Alexandra Tydings Luzzatto (born Alexandra Huntingdon Tydings on December 15, 1972 in Washington DC) is an American

United States

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 actress, best known for her role as the Greek

Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...

 goddess

Goddess

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 Aphrodite

Aphrodite (Xena and Hercules)

Aphrodite is a fictional character played by Alexandra Tydings in Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.-Overview:...

 on the popular TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles...

and on its spin-off

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 Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena: Warrior Princess

Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....

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Early life

She first began her career at the age of 11 at the Royal Ballet's production of Isadora at the Kennedy Center playing the role of a student. Her previous jobs besides acting include script reader, dog walker, receptionist at a dance studio, coordinator of a university's women's center, women's peer counselor, model, waitress, punk clothing store sales person, video store clerk, demolition, and singer and bassist of bands Annabelle Kickbox and She's Seen You Naked. She is a graduate of the private high school Sidwell Friends and Brown University

Brown University

Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...

 with a degree in film and critical theory. She has four sisters and one brother.

Personal life

She is married to Ben Luzzatto. They have two daughters: Ruby (born June 17, 2004) and Emerson (born June 4, 2006). As of 2006 she is living back in her home town of Washington, DC teaching Rock-and-Roll Yoga.

She is the granddaughter of Millard Tydings

Millard Tydings

Millard Evelyn Tydings was an attorney, author, soldier, state legislator, and served as a Democratic Representative and Senator in the United States Congress from Maryland.-Early life:...

, former United States Senator from Maryland

Maryland

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Starring Roles

Year	Title	Role	Other Notes
1994 1994 in film 1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...	Red Shoe Diaries Red Shoe Diaries Red Shoe Diaries is an erotic drama series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime from 1992 to 1997 and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas...  9: Hotline	Cecelia, correspondent
1996 1996 in film Major releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:...	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles... "	Aphrodite	(1996-1999) TV Series
1996	The Sunchaser The Sunchaser Sunchaser is a 1996 film directed by Michael Cimino and starring Woody Harrelson, Jon Seda and Anne Bancroft. This is director Cimino's last feature-length film.-Plot summary:...	Victoria Reynolds	A cancer patient kidnaps his doctor on a hunt for a cure. Alexandra plays Woody Harrelson's worried wife.
1997 1997 in film -Events:* The original Star Wars trilogy's Special Editions are released.* Production begins on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.* Titanic becomes the first film to gross US$1,000,000,000 at the box office making it the highest grossing film in history until Avatar broke the record in 2010.*...	Red Shoe Diaries 7: Burning Up	Lynn	Video
1998 1998 in film -Events:* February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein.* Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.-Top grossing films:...	Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus is a 1998 American animated action adventure direct-to-video film starring the voices of Kevin Sorbo, Lucy Lawless, Michael Hurst, Renée O'Connor, Kevin Smith, and Alexandra Tydings, all reprising their roles from Hercules: The...	Aphrodite (voice)	Video - The Titans try to supplant the gods... Aphrodite gets turned into a cow.
1999 1999 in film The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...	Dodge's City	Cricket	TV - Pilot episode (segment "Love at First Sight")

Guest-starring Roles

Year	Title	Role	Episode
1993 1993 in film The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits Jurassic Park, The Fugitive and The Firm. -Events:...	"Red Shoe Diaries Red Shoe Diaries Red Shoe Diaries is an erotic drama series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime from 1992 to 1997 and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas... "		3.4 "Burning Up"
1993	"Red Shoe Diaries Red Shoe Diaries Red Shoe Diaries is an erotic drama series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime from 1992 to 1997 and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas... "		2.10 "Love at First Sight"
1995 1995 in film -Top grossing films:-Events:* March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris by Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.* March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation....	"Vanishing Son"	Tina	2.10 "Win, Place or Dead"
1997	"Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001.... "	Aphrodite	2.16 "For Him the Bell Tolls" - Aphrodite casts a spell on Joxer to turn him into a hero whenever a bell rings.
1997	"Party of Five Party of Five Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation... "	Kerry	4.3 "Handicaps" - Charlie, in a string of bad-luck dates, tries to impress Kerry, who he finds out at the end of the date has two little boys.
1998	Hotel Del Sol	Nina	Pilot episode
1998	"Xena: Warrior Princess"	Aphrodite	3.10 "The Quill Is Mightier than the Sword" - Aphrodite makes everything that Gabrielle writes in her scroll come true.
1998	"Xena: Warrior Princess"	Aphrodite	3.18 "Fins, Femmes and Gems" - Aphrodite gives Xena, Gabrielle, and Joxer obsessions to keep them from messing up her plans to steal a diamond.
1999	"Xena: Warrior Princess"	Aphrodite	4.12 "If the Shoe Fits..." - Xena, Gabrielle, Aphrodite, and Joxer all try to help a little girl who's run away from home, mostly by telling their own versions of Cinderella.
1999	"Xena: Warrior Princess"	Aphrodite	5.8 "Little Problems" - Aphrodite puts Xena's soul into a little girl's body.
2000	"Xena: Warrior Princess"	Aphrodite	5.11 "Punch Lines" - Aphrodite tries to help Gabrielle overcome her writer's block.
2000	"Xena: Warrior Princess"	Aphrodite/Crabella	5.15 "Married with Fishsticks" - In a Gabrielle dream-trip, "Jersey Girls" Aphrodite and Discord plot against Gabrielle (all mermaids) to win the hand of Joxer.
2000	"Xena: Warrior Princess"	Aphrodite	5.22 "Motherhood" - The Gods of Olympus, led by Athena attack Xena with the intent to slay her daughter, Eve. But thanks to the Archangel Archangel An archangel is an angel of high rank. Archangels are found in a number of religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Michael and Gabriel are recognized as archangels in Judaism and by most Christians. Michael is the only archangel specifically named in the Protestant Bible...  Michael Michael (archangel) Michael , Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; , Mikhaḗl; or Míchaël; , Mīkhā'īl) is an archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings. Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and Lutherans refer to him as Saint Michael the Archangel and also simply as Saint Michael... , Eve's presence gives her the power to kill gods. Aphrodite is one of the only Olympian Gods spared in the end because of her friendship with Gabrielle.
2001 2001 in film The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...	"Xena: Warrior Princess"	Aphrodite	6.12 "The God You Know" - Aphrodite has become a wacked-out pet of the Roman emperor Caligula.
2001	"Xena: Warrior Princess"	Aphrodite	6.13 "You Are There" - Aphrodite is one of the ones caught in the plot when a reporter chases Xena and Gabrielle's actions.
2001	"Xena: Warrior Princess"	Aphrodite	6.19 "Many Happy Returns" - Aphrodite joins Xena and Gabrielle as they teach an ex-sacrificial virgin about the ways of the world.
2001	"Sheena Sheena (TV series) Sheena is an American action-adventure/fantasy television series which was produced for first-run syndication from 2000 to 2002.Based upon the comic book character Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, which previously spawned a popular 1950s TV series of the same title, the 2000s series updated the... "	Elena	2.6 "Treasure of Sienna Mende" - The thiefly Elena kinda-helps Sheena to find hidden treasure that will save a village.

External links

• Official Alexandra Tydings Website