Isabel Lucas

Isabel Lucas
Biographical Information
Real Name:	Isabel Lucas
Born:	January 29, 1985
Age:	39
Height:	5'6
Originally From:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Twitter:	@IsabelLucas
Instagram:	@IsabelLucas
Personal Information
First appearance:	The Rising
Portrays:	Samantha Cage

Isabel Lucas (January 29, 1985) is an Australian actress who portrays Samantha Cage on the reboot action MacGyver.

Life & Career

Isabel was born in Melbourne, Australia. Her father is Australian and her mother is Swiss. When she was age 6, her family moved to Switzerland for a year. They moved back to Melbourne for a while before moving to a very small mining town in the Northern Territory (population 1,000). Along with her sister, she attended the Jabiru Area School, which included both white and Aboriginal children.

Isabel was always involved in drama during her time at school. She went on to study drama at the Victorian College of Arts and Queensland University of Technology. She never auditioned for roles until she was discovered by her agent in 2002. She auditioned for the part of Kit Hunter on Home and Away (1988). They felt she wasn't right for the part but were sufficiently impressed and created a new role for her, Tasha. She spent 3 years playing her first television role and won a Logie Award (for new popular talent) for her performance.

Trivia

• Swiss origin on her mother's side. She speaks Swiss German and German in addition to her native English.
• Is a big animal lover. She has lots of animals on her family's acreage in North Queensland, including birds, guinea pigs, horses, dogs and cats.
• Along with other protesters (including Heroes' star Hayden Panettiere, she paddled out on surfboards to a pod of dolphins off the coast of Japan to protest the killing of dolphins on Thursday 1st of November 2007.
• Was involved in a car crash with Shia LaBeouf in July 2008. Lucas escaped with only scratches and bruises but LeBeouf was left with a crushed hand needing extensive surgery.
• Is an Ambassador for World Vision, helping to raise awareness of the plight of children in developing countries. Isabel is also a sponsor for a 10-year-old girl from Zambia and her parents sponsor children from Africa, Latin America and Asia.

MacGyver Episode Guide

MacGyver, Season 2
"DIY or Die":	"Muscle Car + Paper Clips":	"Roulette Wheel + Wire":	"X-Ray + Penny":	"Skull + Electromagnet":	"Jet Engine + Pickup Truck":	"Duct Tape + Jack":
Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears
"Packing Peanuts + Fire":	"CD-ROM + Hoagie Foil":	"War Room + Ship":	"Bullet + Pen":	"Mac + Jack":	"CO2 Sensor + Tree Branch":	"Mardi Gras Beads + Chair":
Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Murdoc + Handcuffs":	"Hammock + Balcony":	"Bear Trap + Mob Boss":	"Riley + Airplane":	"Benjamin Franklin + Grey Duffle":	"Skyscraper + Power":	"Wind + Water
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"UFO + Area 51":	"MacGyver + MacGyver":
Absent	Absent

External links

• Isabel Lucas on Wikipedia