Isabel Lucas

Biography of Isabel Lucas

Isabel Lucas was born on January 29, 1985 in Melbourne, Victoria. She is an Australian actress and environmental activist.

Lucas was born in Melbourne, Australia to a Swiss mother and Australian father. Raised in Cairns, she has also lived in Switzerland and in Kakadu, in Australia's Northern Territory. She speaks English, German and French. Lucas went to St. Monica's College in Cairns.

Lucas was enrolled at the Victorian College of Arts when she was discovered by acting agent Sharron Meissner, who persuaded her to audition for the role of Kit Hunter on the popular soap opera Home and Away. Lucas achieved his international breakthrough in 2009 in the role of Alice in the second part of Transformers.

In September 2009, Lucas graced the cover of Vogue Italia.

In October 2007, Lucas was part of a 30-strong Sea Shepherd Conservation Society activist group protesting whaling in Taiji, Wakayama, Japan. The action was briefly shown in the film The Cove. Since then she has supported the environmental protection organization.