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07-20-2022, 08:20 PM
https://www.looper.com/934009/what-happened-to-the-actor-who-played-gabrielle-on-xena-warrior-princess/
BY CARLIE HOKE/JULY 20, 2022 10:01 AM EDT
No one could have known when the "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" spinoff series "Xena: Warrior Princess" (https://www.looper.com/407974/the-untold-truth-of-xena-warrior-princess/) was in the beginning stages of development that it would end up becoming such a worldwide hit — and eventually become even more popular than its predecessor. Lucy Lawless (https://www.looper.com/166536/whatever-happened-to-the-actress-who-played-xena/) and Renée O'Connor were cast as Xena and her equally fierce partner Gabrielle, respectively, and in the years since their series' debut, both have since become beloved cult classic figures.
O'Connor starred opposite Lawless throughout the 134 episodes that made up the six seasons of "Xena: Warrior Princess." She secured the role in the spinoff by impressing with her performance in the Hercules TV movie "Hercules and the Lost Kingdom," in which she played a different character. Her role of Gabrielle set her apart as an actor who could play a strong and groundbreaking character who was ahead of her time (https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/why-xena-warrior-princess-was-groundbreaking/).
After becoming so renowned she was even made into her own Gabrielle Barbie doll, what's actually happened to Renée O'Connor since she first starred in "Xena: Warrior Princess" over 25 years ago? As it turns out, the fan favorite actor has kept a busy yet low-key life since hanging up Gabrielle's Amazonian fighting staff.
BY CARLIE HOKE/JULY 20, 2022 10:01 AM EDT
No one could have known when the "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" spinoff series "Xena: Warrior Princess" (https://www.looper.com/407974/the-untold-truth-of-xena-warrior-princess/) was in the beginning stages of development that it would end up becoming such a worldwide hit — and eventually become even more popular than its predecessor. Lucy Lawless (https://www.looper.com/166536/whatever-happened-to-the-actress-who-played-xena/) and Renée O'Connor were cast as Xena and her equally fierce partner Gabrielle, respectively, and in the years since their series' debut, both have since become beloved cult classic figures.
O'Connor starred opposite Lawless throughout the 134 episodes that made up the six seasons of "Xena: Warrior Princess." She secured the role in the spinoff by impressing with her performance in the Hercules TV movie "Hercules and the Lost Kingdom," in which she played a different character. Her role of Gabrielle set her apart as an actor who could play a strong and groundbreaking character who was ahead of her time (https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/why-xena-warrior-princess-was-groundbreaking/).
After becoming so renowned she was even made into her own Gabrielle Barbie doll, what's actually happened to Renée O'Connor since she first starred in "Xena: Warrior Princess" over 25 years ago? As it turns out, the fan favorite actor has kept a busy yet low-key life since hanging up Gabrielle's Amazonian fighting staff.