Isabelle Lucas
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Isabelle Lucas | |
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| Born | Isabelle Harriet Lucas 3 December 1927 Actress , Singer |
| Years active | 1954–94 |
| Spouse | Maurice Jennings |
Isabelle Harriet Lucas (3 December 1927 – 24 February 1997)[1] was a Canadian-born British actress and singer.
Life and career
Isabelle Lucas was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to a chef from Barbados who worked on the Canadian Pacific Railway. Lucas acted in amateur productions as a teenager in Toronto.
She moved to London in 1954 after performing in amateur productions in Toronto. She made her first West End appearance in the show The Jazz Train in 1955. She also performed in Walk a Crooked Mile (1959) and Funny Girl. She appeared in film and television roles during the 1950s and 1960s, including Miracle in Soho (1957).[1]
Lucas's first major television role was in .
Lucas died in 1997 after a heart attack.
References
- ^ a b Anthony Hayward (1 March 1997). "Obituary: Isabelle Lucas". The Independent. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "The Fosters", The British Blacklist.
Further reading
- Stephen Bourne, "Lucas, Isabelle Harriet (1927–1997)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, September 2013 accessed 15 January 2015.
External links
- Isabelle Lucas at IMDb
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