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Lucy Lawless

2011-03-05T01:13:41Z

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'''Lucille Frances Ryan''' (born March 29, 1968), better known as '''Lucy Lawless''', is an actress best known to genre fans as the tall, dark haired, blue eyed warrior, [[Wikipedia:Xena|Xena]], in [[Wikipedia:Xena: Warrior Princess|''Xena: Warrior Princess'']], the hit TV show which ran from 1995 to 2001. On the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], she plays a [[humanoid Cylon]] known as [[Number Three]].

==Biographical Notes==
Lucy Lawless was born in Mount Albert, [[Wikipedia:New Zealand|New Zealand]] to a large Irish Catholic family headed by Frank and Julie Ryan.

Lawless was the fifth child (four older brothers and one younger sister) who found her niche as an actor and a singer whilst at secondary school. A little known fact about Lucy is that she was studying to be an opera singer but lack of interest in the life of an opera singer saw her onto other endeavours.

Lawless enrolled at Auckland University where she studied languages. Whilst she was studying she got her first acting break in a New Zealand commercial for Getaway Tours. With the money from that break, she dropped out of University and headed to Europe.

Lawless ended her overseas experience with her last stop in Australia splitting rocks for a gold-mining company in Kalgoorlie. She married her boyfriend Garth Lawless in 1988 and they went back to New Zealand where Lucy gave birth to her daughter, Daisy.

Studied acting at the William Davis Center for Actors in Vancouver in 1991. When she returned to New Zealand, she had minor roles on New Zealand TV for ''The Love of Mike'' (1991) and ''Shark In the Park III'' (1991). That same year also saw her in two movies ''The Bitter Song'' and ''The End of the Golden Weather''.

In 1992, Lawless starred with Jon Voight and Sam Neill in the movie ''The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior''. Various roles followed and the actress was in steady employment.

In 1995, after doing several appearances in ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', the producers were looking to cast for a role that would change the actress's life forever. Due to several actresses being unavailable to travel to New Zealand where Hercules was being shot, Lawless was approached and offered the role which was initially going to be for three episodes.

Universal Studios saw the dailies for the ''Xena'' episodes and realised they had found another hit. The spin off series proved to be a giant killer, toppling ''Baywatch'' and ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' from the number 1 position in the Nielsen ratings, becoming one of the most watched syndicated shows in the US and in 115 other countries.

The year of 1996 was momentous for Lawless. In August, Lawless appeared on the hit talk show ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'' where she performed "I'm an old Cowhand". One of the producers from the musical ''Grease!'' on Broadway was watching the show and was so impressed when Lucy started singing that he called her and Lucy was on the road to Broadway to star as Rizzo in ''Grease!'' for the following year.

Later that year (1996), Lucy fractured her pelvis when she was thrown from a horse while preparing for a skit for ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''.

In addition to her acting, Lawless is a tireless worker for charities such as the Starship Foundation in New Zealand, Breast Cancer Research, AIDS charities and World Vision. In June 2004, Lawless was awarded Order of Merit in the Queen's Birthday Honour List for 2004. Lawless has been given this honor for services to entertainment and the community.

Lawless married Xena producer Robert Gerard Tapert in 1998. They have two children, Julius and Judah and daughter, Daisy, from her first marriage to Garth Lawless.

Lawless has also appeared in the movies ''Eurotrip'', ''Boogeyman'', had a cameo as a punk in ''Spiderman'' and will shortly be seen in the movies ''Darkroom'' and ''Welcome to the Pleasure Dome''. She is voice for the character of Goldmoon in the animated movie ''Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight''. Often cited on fan boards as a popular choice for playing the superhero Wonder Woman, Lawless provided the voice for the character in the animated film ''Justice League: New Frontier''.

Since completing work on the Re-Imagined BSG, Lawless has portrayed Lucretia on the Starz series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus:_Blood_and_Sand ''Spartacus: Blood and Sand''] since 2010 and recently joined the cast of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Ordinary_Family ''No Ordinary Family''] along with [[Tricia Helfer]].

==Filming ''Battlestar Galactica''==

Lawless portrays [[D'Anna Biers]], a [[Number Three]] Humanoid Cylon. The Biers copy is a Colonial [[Colonial Press|reporter]] who does an exposé on Colonel [[Saul Tigh]], and is one of the three [[humanoid Cylon]]s to be revealed in the [[Season 2 (2005-06)|second season]] of the re-imagined [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|''Battlestar Galactica'']].

She also appears in 11 episodes of [[Season 3]] and a few of [[Season 4]].

== External Links ==
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Lucy Lawless}}
* [http://www.lucylawlessfanclub.com/ Official Fanclub incl. Lawless's Blog]
* [http://www.juicy-flawless.org/ Lucy Lawless Fansite Portal]
* [http://www.lucylawless.info/ Fansite for Lucy Lawless]
* [http://www.lucyislawless.com/ Lucy is Lawless Fansite]
* [http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003---interviews/lucy-lawless-galactica.tv-interview.html Lucy Lawless GALACTICA.TV interview] including audio!

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Grace Park

2011-02-27T02:47:06Z

Mperkins1984:

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'''Grace Park''' (born March 14, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is an actress who portrays the various [[Number Eight]] Cylons (notably [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Sharon Valerii]]) in the [[Re-imagined Series]].

Born in Los Angeles, California, Park's family moved to Vancouver in Canada when she was 22 months old. Grace considers herself to be a Canadian, while also recognizing her Korean heritage.

Park broke into film with a small role in the [[w:Jet Li|Jet Li]] movie ''[[w:Romeo Must Die|Romeo Must Die]]''. In the few years following, she appeared in episodes of ''[[w:The Outer Limits|The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[w:Beyond Belief|Beyond Belief]]'', ''[[w:Dark Angel (TV series)|Dark Angel]]'', ''[[Imdb:tt0248644|The Immortal]]'' and ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]''. Following this, Grace Park was one of the last two finalists up for the role of "[[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]", the other being [[Katee Sackhoff]], who ultimately got the part.

She also starred in the Canadian television series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgemont_(TV_series) ''Edgemont''] (with future BSG co-star [[Dominic Zamprogna]]) and the 2007 real-time strategy game ''[[w:Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars|Command & Conquer 3: Tiberian Wars]]'' as Lt. Sandra Telfair, a member of the GDI Forces.

Park holds a degree in psychology and speaks English, Korean, some French and Cantonese, and is currently improving her Spanish.

Park co-starred in the Summer 2008 TV series ''[[w:The Cleaner (TV series)|The Cleaner]]'', and in the fall of 2008 joined the cast of the Canadian crime drama series ''[[w:The Border (TV series)|The Border]]''.

Park currently co-stars in another re-imagined series: ''[[w:Hawaii Five-0|Hawaii Five-0]]''.
== External Links ==

* [http://board.thescifiworld.net/viewforum.php?f=34 Ask Grace Park] in [http://board.thescifiworld.net The Scifi World] forums
*[http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003---interviews/grace-park-galactica.tv-interview.html Grace Park interview] at [http://www.galactica.tv GALACTICA.TV]

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Grace Park

2011-02-27T02:46:34Z

Mperkins1984:

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'''Grace Park''' (born March 14, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is an actress who portrays the various [[Number Eight]] Cylons (notably [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Sharon Valerii]]) in the [[Re-imagined Series]].

Born in Los Angeles, California, Park's family moved to Vancouver in Canada when she was 22 months old. Grace considers herself to be a Canadian, while also recognizing her Korean heritage.

Park broke into film with a small role in the [[w:Jet Li|Jet Li]] movie ''[[w:Romeo Must Die|Romeo Must Die]]''. In the few years following, she appeared in episodes of ''[[w:The Outer Limits|The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[w:Beyond Belief|Beyond Belief]]'', ''[[w:Dark Angel (TV series)|Dark Angel]]'', ''[[Imdb:tt0248644|The Immortal]]'' and ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]''. Following this, Grace Park was one of the last two finalists up for the role of "[[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]", the other being [[Katee Sackhoff]], who ultimately got the part.

She also starred in the Canadian television series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgemont_(TV_series) ''Edgemont''] (with future BSG co-star [[Dominic Zamprogna]]) and the 2007 real-time strategy game ''[[w:Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars|Command & Conquer 3: Tiberian Wars]]'' as Lt. Sandra Telfair, a member of the GDI Forces.

Park holds a degree in psychology and speaks English, Korean, some French and Cantonese, and is currently improving her Spanish.

Park co-starred in the Summer 2008 TV series ''[[w:The Cleaner (TV series)|The Cleaner]]'', and in the fall of 2008 joined the cast of the Canadian crime drama series ''[[w:The Border (TV series)|The Border]]''.

Park currently co-stars in another re-imagined series:''[[w:Hawaii Five-0|Hawaii Five-0]]''.
== External Links ==

* [http://board.thescifiworld.net/viewforum.php?f=34 Ask Grace Park] in [http://board.thescifiworld.net The Scifi World] forums
*[http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003---interviews/grace-park-galactica.tv-interview.html Grace Park interview] at [http://www.galactica.tv GALACTICA.TV]

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Dominic Zamprogna

2011-02-27T02:44:46Z

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'''Dominic Zamprogna''' (born 21 April 1979, in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian actor.

Zamprogna's career, which began around 1991, has centered on guest and recurring roles in many action-oriented teleplays and TV series.

Zamprogna's credits include roles in ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'', ''Blade: The Series'', ''Iron Eagle IV'', ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'', ''Da Vinci's Inquest'', and ''Stargate: Atlantis''. He also starred in the Canadian television series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgemont_(TV_series) ''Edgemont''] with future BSG co-star [[Grace Park]].

Zamprogna portrayed [[James Lyman|James "Jammer" Lyman]], the former ''[[Galactica]]'' deckhand-turned-Cylon collaborator in several episodes of seasons 2 and 3 of the [[Re-imagined Series]] as well as the webisode series ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]''.

== External Links ==

* [http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003---interviews/dominic-zamprogna-galactica.tv-interview.html Dominic Zamprogna GALACTICA.TV interview]

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Grace Park

2011-02-27T02:44:08Z

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'''Grace Park''' (born March 14, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is an actress who portrays the various [[Number Eight]] Cylons (notably [[Sharon Agathon]] and [[Sharon Valerii]]) in the [[Re-imagined Series]].

Born in Los Angeles, California, Park's family moved to Vancouver in Canada when she was 22 months old. Grace considers herself to be a Canadian, while also recognizing her Korean heritage.

Park broke into film with a small role in the [[w:Jet Li|Jet Li]] movie ''[[w:Romeo Must Die|Romeo Must Die]]''. In the few years following, she appeared in episodes of ''[[w:The Outer Limits|The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[w:Beyond Belief|Beyond Belief]]'', ''[[w:Dark Angel (TV series)|Dark Angel]]'', ''[[Imdb:tt0248644|The Immortal]]'' and ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]''. Following this, Grace Park was one of the last two finalists up for the role of "[[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]", the other being [[Katee Sackhoff]], who ultimately got the part.

She also starred in the Canadian television series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgemont_(TV_series) ''Edgemont''] (with future BSG co-star [[Dominic Zamprogna]]) and the 2007 real-time strategy game ''[[w:Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars|Command & Conquer 3: Tiberian Wars]]'' as Lt. Sandra Telfair, a member of the GDI Forces.

Park holds a degree in psychology and speaks English, Korean, some French and Cantonese, and is currently improving her Spanish.

Park co-starred in the Summer 2008 TV series ''[[w:The Cleaner (TV series)|The Cleaner]]'', and in the fall of 2008 joined the cast of the Canadian crime drama series ''[[w:The Border (TV series)|The Border]]''.

Park currently co-star in ''[[w:Hawaii Five-0|Hawaii Five-0]]''.
== External Links ==

* [http://board.thescifiworld.net/viewforum.php?f=34 Ask Grace Park] in [http://board.thescifiworld.net The Scifi World] forums
*[http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003---interviews/grace-park-galactica.tv-interview.html Grace Park interview] at [http://www.galactica.tv GALACTICA.TV]

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Dominic Zamprogna

2011-02-27T02:41:17Z

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'''Dominic Zamprogna''' (born 21 April 1979, in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian actor.

Zamprogna's career, which began around 1991, has centered on guest and recurring roles in many action-oriented teleplays and TV series.

Zamprogna's credits include roles in ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'', ''Blade: The Series'', ''Iron Eagle IV'', ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'', ''Da Vinci's Inquest'', and ''Stargate: Atlantis''. He also starred in the Canadian television series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgemont_(TV_series) "Edgemont"] with future BSG co-star [[Grace Park]].

Zamprogna portrayed [[James Lyman|James "Jammer" Lyman]], the former ''[[Galactica]]'' deckhand-turned-Cylon collaborator in several episodes of seasons 2 and 3 of the [[Re-imagined Series]] as well as the webisode series ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance]]''.

== External Links ==

* [http://www.galactica.tv/battlestar-galactica-2003---interviews/dominic-zamprogna-galactica.tv-interview.html Dominic Zamprogna GALACTICA.TV interview]

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Joanne Pollux

2011-02-27T00:38:20Z

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'''Joanne Pollux''' is a [[deckhand]] aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''.

When [[Diana Seelix]] is denied starting flight training, she voices the opinion that the pilots "don't want knuckledraggers stinking up the [[pilot ready room]]". After Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] incites the deck crew to go on strike, she informs [[Kara Thrace]] of their refusal to do further work on the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]s ([[Dirty Hands]]).

== Notes ==
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* Pollux's first name, Joanne, is from [[Sources:Joanne Pollux|the script]].
* Pollux was originally credited for "[[Maelstrom]]" when it aired, played by an actress named Sarah Ryan. However, this was an apparent error, which has been corrected on DVD, as Sarah Ryan is the name of a deckhand played by a different actress.
* In Greek mythology, [[w:Castor and Pollux|Castor and Pollux]] are the twin sons of [[w:Leda (mythology)|Leda]] and the brothers of [[w:Helen of Troy|Helen of Troy]] and [[w:Clytemnestra|Clytemnestra]].
* [[w:Pollux (star)|Pollux]] is also a star in the constellation [[w:Gemini (constellation)|Gemini]].
* In Pollux's only appearance, "[[Dirty Hands]]", the survivor count was 41,400. [[Samantha Ferris]] had a supporting role on the USA Series [http://en.wikipedia.org/The_4400 ''The 4400''].

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