
Charlotte Lucas
Born
May 29, 1979 (46 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
London, England
Charlotte Lucas (born 29 May 1979) is an English actress and painter.
Born into an acting family, Lucas is the granddaughter of Linden Travers, who appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes and Guy Leon. Charlotte is the great niece of Bill Travers who appeared in Born Free. Charlotte's mother is Susan Travers who starred in Peeping Tom.
Lucas is the second cousin of actresses Penelope Wilton, Bill Travers' son Will, Richard Morant and Anna Massey. Her first cousin is BBC newsreader, Alice Bhandhukravi.
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 roles including EastEnders, Midsomer Murders, Doctors, Not Going Out, and 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 recent adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's, Jamaica Inn.
Lucas attended Drama and Theatre Studies at Birmingham University, before concluding her studies at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London.
Lucas' theatre credits include Red Velvet (Tricycle), Posh (West End and Royal Court Theatre), The Changeling (Young Vic), Yes, Prime Minister (West End), Fast Labour (West Yorkshire Playhouse and Hampstead), World’s End (Trafalgar Studios), Called to Account, Darfur – How Long is Never? and Fabulation (Tricycle), Habeas Corpus (Royal Theatre Northampton), A Thought in Three Parts (BAC) and Sharp Relief and Fen (Salisbury Playhouse).
Known For

The Lazarus Project
Bernadette Winters · (1 episode)
2022

The Queen's Gambit
Mrs. Dodge · (1 episode)
2020

National Theatre Live: Top Girls
Win
2019

A Very English Scandal
Janet Lawrence · (1 episode)
2018

Jamaica Inn
Bassat · (2 episodes)
2014

WPC 56
Charlotte Briggs · (5 episodes)
2013

Broadchurch
Sarah Elsey · (2 episodes)
2013

Father Brown
Rose Marie Sturgess · (1 episode)
2013

A Thousand Kisses Deep
Stella
2012

Call the Midwife
Miss Williams · (1 episode)
2012

Last Chance Harvey
Gwen
2008

Not Going Out
Dr Kingsley · (1 episode)
2006

These Foolish Things
Lily Evans
2006

Oh Marbella!
Emily
2003

Adventure Inc.
Lady Faye Sandringham · (1 episode)
2002

Judge John Deed
(1 episode)
2001

Bad Girls
(0 episode)
1999

Bad Girls
Selena Geeson · (16 episodes)
1999

Midsomer Murders
Sophie Hammond · (1 episode)
1997