Inspirational Women In Hollywood: How Lucia Walters Of ‘Virgin River’ Is Shaking Up The Entertainment Industry

… Be happy for others when they get a part. We need to support and build up our fellow actors, you’ll only feel worse if you don’t! Plus it feels so great when your fellow actors are happy for YOUR successes.

As a part of our series about Inspirational Women In Hollywood, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Lucia Walters.

Born to a Dutch mother and Antiguan father, Lucia enjoyed her childhood in a small town in Alberta. As a child, Lucia spent most of her free time in dance, figure skating classes and recitals. In her early teens, the family moved to British Columbia. After graduation, Lucia, enrolled in nursing school and became an R.N. Finally, with money in hand, Lucia did something she had always dreamed of. She took a commercial course, got an agent, and to her surprise, began booking commercial gigs. Lucia was now officially bitten by the acting bug and decided to take some serious acting classes. This resulted in roles on hit series such as Fox networkʼs The XFiles. Still balancing her nursing and a young acting career, Lucia decided to return to university, earning a Health Science…