Lucas was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her father is Black Canadian, and her mother is Caucasian. She began acting at seven years old, and trained with the Children\'s Arts Theatre School in Toronto. She started her career appearing in stage productions, including local productions of Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs, Grease, Cinderella, Mousetrap and Music Medley.\n', '

In April 2017, Lucas announced her engagement to chef Alex Jermasek.\n', '

In 2001 she joined the Canadian teen drama television series Edgemont as recurring character Bekka Lawrence, later becoming a series regular on the show, which she remained through the end of the show\'s run in 2005. She was also a series regular on another Canadian television series, YTV\'s short-lived 2030 CE in 2002.\n', '

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