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Watch Lucy Lawless Exclusive Interview 01/21/2010. New Zealand icon Lucy Lawless, is most famously known for her role as Xena the Warrior Princess but her talent has exceeded that as you can see in her other roles.

PASADENA — Lucy Lawless used a lot of sweat and swordplay to become a female action hero in “Xena: Warrior Princess.” She didn’t mind the swords.She sweated her way through countless action scenes for six years before turning to less physical — and more modern — roles in “Battlestar Galactica,” “Two and a Half Men,” “CSI: Miami” and “The L Word.”
Lawless has returned to the genre that brought her so much fame to star in the new Starz series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand.” It launches at 10 p.m. Friday.
She finds her role in “Spartacus” interesting indeed, comparing the manipulative, scheming and sexually charged Lucretia to Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth.
The series features nudity and the idea made Lawless nervous. But she says the sexual element is an important part of the story.“Lucy might not want to do it, but it is truthful and right for the character,” Lawless says. “In Rome, all bets are off. The nudity fulfills the scenes properly, and because of that, you just can’t hold back because of your own ego.

U.S. actress Pam Grier has signed on to play evil Agent Amanda Waller on TV's "Smallville," sources told TVGuide.com.Grier, 60, was most recently a cast member on the Showtime series "The L Word."Her film credits include "Jackie Brown," "Escape from L.A.," "Foxy Brown," "Fort Apache the Bronx" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes."TVGuide.com said the actress is expected to appear in multiple episodes of "Smallville," starting in January.