Xena - Lucy Lawless - Renee O'Connor

2002 Magazine and Newspaper Articles

December

• Glamour Magazine December 2002 - Scan of Lucy, Lucy Liu and Lucille Ball.

• NZ Woman's Day - 23 December 2002 Issue from the Louis Vuitton Party

• "Lucy in the Sky - 2002"  - the Unofficial Swedish Lucy Lawless Fan Club magazine

• NZ Music.com has an announcement about the tour
  (in part says... Lucy will be with Dave on stage, performing her own songs and joining Dave on his. the tour kicks off in Taupo on Boxing Day and runs through the North Island until January 11th. The Dave Dobbyn and Lucy Lawless Tour
  http://www.nzmusic.com/news_more.cfm?i=1069

November

• NZ New Idea - 2 November 2002 - Lucy at the NZ Fashion show

• Lucy and Daisy from NZ Woman's Day - November 2002

• NW Magazine - 18 November 2002  (in Australia) has a picture of Lucy laughing up a storm at Spring/Summer 2003 Fashion Show - November 2, 2002 - MOCA at the Geffen Contemporary Museum Los Angeles, California USA

October

• Lucy from the Sunday Star Times 27 October 2002 all dressed up as a man as previously mentioned in the NZ Herald but this time a full body shot with a reporter going all giddy when Lucy flirted with her. <g>

• "Designer Forum Magazine - October 2002" in Copenhagen, Denmark which features Lucy in the advert.

• Lucy at the Annual Starship Charity ball in October 2002 from the Starship Log newsletter and also a scan of Lucy from the event with Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Craig Parker.

• Sun Herald newspaper - Xena Fever - 6 October 2002

August

• NZ New Idea - 2 August 2002 - Confessions of the Stars, Why We Love Lucy

• Dutch TV Guide - Troskompas - August 2002 - Xena, The Deadly Appearance of Lucy Lawless

• Supertele - 16 August 2002 - Scan of Lucy breastfeeding and article

• The NZ Woman's Weekly - "Lucy Lawless  - August 2002 - From Warrior Princess to African Queen"

• From the Sydney Morning Herald - 1 August 2002
  Lucy Lawless, who played Xena: Warrior Princess, is more concerned about breastfeeding than fighting these days. The New Zealand actress is promoting World Breastfeeding Week, which begins todayMore than 120 countries are expected to take part in the World Breastfeeding Week activities. As Xena she became known for the bold leather bodice costume used to fend off mythical forces of evil. Now she stars quietly breastfeeding her three-month-old son, Judah, the Dominion-Post newspaper reported.

• The NZ Herald - 3 August 2002 - Lucy Lawless, a woman at ease with life is a short article on Lucy's campaign (with a little help from Judah) for Breastfeeding week. 

• This is the poster for the NZ Breastfeeding week that Lucy and Judah are starring in as mentioned in The Dominion Post and The Sydney Morning Herald and which appeared in The Sydney Telegraph - 02 August 2002 - Lucy Lawless and Judah breastfeeding poster

• Also news from the Dominion Post - Lucy features on a poster to be circulated throughout New Zealand to promote breastfeeding. More than 120 countries are expected to take part in the World Breastfeeding Week activities.

July

• Film TV Magazine (Italy) - 28 July 2002 Xena Mania. Having retired Xena, Lucy Lawless, kiwi diva, gay icon, sex symbol for males who love the risk, has taken part in X-Files; another beautiful ambiguous role

• Sunday Star Times - Xena star reveals her kidnap fears

• Sunday Star Times - "Judah's Kiss" - 8 July 2002

June

• Rated Magazine - June 2002  "Rated - Top 10 Rated Toughest TV & Movie Action Babes"
   

May

• Expresso May 2002 about Lucy's plans for a summer vacation in Greece

• Woman's Day - 20 May 2002 - "Lucy's a Mum Again"

• NZ Herald - 11 May 2002
  LUCY DELIVERS: It's been a big week for Lucy Lawless - not only has there been the birth of her third child but her first post-Xena movie has lit up the American box office. Well, kind of ... blink and you'll miss her, but Lawless makes a fleeting appearance as "punk rock girl" in director Sam Raimi's recordbusting Spider-Man. Lawless, in full goth makeup and wig, has just one line, gushing about the webbed one's coolness as he sets about busting New York's crims. Her appearance, we presume, has something to do with the friendship between former college buddies Raimi and Lawless' husband, Rob Tapert. Their first collaboration was on the horror classic The Evil Dead in 1983, and they're both partners in Renaissance Pictures, the parent company of Renaissance Pacific, the makers of Xena and Hercules.

• NZ Herald - 9 May 2002 - Short mention of Lucy's new baby

• NZ Herald - 09 May 2002 6.00 am
  Xena star's new baby
  Lucy Lawless, former star of television blockbuster Xena: Warrior Princess, has given birth to a boy in Auckland. Judah Miro Tapert was born just before midnight on Tuesday in the home of Lawless, 34, and her producer-husband, Rob Tapert. The baby weighed a healthy 3850gm (8lbs 8oz). Lawless and Tapert, married since 1998, have another son, Julius Robert, 2, and Lawless has a daughter, Daisy Lawless, 13, from a previous marriage. Lawless appeared in the new-season premiere of The X-Files, and the comedy Just Shoot Me and makes a cameo appearance in the new Spider-Man movie.

• The following blurb appeared The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) - 9 May 2002
  Congratulations to Oxford & King Street (gay areas of Sydney) pin-up girl Lucy Lawless, former star of TV cult series Xena: Warrior Princess, and husband Rob Tapert on the birth of second son Judah Miro Tapert. Judah was born at home in Auckland and has a brother Julius, 2, and a half sister Daisy, 13, from a previous marriage.

• Added AP Report about the birth of Judah
  Lucy Lawless Has Baby Boy
  Tue May 7, 3:37 PM ET
  LOS ANGELES - Former "Xena: Warrior Princess" star Lucy Lawless is a mom again. The 34-year-old actress gave birth to Judah Miro Tapert on Tuesday at her home in New Zealand, according to publicist Leah Krantzler. The baby reportedly was in good health and weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces. He's the second child for Lawless and husband Robert G. Tapert, executive producer of the "Xena" television show, which went off the air last year. They also have a 2-year-old son, and Lawless has a 13-year-old daughter from a previous marriage. Lawless appeared for six seasons as the breastplated, sword-wielding warrior, whose adventures featured a mix of sex appeal, ancient mythology, campy humor and fighting action.

   

April
 

• University Wire - 16 April 2002 - Religious references on TV take viewers along to church

March

• Official X-Files Magazine Issue #1 - March 2002 Lucy Lawless - Guest Gallery. A look into how Lucy got the role of Shannon McMahon

• TV Jackpot Magazine (Australia) - March 2002 - X-ena Files

• Italian Magazine - Telefilm - Woman of War - March 2002 Interview with Lucy plus scans and English Translation

• Telepił - Donna di Guerra Magazine (Italy) March 2002 Lucy Lawless is the actress who plays the beautiful Xena, Warrior Princess - Woman of War. - Scan and translation contributed by Xandrella
   

February

• TV Highlights (Germany) February 2002 - The End of Xena (Das Ende Von Xena)

• Sky Magazine - February 2002 - Top Ten Action Heroines

• NZ Listener Magazine - "The Artist Formally Known As Xena"  - Close Up on Lucy Lawless - February 2002 Her controversial new role, a baby on the way and life as an ex-warrior princess

• Lucy interview and photos Pavement Magazine - Feb/March 2002

• New Idea (New Zealand) 16 February 2002 "Lucy's Baby Terror"
  Woman's Day (Australia) - 11 February 2002

• Metro Magazine - February 2002 - I Am Woman - Article on Lucy

• The Sydney Morning Herald - 5 February 2002 - Lawless Liberation

• The New Zealand Herald 2 February 2002 Lawless shows no fear in latest intimate role interview with Lucy about the upcoming play The Vagina Monologues in New Zealand
   
   

January

• Sunday Star Times - Lucy's Private Parts are Out In the Open
  Pregnant actress Lucy lawless is headlining the Auckland production of controversial American play The Vagina Monologues and National Radio's Kim Hill will guest star in the Wellington version. 

• NZ Herald 23 January 2002 Lucy is once again lending her support to raise $100,000 for the Starship Children's Hospital. Today's NZ Herald has an interview with Lucy about the appeal.

• NZ New Idea - 19 January 2002 - The most fearless woman on TV, former Xena star Lucy Lawless, is taking a really scary step. Kiwi actress Lucy is preparing to become a mum for the third time, putting her high-flying career on hold as she fulfils a long-held dream.

• For Michelle Ang fans (are there any Akemi fans out there?) - Michelle has landed a role in the long running show Neighbours on Channel 10 (Australia) She was asked about her role on Xena in NW Magazine - 20 January 2002

• NZ New Idea - 19 January 2002 - Second scan. Best and Worst Dressed. Lucy attending the Lord of the Rings Premiere

• NZ Woman's Day - 7 January 2002 - small scan about Lucy's pregnancy

• Sunday Star Times - "Lucy's a star again" 
  Gorgeous Lucy Lawless starts work this week on her first major project at home since Xena: Warrior Princess was axed.  Pregnant Lucy will join fellow Xena actress Danielle Cormack in pre-production for The Vagina Monologues.