Charlotte Lucas

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Charlotte Lucas
Charlotte Lucas.jpg
Born (1976-05-29) 29 May 1976 (age 48)
London, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • painter
  • therapist
Years active1999–present
Notable work Bad Girls (2003–2004)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Parent(s) Cornel Lucas (father)
Susan Travers (mother)
Relatives Linden Travers (grandmother)

Charlotte Lucas (born 29 May 1976) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Dr Kingsley in Not Going Out , EastEnders as Yvonne and Bad Girls as Selena Geeson.

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Early life and education

Born into an acting family, Lucas is the daughter of actress Susan Travers and photographer Cornel Lucas. [1] [ better source needed ] Her grandmother was actress Linden Travers and her great-uncle was Bill Travers.

Lucas attended drama and theatre studies at the University of Birmingham, before concluding her studies at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London.

Career

She is best known for her role as Selena Geeson in Bad Girls . She also starred in the 2003 film Oh Marbella!, as well as a number of other TV programmes, including EastEnders , Midsomer Murders , Doctors and Not Going Out , plus an episode of Adventure Inc. when filming transferred to the UK for four episodes. Lucas played the role of Mrs Bassat in BBC One's 2014 adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel Jamaica Inn.

In 2017, she appeared in the third series of Broadchurch .

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleDirector
1999Digging HolesBerne’sAndrew Clements
2003Oh Marbella!EmilyPiers Ashworth
2006 These Foolish Things Lily Evans Julia Taylor-Stanley
2008 Last Chance Harvey Gwen Joel Hopkins
2011 A Thousand Kisses Deep StellaDana Lustig
2012 Cleanskin NurseHadi Hajaig
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Adventure Inc. Lady Fay SandringhamSeries 1 (guest; #1.15)
2003 EastEnders YvonneSoap opera (recurring; 5 episodes)
2003–04 Bad Girls Selena GeesonSeries 5–6 (regular; 14 episodes)
2005 Down to Earth Sgt. ProsserSeries 5 (guest; #5.3)
2005 Holby City Lexie RobbinsSeries 7 (guest; #7.49)
2006 Judge John Deed Sasha BardSeries 5 (guest; #5.6)
2006 The Bill Andrea ManningSeries 22 (guest; #22.83)
2008 Midsomer Murders Sophie HammondSeries 11 (guest; #11.1)
2009 Doctors Cat JennsonSeries 11 (guest; #11.13)
2009 Casualty Ronnie KingSeries 24 (guest; #24.16)
2011 Doctors Amy LayfieldSeries 12 (guest; #12.178)
2012 Not Going Out Dr. KingsleySeries 5 (guest; #5.5)
2014 Jamaica Inn Mrs. BassatMiniseries (supporting; 2 episodes)
2015 WPC 56 Charlotte BriggsSeries 3 (supporting; 5 episodes)
2017 Broadchurch Sarah ElseySeries 3 (guest; #2.3 & #2.4)
2017 Father Brown Rose Marie SturgessSeries 6 (guest; #6.1)
2018 A Very English Scandal Janet LawrenceMiniseries (supporting; 1 episode)
2020 Call the Midwife Miss WilliamsSeries 9 (guest; #9.6)
2020 The Queen's Gambit Mrs. DodgeMiniseries (supporting; 1 episode)

References

  1. "Cornel Lucas". www.telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.