1. - Lucy Lawless, Xena: Warrior Princess, TV, 1995-2001. She got to the final three - with Lucy and Roma Downey - and won the role for Xena’s arrival in  a three-episode arc of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, 1995). However, she became too ill to fly to the New Zealand shooting. Roma opted for   Touched By An Angel, TV,  1994-2003, and Lucy won  the glory.