Xena - Lucy Lawless - Renee O'Connor
1996 Magazines and Newspaper Articles

December

• Karate International - December 1997/January 1998 - Xena, Hercules, Robin Hood Mythological Martial Art Heroes

• TV Week - 29 December 1997 - The faces of 1998

• People Magazine - 29 December 1997 - Lucy Lawless: a Kiwi actress breaks the action-hero mold. (star of 'Xena: Warrior Princess')(The 25 Most Intriguing People of '97)

• TV Guide 13 December 1997 - Star Styles - The Big Bang Theory

• NZ Woman's Day - December 1997 - Lucy sings at Christmas in the Park concert

• NZ Woman's Day - December 1997 - Lucy kicking a ball to start a Rugby mate

• NZ Woman's Day - December 1997 - Lucy and Daisy attend 1997 Auckland Christmas Parade

• NZ Woman's Day - December 1997 - Best Dressed Women

• US Magazine #251 December 1997 Issue

• Time Magazine - December 1997 - SPECIAL DOUBLE ISSUE/THE 25 MOST INTRIGUING PEOPLE '97; Lucy Lawelss: A Kiwi Actress Breaks The Action hero Mold

• GLITTER: TV EDITION (Philippines) magazine December 1-15, 1997: Xena...She-Herc - One woman's loss is another woman's gain. This statement readily described how Lucy Lawless, unwittingly, became the most popular TV actress (next to The X-File's Gillian Anderson) on Planet Earth.

• US Magazine #251 December 1997

• UK TV Guide - December 1997 Introduction to XWP in the UK and quotes from Lucy about being a role model

November

• Cult Times November 1997 Xena: Warrior Princess - Everything you'll ever need to know, and more...

• TV Guide - 22 November 1997 As the best-looking sword-toting, leather-clad super heroine on TV, Lucy Lawless is a feminist icon for the 90's. "Xena is sexy but not in the way most people think," the New Zealand actress says of her role on the syndicated hit Xena Warrior Princess...

• Examiner 18 November 1997 Xena's Really A Scaredy-Cat. Plagued by bizarre phobias, TV's Warrior Princess fears dying young

• Dreamwatch Magazine - November 1997 Xena and Hercules - Making of Modern Myths. Rob Tapert has had a rough television run of luck, American Gothic, Mantis and his most recent creation Spy Game  were mishandled to extinction by the networks. But with Hercules and Xena riding high on a worldwide level, Tapert's scales have more than balanced, as he tells Marc Shapiro. Many thanks to Roger for the scans

• Lesbiana - November 97 Issue - Article about Renee O'Connor

• Loaded Magazine (UK) November 1997 Slaywatch - Busty Barbarians Are Taking Over

• Lesbian News - November 1997 - Interview with Lucy about Grease, Xena, Daisy and what's important in her life.

• Nickelodeon Magazine - November 1997 - From A to Xena

• The Atlanta Journal and Constitution - 24 November 1997 -What hath `Xena' wrought?: Hero worship, for one thing. Also, a host of campy imitators hoping to: share a demographically rich audience
  
   

October

• NZ Woman's Weekly 27 October 1997 - Wedding Bells for Lucy. Marriage a second time around holds no fears for New Zealand's best-loved international TV star, Xena princess Lucy Lawless.

• Glamour Magazine October 1997 Entertainment Report - Star Turn Lucy Lawless on Xena and Sex

• NZ Woman's Day - 27 October 1997 article on Lucy - "Lucy's wedding joy. My Perfect Love Match"

• Entertainment Weekly - 24 October 1997 - Engaged - Lucy Lawless to Wed

• Who Weekly (Australia) - 13 October 1997 - From Warrior Princess to Pink Lady: Lucy Lawless storms NY in Grease!

• AP Newswire 12-10-97 - Xena Sidekick Has Fans of Her Own (Renee O'Connor)

• E! Online Entertainment News - Favorite Amazon Warrior to Wed - October 7, 1997

• New Zealand Woman's Weekly - 6 October 1996 - Lucy Triumphs over obsessed fan - Lucy's Dark Side

• US Magazine - October 97 - The Importance of Being Xena - Lucy Interview

• Cult TV Magazine - October 1997 - Modern Mythmakers Joe Nazzaro chats to the writers and producer who are breathing new life into old legends Hercules and Xena.

• Entertainment Weekly 7 March 1997 - Xenaphilia, Fans of 'Xena' have fomented a cultlike passion for TV's most ferocious and fetching heroine. But is their devotion enough to cut a swath for future female action stars?

• PR Newswire articles - October 7, 1997 - Universal Television's Hit `Xena: Warrior Princess' Series Will be the FirstTelevision Show Adapted for Multipath Movie Viewing

• Sojourner - Thwack! Pow! Yikes! Not Your Mother's Heroines - 1 October 1997

• Starlog Magazine #243, October 1997 -Musician of Myth.

• In Theater Magazine - October 1997 From Xena to Rizzo. Lucy Lawless, aka Xena: Warrior Princess, is currently bringing crowds into the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, where she is starring in the long-running hit musical Grease!

September

• TV Guide - September 1997 Xena Warrior Princess (premieres week of
  September 29)

• Sci Fi Universe September 1997 - Why We Love Lucy - The Universe Interview - Lucy Lawless - Transcript and scans

• Sci Fi Universe - September 1997 (Second article) The Most Intriguing Women in Science Fiction - Lucy is #1

• SciFi Universe - SciFi Universe Magazine September 1997 Women To Watch - Renee O'Connor

• People Weekly 15 September 1997 - Lucy Lawless in Grease

• NZ Woman's Weekly - September 1997 - Lucy Lawless - Natural Born Fighter

• Playbill Magazine - 3 September 1997 about Lucy's apperance on Grease with a photo of her and Marilu Henner at the opening night party and Lucy on the motorbike.

• E Online article - Xena Sings on Broadway -6 September 1997

• Grease Program Guide - Scan of Lucy's profile in the Grease Program Guide - September 1997

• People Weekly - 1 September 1997 - TV's 40 Most Facinating Stars of '97 Lucy Lawless - TV Titans It is good to be a king or queen of prime time. Meet the monarchs currently enjoying the view from the top of Mt Nielson

• Sydney Sun-Herald article on Lucy in Grease
  WONDER WOMAN: Lucy Lawless, in her role as the super-tall heroine Xena, wields a razor-sharp discus known as a chakram in the TV series.
  They love Lucy: now Xena takes Rizzo role

August

• RIOT August 1997 Hercules and Xena: The Battle For Mount Olympus Preview

• TV Zone Magazine Issue 93, August 1997 - Article about Xena and the impact it's having

• Metro Magazine - August 97 - The Ballard of Lucy Lawless

• HX for Her Magazine article Broadway Babe: Lucy Lawless Trades In Her Armor For a Pink Ladies' Jacket in Grease - August 1997

• TV Week (Australia) - August 1997 - Hot Seat: Lucy Lawless

• Broadcast Week - 23 - 29 August 1997 - The X(ena)-philes. Xena's tough, she's funny and she kicks butt. What's not to like?

• Satellite Times - August 1997 Article on Xena - Feminist Warrior

• TV Guide Xena Comic - August 1997

• The Daily Telegraph - August 1997 - They love Lucy: now Xena takes Rizzo role

• Denver Rocky Mountain News - 31 August 1997 - Women Give "Action Figures" New Meaning

• TV Zone #93 - August 1997 Warrior Princess Xena. XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS is a rarity in genre television. With tongue stuck firmly in cheek it stands alongside brother series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys as an antidote to the conspiracies and doom-laden ongoing plots that seem to be afflicting just about every other show currently on air.

July

• Cult Times Magazine - July 1997 Iron Maiden

• Cinescape Magazine - July/August 1997 - 6 Degress Of Xena. Forget the Kevin Bacon game. With TV's luscious she-warrior, you can span genres, time periods and mythologies in every episode!

• TV Times Magazine (UK) 13-18 July 1997 My Mum's got real girl power Lucy Lawless TV's newest heroine Xena is 5ft 11in and a kung fu expert - but the biggest battle for the actress who plays her has been winning daughter Daisy's approval...

• NZ Woman's Day - July 1997 - article on Lucy starring in Grease

• NZ Woman's Weekly - July 1997 - Lucy Lawless -Americans are going nuts over the sword-wielding leather-clad Lucy, opting for her down-to-each approach rather than Rachel's model lifestyle - Lucy Cover

• Parade Magazine - 27 July 1997  - She's A Woman, She's a Warrior, She's A Wonder, She is Xena. In Step with Lucy Lawless

• Playbill Magazine 23 July 1997 - Close call for Grease's Warrior Princess

• People Magazine - July 28, 1997 - DOUBLE JEOPARDY -
  Article on Renee O'Connor

• Independent on Sunday - 13 July 1997 Television: Conan the anti-communitarian - Xena is Conan the Woman

• Cult Times Magazine - July 1997 Iron Maiden
   

June

• HX For Her June 1997 - Xena-Mania Sweeps The City (+ Cover) Riled Up Fans Gather To Revel In the Warrior Princess's Dyke Appeal

• React For Teens 16 - 22 June 1997. Xena warrrior princess From A to Z

• The San Francisco Chronicle June 17, 1997 - 'Xena' Benefits from Gabrielle

• Entertainment At Home June 1997 - Heroic Hercules, the Fair Amazon Xena, and Kidney Pie. Hercules is not bad, and the show is entertaining enough, but the real knockout punch of Universal's Action Pack comes with Xena: Warrior Princess, starring Lucy Lawless...

  
   

May

• Who Weekly 26 May 1997 - Inside Scoop Lucy Lawless. She's The One That They Want Xena's Lucy Lawless takes a break from Warrior Princess duties to act '50's tough in Grease

• The San Fransisco Chronicle - 29 May 1997 Lucy Lawless was born to play a battling babe

• Fortune Magazine 12 May 1997 The Universal Appeal of Schlock. Great US Exports: The 747, The PC and ... Xena: Warrior Princess

• Playboy Magazine May 1997 - 20 Questions - Interview with Lucy Lawless

• Yahoo Internet Magazine - May 1997 on Lucy's favourite sites, her fans and what she thinks of the online Xenaverse.

• Cooking Light Magazine - May 1997 When Xena, amazonian righter of wrongs, is fed up with sexism,racism, or any tother -ism for that matter, she takes action, kung-fu style. Both whip-smart and whip-ready, the leatherclad Xena trumps injustice with a cry of "Yi-yi-yi!" and a targeted toss of her Frisbeelike metal blade--but only after reason and heartfelt communication have failed. - Read more

• Newsweek Magazine - 19 May 1997 Her cup runneth over. (actress Lucy Lawless inadvertently exposed her breasts while singing the national anthem at a Mighty Ducks hockey game)

• Fortune Magazine 12 May 1997 The Universal Appeal of Schlock. Great US Exports: The 747, The PC and ... Xena: Warrior Princess

• People Magazine - 12 May 1997 - The 50 Most Beautiful People In The World: Lucy Lawless

• Vancouver Sun Article - May 1997 She is Xena, Hear Her Roar as she Evens The Score

• Detroit Free Press interview with Lucy, May 8, 1997 about the "out-of-bodice" experience at the Red Wings Game

• TV Guide - 3 May 1997 TV's Triumphant Warrior Princess and Her Wild Ride To The Top

April

• StarStyle Magazine April 1997 Lucy Lawless - Fringes. If it weren't for her role in the cult TV series Xena: Warrior Princess, raven-haired Lucy Lawless might still be an ash-blonde.

• Calgary Herald - 18 April 1997 - Just call her Xena, Red Wing princess.

• XPose #33 - April 1997 Lucy Lawless article

• TV HITS - April 1997 - Q&A with Lucy - At Home with Lucy Lawless

• Globe Magazine - April 1997. Xena's Back in the Saddle. Warrior Princess keeps fighting fit with easy new diet

• New York Daily News 4 April 1997 Powerful Pair - For the first time in 10 years, the syndicated versions ol "Star Trek" are not atop Nielsen's seasonal rankings of weekly syndicated series.

   

March

• TV Week - Stars for Lucy Lawless - March 29, 1997

• National Enquirer - 25 March 1997 - Lesbians Love Xena. The article is the usual guff about Lucy and Xena. Contains 3 images: Xena, Lucy as Mrs New Zealand and Lucy with Daisy as a baby.

• Chicago Tribune - 11 March 1997 - Xena Usually has a Fight On Her Hands
   

February

• Advocate Magazine - 18 February 1997 - Xena Kisses A Queen

• Inside Karate - February 1997 - The Secret Force Behind Hercules & Xena
  Pictures of Lucy learning the staff and other fight moves from Doug Wong plus complete article about Hercules and Xena

• NZ Woman's Day Article - Feb '97 - Lucy Flawless Gorgeous Kiwi actress Lucy Lawless is wowing them in the United States!

• NZ Woman's Weekly Magazine Feb 97 - Kiwi actor Lucy Lawless has scored worldwide publicity as a result of the riding accident - and now she's being mobbed!

• TV Week (Australia) 17 February 1997 - scan of Lucy and small article about Lucy putting a stop to her HOliday Travel show segments being used on Australian TV Holiday show.

• New York Daily News February 1997 2 hit myths - nyuk? nyuk, nyuk, BESIDES the fact that one syndicated action series was spun off from the other, Saturday's season premieres of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" and its sister series, "Xena: Warrior Princess," have one thing in common: the Three Stooges.

• Entertainment Weekly 7 February 1997 - Cypertalk - Lucy Lawless Quote and publicity pic of Lucy.

• Saturday Night Magazine February 1997 Babes in toyland - Xena versus Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon" is all the rage, but a butt-kicking Amazon named Xena is a better role model for your daughter

• USA Today Article - February 1997 - The Rise and Rise of Xena (and Lucy)

• Femme Fatale February 1997 Issue Herc is a softee compared to Xena Warrior Princess Though Denied the Budget of Hercules, Her Male Counterpart, She's Killing the Competition
   

January

• XPose #37 - 1997 The Xena Scrolls - The Making Of A TV Legend

• Time For Kids - 31 January 1997 - Lucy Lawless Leaps Again

• Cleo Magazine - January 1997 Issue - Lucy Lawless

• People Weekly Magazine - 1997 - Lucy Lawless and Kevin Sorbo

• Official Xena Magazine (Titan) - First Issue - Advert for the magazine plus cover

• MAD Magazine - Special Issue #104 - 1997 Australian / New Zealand Issue

• TV  Guide - Hercules And Xena: A Sexy New Brand Of Superhero - 1997

• UK TV Magazine - 1997 - 40 Leather bookmarks - That's all it takes to dress up a Warrior Princess

• Satellite Times - August 1997 Article on Xena - Feminist Warrior

• NZ magazine On Film - Xena on cover - 1997

• TV Guide January 1997 of Lucy and Kevin Sorbo at the 1997 NATPE Convention in New Orleans

• TV Week - 11 January 1997 - Xena Takes A Holiday With Ten

• New Idea - 1997 New Fashion. Lucy Lawless is featured from her appearance at the 1997 NATPE Convention