Warrior Cop

Former Xena star Lucy Lawless plays a sassy and smart Australian detective.

- Natasha Holt, Sean Marland

After years of sword fighting and hand-to-hand combat in Xena: Warrior Princess, Lucy Lawless knows exactly how it feels to play a tough cookie.

This week, the New Zealand-born actress takes on another formidable character in new drama My Life Is Murder when she plays Alexa Crowe, a fearless former detective who’s tempted back to investigate Melbourne’s most baffling crimes.

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