Meet Lucie Fleming

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Lucie Fleming. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Lucie below.

Lucie , so excited to have you with us today. So much we can chat about, but one of the questions we are most interested in is how you have managed to keep your creativity alive.

It’s not easy! The odds are stacked against those of us trying to build a career in the arts. Every time I start to feel discouraged or jaded or — the worst– jealous of others, I have to remind myself to just keep going, to find the momentum. A dear friend of mine calls it “following the green lights.” They have taken on many different forms for me, big and small, including individuals, projects, classes, play readings, etc. This past year I was struggling to feel artistically stimulated and creatively alive and I ended up applying for an acting residency in Clarksdale, Mississippi to study the plays of Tennessee Williams. I had only even become aware of the program’s existence because of an email passed along to me from a colleague. Green light! Since acting opportunities are so few and far between, we have to throw ourselves into every gig and let it energize us so that we can get through the inevitable waiting and longing periods without losing hope.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

Lucie is a bicoastal actress and voiceover artist with nearly two decades of high-caliber training and performance experience, beginning at the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) in San Francisco. Her career took off at a young age when she represented A.C.T. internationally at His Majesty’s Theater in Scotland, contributing to developing new work for young artists and earning recognition as a Distinguished Young Artist.

Her versatility as an actress spans the whip-smart, young professional to the gritty, salt-of-the-earth character. As a Stanford graduate, she moves seamlessly between elite and relatable worlds in her roles.

Some of her career highlights include playing Rashida Jones’ nanny in Sofia Coppola’s On the Rocks (A24/Apple TV) and an anchorwoman in An American Daughter at the Williamstown Theater Festival directed by Evan Cabnet. Known for her energetic, raspy voice, Lucie has also booked extensive voiceover and commercial work, with a notable international debut for OPEL cars.

As a proud member of The Barrow Group Theater Company in New York City, Lucie remains actively involved, participating in master classes, readings, and new productions. She’s also the co-founder of Neurotica Films, a production company she started with two fellow Barrow Group colleagues, Alison Chace and Kate Robards.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

1. Be scrappy. If your budget is tight for acting coaching or theater tickets, find the 30 under 3o deal. Volunteer to work the box office. Offer to read lines for your friends in exchange for their self tape equipment. There is ALWAYS a way.

2. Don’t allow yourself to become bitter. There are times when I find myself becoming so envious of the success of others and I want to scream “when is it going to be my turn??” These days I try to think instead, how can I use this to motivate me and fuel my fire?

3. Support other artists in whatever they are doing. It’s inspiring and you never know who you might meet when you go to the comedy show, the table read, etc. That 3rd degree connection might be the ticket to your next gig.

Okay, so before we go we always love to ask if you are looking for folks to partner or collaborate with?

I am always looking to connect with up and coming playwrights and screenwriters in NYC, San Francisco, and Los Angeles who want to bring their work to life and tell important stories. When I research the careers of so many of the artists who I look up to, it seems like so many of their careers launched because of these relationships in their early days.