been frequently parodied and spoofed. Xena has been credited by many, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon, with blazing the trail for a new generation of female action heroes such as Buffy, Max of Dark Angel, Sydney Bristow of Alias, and Beatrix Kiddo a.k.a. the Bride in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill. The director Quentin Tarantino is also a fan of Xena. After serving as Lucy Lawless' stunt double on Xena, stunt woman Zoë E. Bell was recruited to be Uma Thurman's stunt double in Tarantino's Kill Bill. By helping to pave the way for female action heroes in television and film, "Xena" also strengthened the stunt woman profession. David Eick, one of the co-developers of the Xena series, was also the executive producer of Battlestar Galactica, which also features strong female characters, and Lucy Lawless in a recurring role. In 2005, the team that discovered the dwarf planet nicknamed it "Xena" in honor of the TV character. On 1 October 2005, the team announced that had a moon, which they had nicknamed "Gabrielle". The objects were officially named Eris and Dysnomia by the International Astronomical Union on 13 September 2006. Although the official names have legitimate roots in Greek mythology, "Dysnomia" is also a synonym to the word "anomia", which means "lawlessness" in Greek, perpetuating the link with Lucy Lawless. In 2006, Lucy Lawless donated her personal Xena costume to the Museum of American History. In an interview the same year with Smithsonian magazine, she was asked the question "Was the Warrior Princess outfit comfortable?" and she responded: In 2004, Xena was listed at number 100 in Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters. See also List of female action heroes and villains References External links Xena on IMDb AUSXIP – Australian Xena Information Page Female characters in television Fictional ancient people Fictional blade and dart throwers Fictional female generals Fictional female martial artists Fictional Greek people Fictional LGBT characters in television Fictional swordfighters Fictional warlords Fictional women soldiers and warriors Female superheroes Superheroes Television characters introduced in 1995 Television superheroes Xena: Warrior Princess characters Fictional bisexual females