Jamilah Lucas
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Lovely, slender and dynamic African-American dancer Jamilah Lucas was
born on September 19 in Alameda, California and grew up in the Bay
area. Jamilah started dancing at age four when she tried to mimic the
dancers on her home television screen. She cites Josephine Baker as a
major inspiration. Lucas studied tap, ballet and acrobatic dance.
Moreover, she performed with companies in the California region.
Following graduation from San Francisco State University, Jamilah
joined a San Francisco company for stage productions of "Don't Bother
Me I Can't Cope" and "Evolution of the Blues." In addition, Lucas
appeared in Los Angeles stage productions of "The Wiz" and "Pal Joey."
She also popped up in numerous TV specials which include the 1986 Miss
Teen USA beauty pageant. Jamilah first joined the cast of the immensely
popular music variety TV series "Solid Gold" as a regular featured
dancer in 1983 and remained on the show until the end of its final
season in 1988. In the wake of her "Solid Gold" stint Lucas continued
to work as a model and dancer. She has an uncredited bit part in the
big budget comedy film "Scrooged." In 1990 Jamilah appeared as a dancer
in the stage show "Out There Tonight" with Shirley MacLaine.