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Lucille "Lucy" Esmeralda McGillicuddy Ricardo is a fictional character from the American television series I Love Lucy, played by Lucille Ball. She is known for her red hair and for always getting into trouble. Her full name is given in the episodes "The Marriage License," "Fred and Ethel Fight," and "The Passports." Her birthdate is fully revealed in "The Passports" as August 6, 1921 however in the 1953 episode "Lucy Tells The Truth" in which Lucy is forced to go a day without lying she states her age as 33, making her born in 1920. She also is forced to acknowledge her correct weight as 129 lbs.

Much like Lucille Ball herself, Lucy McGillicuddy was born and raised in Jamestown West, New York to an American family of Scottish descent. Her parents were never referred to by name, and only her mother is seen over the course of the series (during which Mrs. McGillicuddy is portrayed by Kathryn Card). As a child she was babysat by Helen Erickson, who gave her the nickname "Droopy Drawers" because of her baggy bloomers. She was also bitten on the ear by Fred Bigalow's cat. Her childhood doctor was named Dr. Peterson. In grammar school, she played a petunia in a recital. When she was in high school, she was involved in the drama program where she studied with Miss Hanna and played Juliet Capulet in "Romeo and Juliet." She was also known as "Bird Legs" and as a child. In one episode, she talks about fishing in nearby Chautauqua Lake (a real lake near Celoron, New York and Jamestown, New York). She also played the saxophone in high school (as did the real Lucy), though every song she played sounded like "Glow-Worm."

A reference to Lucille's attendance at a junior college is made in the episode "Fan Magazine Interview" (1954).

When she was 22, Lucy was set up on a blind date by her friend Marion Strong. Her blind date turned out to be a Cuban conga drummer, Ricky Ricardo. The two fell in love and eventually got married at the Byram River Beagle Club in Connecticut. An alternate scenario, as explained to guest star Hedda Hopper in the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour episode "Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana," features Lucy and her friend Susie McNamara, played by Ann Sothern, as meeting Ricky while vacationing in Cuba in 1940.

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