Lucy Lawless - Messages To Her Fans

1996 - 2007

The following Lucy messages have been sent to all her fans and supporters of her various charities.
You can also find messages to her fans on her official web site

5 January 2007

Hi Gang,

I am starting 2007 with a bang!  The Roxy gig is obsessing me.  How come i'm so attracted to things that scare me?  Coz "the payoff is AWESOME" right?  My Auntie Judy always said my eyes are bigger than my stomach.

I am so thrilled that so many of you are coming from so far away.  It's going to be a good evening no matter what happens.   Come one, come all!!

lots of love,
Lucy x

19 August 2006

New Lucy Starship Letter & Ebay Auction for Lucy's Drawing

Lucy has sent out a new letter to all Starship Foundation supporters. Big news is that Starship will be holding an Ebay auction for one of Lucy's new drawings - the auction will be held on 21 August 2006.

Click here to read the letter with a copy of the drawing.
 

 

 

12 December 2005

Lucy's Christmas Message on Starship Foundation Site

To all our very generous supporters,
A very Merry Downunder Christmas to you wherever you are!

In the Northern Hemisphere we are gearing up for the cold while I dream of Xmas ham sandwiches on the beach, under a Pohutukawa tree, brushing sand off my boiled egg and wasps from the homemade ginger beer. Ahhh, tradition!

We want to extend our thanks to all those doctors and nurses who will be on the job this Xmas, making sure the season's cheer and good health are liberally doled out to our precious Starship kids, who by illness or misfortune are not able to spend Christmas at home. The staff at the Starship Children's Health are our greatest asset and we are honoured to serve them.

I've seen some crazy stuff in the last year. I've been from Bangladesh to New Orleans and seen how poverty and neglect destroys the bonds between people. To me the mark of a civilised society is the quality of care between strangers. There will always be vulnerable people in every society, and none more so than our children. When you make a donation to the Starship Foundation you strengthen the invisible bond between strangers, and contribute in a very real way to the health of a child, a family and a nation.

I, and all the board of the Foundation want to express our sincere gratitude for your help in pursuing our goal of first class care for first class children. Our mission will not be accomplished until our Paediatric professionals have the resources they need to provide the kind of care available to children in other first world nations. Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts. We wish the most joyous Christmas and that the coming year will be your happiest yet.


Very Truly Yours

Lucy Lawless
 

11 July 2005
 

Letter from Starship Foundation / Lucy Lawless
July 2005

Thank you for your previous support of Starship, as a much-valued donor to our cause.

I am personally writing to you in the hope you can help us again. Many of our patients struggle to do what most of us take for granted - simply to breathe. Starship urgently needs "VPAP" machines to provide ventilation for children with respiratory disorders. New Zealand unfortunately has the one of highest rates of breathing disorders in the world, so we're trying to do our best to combat this.

VPAP machines provide air through a face mask - a much nicer alternative to tubes inserted down the throat - and can be used both in the ward or at home to support children with chronic breathing problems. Evidence suggests that these wonderful machines actually cut the need for hospital admission or at least lead to fewer days spent in intensive care. The machines cost $US2,900 each - so anything you could give will assist our many patients in need.

By way of an update, after filming Xena I took a few years to have another child and focus on my family. This year I've thrown myself into acting again and loving it. You'll be pleased to know that I'm no longer running from Warlords or Amazons. I'm now running from human-eating bugs, which you may have seen recently in the television movie, Locusts. Most recently, I've been having the time of my life doing musical theatre in the States. I'm happy anywhere I can make people laugh or forget about life for a while.

As for my artistic skills, I hope you like the drawing on this letter. You can further assist Starship by bidding for my original sketch - penned for Starship by yours truly - on ebay from 25 July. Visit www.ebay.com and it's under the Entertainment Memorabilia section - or you can type in a general search using the key words "Lucy Lawless locusts".

Your valued funds will help us address Starship's many priorities. You can donate online at www.starship.org.nz or use the form below and return envelope provided (stamp required). Let's work together in helping these precious children smile again! Thank you so much for being there for us.
 

Yours sincerely,


Lucy Lawless
Starship Foundation Board Trustee

Donate via web

donate by mail

Lucy Lawless Appeal 2005
Starship Children’s Health
Private Bag 92024
Auckland
New Zealand
 




 

15 June 2005

The following note is from Lucy (via Sharon Delaney) about her appearance on Battlestar Galactica

"This was a chance to work with old friend, David Eick, who was mentored by Rob on Hercules. They actually came to me to be on BG in the beginning, but with two tiny kids, I was not interested in the one-hour lifestyle. Looking forward to playing with the wonderful BG cast, though and visiting my old Vancouver haunts from drama school days."

-- Lucy
 

 

11 June 2005

Lucy spoke to her fans at the 2005 Gay Pride Festival and thanked them for being with her and supporting her:

“Babies, I love you and I’ve waited ten years since Xena Warrior Princess to say that if you hadn’t come to me then I just wouldn’t be here, so I love you.”  Read the full report here

 

2 February 2005

Lucy's Locusts! Update - A note from Lucy about Locusts! (via Sharon Delaney)

Message from Lucy:

"I chose it because it was surprisingly well written and looked like  a lot of fun. The unexpected pleasure was meeting the producers in person. Not only do I feel they know how to turn out a good show, but they will set up the kind of atmosphere where I, and all the crew can do our best work. Also this is the kind of classic family fare that I grew up on. I remember the appointments my family made with 'Fantastic Voyage' and 'The Birds' and 'Triffids', and I'd love to be part of that."

CBS ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW ORIGINAL TELEVISION MOVIES FOR BROADCAST AS
"THE CBS SUNDAY MOVIE" IN MARCH, APRIL AND MAY including:

From the producers of "Category 6: Day of Destruction" -- CBS's most watched scripted movie event since May 2000 -- LOCUSTS!, now in pre-production in New Orleans with production to start in mid-February.

LOCUSTS! will air Sunday, April 24 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT), starring  Lucy Lawless ("Xena: Warrior Princess," "Tarzan") in a thriller about a deadly breed of bioengineered locusts that form multiple swarms, covering thousands of square miles, creating a new and unimaginable threat to the United States. Frank von Zerneck, Robert M. Sertner and Jill Tanner ("They Shoot Divas, Don't They?") are the executive producers for von Zerneck/Sertner Films.

Click here for more info about Locusts!

 

 

11 March 2004

Lucy's message to the fans of their support for at the 20th Annual Stage Fund Raiser.

"Thanks so much for all your warm thoughts and encouragement.  Everybody needs a little help to get up and perform under pressure so I am going to go out there and channel Xena, the way other people do.  Never tried that before -- not since the end of the show!  It'll be lovely to have in the audience those of you who can make it.  But I'll be receiving all good vibes sent my way.  God Bless,

Lucy

 

October 2003

Lucy is on the front page of the new Starship Newsletter and she also did another little drawing and put a note on the donation appeal page urging people to donate to Starship.

 

October 2002

"I've been wanting to thank all those nice people who care about Kevin and gave money at the convention. I wanted to say that I'm sorry that a place for their money to go wasn't arranged sooner. It was simply that the people who were arranging it were so close to Kevin and needed time to support his wife and family. I want the fans to know they weren't being ignored. I don't want them to feel disrespected. Tell them I'm sorry I haven't sent word. Every day I say I've got to write a letter and I'm just out of words. I know that his wife and children will take a great deal of heart of how much Kevin meant to people out there that they don't even know. It's going to help them through this tough time. Please thank everyone so much for me."
-- Lucy Lawless

The Kevin Smith Trust Fund has now been set up at the Auckland Theatre Company to help Kevin's family.

Donations can be sent to:

http://www.kevinsmithtrust.com
 

17 October 2000



Dear Friends,

My thanks to all of you who have responded so kindly to the issue of child abuse in my country. You are proof positive that love knows no boundaries. We have been heartened by your support. We in New Zealand are in this for the long-haul. Sadly, whatever we manage to achieve with the Safe and Sound Appeal, our efforts come too late for several of our beautiful children whose lives were so brutally cut short in recent months. All we can do to honour them is to prevent further violence against children in our communities. I believe in an individual's, and a nation's, capacity to change; to break cycles and alter what seems like a dire future. What, after all, is the alternative?

Love Lucy
 

17 January 2000

Time and again you guys have given generously to charities in our names, this time on behalf of Julius. Once again, you find us "gobsmacked" (Kiwi for speechless). I don't know how to thank you. I really don't. I guess I always feel so abundantly blessed in this life that I don't like to receive gifts, particularly as I know that every cent you all spend is money hard earned.

The fact that you have stood by us through thick and thin and tuned in every week for 5 years is greater fidelity than many marriages enjoy. I cannot convey to you how deeply touched Rob and I are by your kindness in raising over $20,000 for charities around the world in the name of our son. Whenever I feel myself on the horns of a moral dilemma, I try to remind myself of a maxim I wish to live by: "spread more Joy."

It helps me choose the right direction even if, in the short term, it seems the least profitable option. This is what you have done. At the risk of seeming repetitious, you inspire me.

God Bless HCNBs*,
Yours truly
Lucy Lawless

*The reference to HCNB in Lucy's letter to the fans stands for Hard Core Nut Ball. Lucy coined this phrase back in 1996.

 

19 April 1999

Yep, we're having a baby. Which means, just between you and me, that at some stage Xena will have one coz you just can't hide these things forever -- and, no, we don't know the sex in either case.

Bless you all for your best wishes, generosity and support of late. Both Rob and I were greatly touched by the Sword & Staff web page's efforts which raised $5,085 for the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect -- that's $5,085 they could sure use.

Frankly, just the fact that someone got off their bums and did something to help another human being, unasked, is incredibly inspiring to me. Your support on many matters is greatly appreciated. The collective wisdom is not lost on us. You encourage me greatly.

Thank you. Lots of love,

Lucy

 

8 May 1998

Message from Lucy Lawless & Robert Tapert (aka Mr & Mrs Tapert)
 

To all our fans on the Internet

Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the goodness many of you have shown us over the past few months.

Not only were you supremely protective of our privacy in the lead-up to our wedding, and since, but have given thousands of dollars to the Marine Conservation and Rainforest Protection appeals on our behalf. Talk about the gift that keeps on giving!

Privately we were a little torn between Rainforest and Aids/Cancer charities etc but aside from loving trees we feel that our planet's rainforest, will provide not only panaceas for many diseases but ecologically, is the hope for all mankind. Truly the greatest good for the greatest number.

Thank you so much for your many kindnesses. God Bless.

Lucy Lawless and Rob Tapert

PS. There was no quarrel about marine conservation. Rob loves the sea. Rob wants you to know how particularly grateful he is for your help in keeping our wedding private. We are left in no doubt that you guys helped prevent it from becoming a circus. It was the happiest day of our lives.


 

22 September 1997

With regard to Donations in Lieu of Flowers, Lucy asked Sharon Delaney to pass this on:

"God bless you all. I’m so thankful to have great fans who care so much for others. I received plenty of flowers the first week, but more than those, I am cheered by all the bouquets I *didn’t* get. I’m having a great time and learning a lot. But never fear, Xena is where my heart is. So I’ll spot you on the box – a great, challenging season ahead and not just for me. Thanks again.

Affectionately yours,

Lucy"



2 September 1997

Message from Lucy Lawless to her fans:

Lucy called Renee from backstage at the theatre at around 1:11 PM EST, just before heading into her final rehearsal before the actual show, and asked if I would post a thank you to all the fans for their massive amount of support.

"Thank you for helping make a dream come true. Your support is very much appreciated. So, wish me luck, I'm off into the big beyond. Thanks, and I'll be giving it all I've got.

Love from Lucy."

 

21 October 1996 -

After Her Accident on The Tonight Show

"Howdy Doody!

"I can't thank you enough for all your cards, wishes and good vibes which, I swear, helped me make this a speedy convalescence. I'm up and about in a rolly-chair [wheelchair] and crashing about the house with my zimmer frame [walker] taking plaster off the scotia [wookwork] (Unco returns!). Now I'm raring to get back to work. Since watching the last couple of eps on the telly for the first time, I know I can improve a lot this year. It's really got me fired...

..."Anyway, I'm trying to wade through the cards and letters. PLEEEASE DON'T SPEND MONEY ON ME (buying CD's, CD players, etc.). I make a healthy living, though not, as some tee-rag [tabloid] suggested, more than I know what to do with. But I beg you to keep your hard earned cash for yourselves and your families. Thank you, though, for wanting to share so much with me. If anyone's wondering if the show's going soft, you'd better fasten your seatbelts...it's going to be a bumpy night.

"All love, L"

 

31 July 1996

"To the Hardcore, Diehard Nutballs,

"Thanks so much for your kind sentiments. Providentially, your letters reached me on a very tough day when I needed them. Donna's poem actually brought a wee tear to my eye. I thank Lillian for looking at your letters and obviously weeding out any idiots (I find it hard to believe there weren't any—mind you, there seems to be some tacit code of honor amongst our internetties)...I do not often go out on the net unless my partner forces me to sit down for 2 seconds, but I am often charmed when I do. I have passed a copy of your letters on to Renee, who got a great kick out of them and sends her love.

"I am busy filming these days—currently we're shooting the 2nd Callisto ep which is a blast and then we begin the 3rd Callisto involving mind transfer. In one month, I come to the States for one week's publicity, then off to Europe for a holiday. Yipee!

"Love, Lucy Lawless / Xena Warrior Princess / New Zealand / July '96

March 31, 1996:

"Thanks very much you guys for your letters and best wishes, especially all you hard core nutballs who've been around since the dawn of time. I'm afraid I can't write back personally to anyone, but I do get your notes eventually and I am personally going to demand my own furking Pez dispenser when I'm a star and my own Winnebago (which is kind of a joke where I come from - like "I'm ready for my close-up Mr. DeMille"). I am especially fond of our internet troll who, despite being an egomaniacal misogynist, serves to keep my feet firmly on the ground. So don't get your knickers in a twist over negative comments, okay?

"I've just finished the single most intensive and fulfilling week's filming of my career. The episode is "Is There a Doctor?" and I dedicate my efforts in it to all you regular Xenites—with special thanks to Renee O'Connor, my brilliant acting mate and a truly amazing woman, as well as T.J. Scott, our marvelous director whose star is going to go supernova in feature films before too long.

"Lucy

"P.S. —I am having a terrific birthday, thank you all, and I can honestly say I have never been happier in my life."