Lucinda Cowden was born in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Lucinda is an actor and voice artist who is known for her work on Neighbours, The Koala Brothers and many more. She played Melanie Pearson in the soap opera Neighbours from 1987 until 1991, with a cameo appearance in the 20th anniversary documentary in 2005. She reprised the role in January 2021 until the series ended in 2022. Cowden left Neighbours in 1992, and later admitted that she did not want to be typecast. She then came over to the United Kingdom and appeared as Aladdin at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury. She also embarked on a 12-week tour of the UK as Peter Pan.