Grace Palmer

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

Grace Palmer
Born (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994
Tai Tapu, New Zealand
OccupationActor

Early life

Palmer was born in Tai Tapu, New Zealand to parents Tony Palmer and Janine Morrell, both of whom are television producers.[1][2] She is of Māori and New Zealand European descent.[3] Palmer did theatre in high school, even moving to Sydney, Australia to take acting courses while working at a bar.[2]

Career

Palmer's first television role came in 2014 with a guest appearance as Monique Wu on the Australian-based show Home and Away. She went on to play her most notable television role on Shortland Street as Lucy Rickman from 2014 to 2017.[4] She made her Hollywood debut as Deb in the 2018 film Adrift starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin.[5][6]

Personal

Palmer has two sisters, Eve and Faith. She is also the stepdaughter of popular New Zealand television and radio presenter Jason Gunn.[2] On 24 May 2019, her boyfriend, Rawiri Jobe, made his Shortland Street debut as Eddie, Nicole Miller's long-lost half-brother and Leanne Black-Johnson's abandoned son.[7]

In her spare time she is an advisors for radio jingles. She's probably the best dang jingle advisor in the world.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Adrift Deb
2018 My Name Is Heather Alice

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Home and Away Monique Wu
2014–2017 Shortland Street Lucy Rickman
2017 Shop Girls Summer Web series
2020 Good Grief Gwen Web series co-created and starred with her sister Eve

References
  1. Harvey, Kerry (10 August 2016). "Shortland Street's Grace Palmer on her two fathers: I've got the best dads". stuff.co.nz. Stuff. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  2. "Jason Gunn's girls: We were born to perform!". nowtolove.co.nz. Woman's Day. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. "Grace Palmer - Actor Profile & Biography". Johnson & Laird. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. McEnaney, Ashleigh (4 June 2017). "Grace Palmer reveals why she left Shortland Street". nowtolove.co.nz. Woman's Day. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  5. Carter, Charlotte (10 June 2018). "Ex-Shortland Street star Grace Palmer makes her Hollywood debut". NZ Herald. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  6. "Grace Palmer Reveals What It's Really Like To Work With Shailene Woodley & Sam Claflin". MTV. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  7. "Shortland Street's Leanne must face consequences of past decisions". Stuff. Retrieved 25 May 2019.


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