Background
Lycett was born on 3 February 1941 in Lagos, Western Region of Colonial Nigeria.
Lycett was born on 3 February 1941 in Lagos, Western Region of Colonial Nigeria.
She attended Christine Shaw School of Beauty Science in London, where she received a certificate in cosmetology.
She later proceeded to Hendon College of Technology, where she obtained a Higher National Diploma in Business Studies in 1969. She worked as a waitress while studying and prior to her acting career. In London she studied acting, as well as music and dance, and co-founded the African company Gbakanda Theatre.
Her acting debut was in Wole Soyinka"s The Lion and the Jewel.
She returned to Nigeria in 1971. She has featured in several notable Nigerian films, including, the award-winning Nigerian soap opera.
On 1 October 2006 she received a national award of Officer of Order of the Niger decorated by chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In February 2008, at an All-Star Gala held at Theatre Royal Stratford East on the 10th anniversary of Tiata Fahodzi, she was honoured as a leader of British-African theatre, alongside Dotun Adebayo and Yemi Ajibade. She is a Fellow of the Society of Nigerian Theatre Artists (SONTA).
