Grace Palmer

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Grace Palmer
Born
Grace Mana Morrell Palmer

(1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 29)
Tai Tapu, New Zealand
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Mother Janine Morrell-Gunn
Relatives Eve Palmer (sister)
Jason Gunn (stepfather)

Grace Mana Morrell Palmer (born 9 November 1994) [1] is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role as Lucy Rickman on the prime-time soap opera Shortland Street .

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Early life

Palmer was born in Tai Tapu, New Zealand to parents Tony Palmer and Janine Morrell-Gunn, both of whom are television producers. [2] [3] Her mother is a Māori of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi, while her father is of New Zealand European descent. [4] Palmer attended St Margaret's College, where she studied theatre, then moved to Sydney, Australia to take acting courses while working at a bar. [3] [5]

Career

Palmer's first television role came in 2014 with a guest appearance as Monique Wu on the Australian show Home and Away . She went on to play her most notable television role on Shortland Street as Lucy Rickman from 2014 to 2017. [6] She made her Hollywood debut as Deb in the 2018 film Adrift starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin. [7] [8]

In 2020 she created and co-starred in comedy web series Good Grief, alongside her sister Eve Palmer. In 2022, Palmer appeared on The Masked Singer NZ as a New Zealand possum, getting eliminated in Episode 6.

In 2023, she co-starred with Joel Mchale in the Fox Broadcasting Company comedy Animal Control .

Personal life

Palmer has three siblings, including television presenter and actress Eve Palmer. She is the stepdaughter of New Zealand television and radio presenter Jason Gunn. Palmer is also married to Ra Jobe. They were married in Las Vegas in 2019. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Adrift Deb
2018My Name Is HeatherAlice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Home and Away Monique Wu
2014–2017 Shortland Street Lucy Rickman
2017Shop GirlsSummerWeb series
2020Good GriefGwenWeb series co-created and starred with her sister Eve
2021 The Brokenwood Mysteries Cherie KernanEpisode: "Exposed to the Light"
2023–present Animal Control Victoria Sands

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