Alexandra Tydings - wikipedia Alexandra Tydings This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( February 2012 ) Alexandra Tydings Alexandra Huntingdon Tydings ( 1972 - 12 - 15 ) December 15, 1972 ( age 45 ) Washington, D.C., U.S. Occupation Actress, Director, Producer, Writer Years active 1993 -- 2008 Website www.alexandratydings.com Alexandra Huntingdon Tydings ( born December 15, 1972 ) is an American actress, director, writer, producer, and activist, best known for her role as Greek goddess Aphrodite on the television series Hercules : The Legendary Journeys and its spin - off, Xena : Warrior Princess. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Personal life Alexandra Tydings was born on December 15, 1972, in Washington, D.C. She has four sisters and one brother, and is the daughter of former Maryland senator Joseph Tydings and the granddaughter of former Maryland senator Millard Tydings. She is a graduate of Sidwell Friends School and Brown University, with a degree in film and critical theory. She speaks English, French and Spanish. Tydings counts Katharine Hepburn and Kevin Spacey among her favorite actors, and as she told Whoosh.org, she most enjoys the research and collaborating process of acting ; auditioning is her least favorite part of theater arts. She competed in Irish dancing as a child, and performed with The Royal Ballet of London at the Kennedy Center. Dance led to performance of all kinds ; in addition to acting, she was the singer and bassist of bands Annabelle Kickbox and She 's Seen You Naked. Whoosh.org points out that Tydings maintained a vegetarian diet for fourteen years, and that she enjoys gardening. Career After graduating from Brown University, Tydings moved to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. In her first major feature film, she played opposite Woody Harrelson in Oscar winner Michael Cimino 's The Sunchaser, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. She has since performed in dozens of roles in film, television and theater, including six years as a series regular on Xena : Warrior Princess and Hercules : The Legendary Journeys. In 2015, Tydings wrote and directed The Trial of Hanna Porn, a multi-media history of the ongoing struggle for control of the female body, which won the Best of Fringe award at the Charm City Fringe Festival. She then went on to write, direct and produce Rainbow Bridge, an independent film about the intersecting lives of two women who find themselves navigating the challenging legal and emotional landscape of reproductive rights in the United States today. Filmography Film and television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Alice Alice 1993 Angst Rebel Girl 1993 Queerbait Arial 1993 Walking on Sunshine TV pilot 1993 Red Shoe Diaries Cecelia Lynn Episode : `` Love at First Sight '' Episode : `` Burning Up '' 1995 Vanishing Son Tina Episode : `` Win, Place or Dead '' Sunchaser Victoria Reynolds 1996 - 1999 Hercules : The Legendary Journeys Aphrodite 9 episodes Party of Five Kerry Episode : `` Handicaps '' 1997 - 2001 Xena : Warrior Princess Aphrodite 11 episodes 1998 Hercules and Xena -- The Animated Movie : The Battle for Mount Olympus Aphrodite ( voice ) Video 1998 Hercules : The Legendary Journeys Katherine ( voice ) Episode : `` Porkules '' 1998 Hercules : The Legendary Journeys Katherine Episode : `` One Fowl Day '' 1998 Hotel del Sol Nina TV pilot 1999 Dodge 's City Cricket TV pilot Sheena Elena Episode : `` The Treasure of Sienna Mende '' 2002 Another Pretty Face Jill Trent TV movie 2008 Wire, The The Wire Arts Editor Episode : `` React Quotes '' References ^ Jump up to : Rudnick, Bret Ryan ( February 1, 1998 ). `` An Interview with Alexandra Tydings ''. Whoosh.org. Retrieved September 13, 2012. Jump up ^ Murphy, Amy ( October 1, 2001 ). `` Inside the Head of Alexandra Tydings ''. Whoosh.org. Retrieved September 13, 2012. Jump up ^ Murphy, Amy ( August 1, 2003 ). `` Inside the Head of Alexandra Tydings : Third Time 's the Charm ''. Whoosh.org. Retrieved September 13, 2012. External links Official Alexandra Tydings Website Alexandra Tydings on IMDb VIAF : 48827027 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexandra_Tydings&oldid=825687828 '' Categories : 1972 births Actresses from Washington, D.C. 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Question: who played aphrodite on hercules the legendary journeys
Answer: Alexandra Huntingdon Tydings