Her acting talents are carried by her striking appearance, grace and charm. She is 5'11" in height, and has naturally dark blond hair, which was dyed jet black for the role of Xena. Her piercing blue eyes and striking physique have not been unrecognized; she was crowned Miss New Zealand in 1989 and in 1997 People magazine chose her as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.
Lucy has one daughter, Daisy (born in 1988), from her previous marriage to ex-husband Garth Lawless. They married in 1987, and divorced in June of 1995. Lucy remarried on March 28, 1998, to Rob Tapert (born in 1955), the executive producer of Xena. Three hundred and forty guests attended her wedding reception in the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, many of them being the cast and crew of Xena, along with an Elvis impersonator, a mermaid and Poseidon on the cake, and a 15 piece band. Lucy and Rob were proud to welcome a new son into the family, Julius Robert Bay, on October 16, 1999, and another boy, Judah Miro, on May 7, 2002.
Despite falling from a horse and fracturing her pelvis while practicing a scene for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in October of 1996, Lucy continued to amaze fans each week with her strength as the character of Xena for six seasons. In person, Lucy has a noticable Kiwi accent, although she has not only mastered the English language and an American accent, but the ability to speak German, French and some Italian as well. She recently purchased a home in Los Angeles, but still shares a home in New Zealand with her husband Rob, children Daisy and Julius, and her dog Lucky.
