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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

22

Gender

Female

Birthday

1924-05-31

Day of Death

2015-07-04 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Also Known As

Betty Lucas Peterson

Betty Lucas

Biography

Betty Helen Lucas, also known as Betty Lucas Peterson, was an Australian character actress and theatre director, known for her numerous roles on stage and television. Lucas was born in Sydney, Australia and trained in theatre, moving to London in the early 1950's and taking up various stage roles. In 1965 Lucas returned to Australia and regularly appeared in stage, TV and feature film parts for over 40 years.

Known For

Acting

Jindabyne

2006

Jindabyne

as

Vanessa

Feed

2005

Feed

as

Janet

The Ballad of Betty & Joe

2008

The Ballad of Betty & Joe

as

The Fortune Teller

Wendy Cracked a Walnut

1990

Wendy Cracked a Walnut

as

Mrs Taggart

Skin Deep

1983

Skin Deep

as

Betty Kennedy

My First Wife

1984

My First Wife

as

Helen's Mother

The Alternative

1977

The Alternative

as

Melanie's Mother

They

1998

They

as

Eight

Joh's Jury

1993

Joh's Jury

as

Evelyn

Water Rats

Water Rats

as

Sybil Grantham

The Surgeon

The Surgeon

as

Elderly Patient Miriam Beck

The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors

as

Ethel Cameron

The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors

as

Phillipa (Pip)

A Country Practice

A Country Practice

as

Mrs Bourke

All Saints

All Saints

as

Sister Bernard

Production

Crew

Directing