Lucy Karim (previously Rickman) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street portrayed by Grace Palmer.

She was introduced as a mysterious person with an obsession to the hospital CEO Rachel McKenna (Angela Bloomfield).

Grace Palmer, stepdaughter of entertainer Jason Gunn,[1] was cast as new nurse Lucy Rickman.

[1] Palmer had previously been taking acting classes in Sydney beforehand and has appeared as a guest in Home and Away.

When eventually confronted, it turns out Lucy despised Rachel for having an affair with her father Glenn in ten years beforehand, ultimately breaking up her parents marriage.

The two began to grow close and Lucy moved in with Rachel, adopting a mother-daughter-like relationship.

However Ali is engaged and deeply religious, causing him to get ostracized from his family when he chose Lucy over his fiancée through an Arranged marriage.

Lucy's father Glenn Rickman (Will Wallace) arrives, under the pretense of getting closer to his daughter.

Her uterus had ruptured and she had to be rushed into theatre where Finn Connelly (Lukas Whiting) performs surgery on her including a hysterectomy.