LUCRETIA
Batiatus’s equal in cunning, she sees every angle and wields power with a steel grip cased inside a kid glove. Lucretia is sexually voracious, taking the gladiator Crixus for a lover, but longs for a child she is so far unable to bear. She thinks Spartacus is an uncontrollable beast that has cost too much and fears he will bring misfortune upon the ludus.
Lucy Lawless plays the pivotal role of Lucretia, in “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” a Starz original action-adventure drama series, set in the brutal Roman gladiator era. In a passionate and ambitious partnership with her husband Batiatus (John Hannah), she supports his every move as he maneuvers their way back from near financial ruin.
Lawless parallels their relationship with Shakespeare’s Macbeth, “They’re a team; they have a great relationship. He’s the brains and she shores up his confidence; she supports her man.”
Lawless, a New Zealander, rose to international fame through her groundbreaking performance as “Xena: Warrior Princess” in the cult hit series also executive produced by “Spartacus: Blood and Sand’s” Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi. Her other major television role was as D’Anna/Number Three in the critically acclaimed SCI FI Channel series “Battlestar Galactica.”
She has continued to demonstrate her versatility with a wide range of television work, most recently in “Flight of the Conchords.” This followed such notable series as “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “The L Word,” “CSI: Miami,” and “The X-Files.”
In film, she played Aspen in Adam Sandler’s Bedtime Stories, Mother Superior in the upcoming Bitch Slap, produced by “Xena” producer Eric Gruendemann and directed by “Spartacus: Blood and Sand’s” Rick Jacobson and cameos in Raimi’s Spider Man, and Tapert’s Boogeyman.
Lawless is a member of the board of the Starship Foundation, the fundraising body for the Starship Children’s Hospital in her hometown Auckland. She was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2004. She has three children, is married to producer Rob Tapert and lives in Auckland, New Zealand.
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