Anne Lucas
Mary Anne Elizabeth Lucas billed also as Annie Lucas, is an Australian actress and TV screenwriter and script editor, her roles on television including The Young Doctors from 1977 to 1980 as Eve Turner and in Prisoner for two stints in 1982 and 1983 as prison bookie Faye Quinn.She is also a screenwriter and wrote episodes for "Prisoner". Her television screenplays have been nominated for awards on multiple occasions.
Personal life
Lucas was born in July 1946 in Johor, Malaysia to a father of half Burmese and Irish descent and a mother of half Malay and English descentShe is married to English-Australian Prisoner producer Ian Bradley, Bradley was the original producer during season 1 They have a son, Lucas. and a daughter, Kate b. 1985.
Career
Actress and screenwriting
Lucas roles include character cameos in SkippyShe is most notable roles are The Young Doctors from 1977 and 1979 and in cult series Prisoner as prison bookie Faye Quinn, she also wrote many episodes of Prisoner, the first season of which was produced by her husband Ian Bradley. Due to her marriage to Bradley, in 1979, it was her idea to open the programme with mugshots of the prisoners, instead of a typical opening title sequence. Lucas also wrote seven episodes of Prisoner between 1979 and 1983, including episode 327, including the story-arc of the fire of Wentworth, which was the first episode of the 1983 season. It is now widely regarded as one of the best episodes of the entire series, and was included on the DVD compilation, Best of Prisoner: Cell Block H Volume 1.
Her screenwriting credits include the medical drama's The Flying Doctors and All Saints
She appeared in the local ABC series Belbird as Glenda Chan also appeared in early Crawford Production serials including Homicide], Division 4, Matlock Police and Spyforce
Most recently in her television writing career she worked as a script editor for Channel 7's HeadLand.
Filmography
| Production | Year | Role | Type |
| Bellbird | 1967 | Glenda Chan | TV series, 67 episodes |
| Hunter | 1969 | Lai- Lan | TV series, 1 episode: "Deep Water" |
| Skippy the Bush Kangaroo | 1969 | Shopper | TV series, 1 episode: "Surprise! Surprise!" |
| Homicide | 1967-1971 | Sandra Miler / Fran Manning / Patti Pryor / Ann Young / Cheryl/Judy Bryant / Anita Arruza | TV series, 6 episodes: "No Through Road", "The Fourth Side", "Dead or Alive", "The Beach Boys", "As the Twig Is Bent", "David's Diary" |
| Matlock Police | 1971 | Esther Jenkins | TV series, 1 episode: "Olsen's Ghost" |
| Dynasty | 1971 | Marta | TV series, 1 episode "Man in the Middle" |
| Division 4 | 1969-1972 | Narelle Stevens / Robyn Nicholls / Maisie | TV series, 3 episodes: "Night Out", 'The Web", "Trap for Young Players" |
| Spyforce | 1971-1973 | Elizabeth / Stephanie | TV series, 2 episode: "The Tunku", "The Roles That Went to War" |
| Cop Shop | 1979 | Louise Renkin | TV series, 2 episodes |
| The Young Doctors | 1977-1979 | Eve Turner | TV series |
| Prisoner | 1982-1983 | Faye Quinn | TV series, seasons 4 & 5, 22 episodes |
| Embassy | 1992 | Madame Wu | TV series |
| All Saints | 1999-2004 | Mrs. Goh / Dr. Carol Wong | TV series, 4 episodes: "Getting to Know You", "Dependence Day", "The Devil to Pay", "Luck of the Draw" |