $7 million, into an eco-friendly garden. The combined value of her four properties is estimated to be between $15 and $20 million.

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