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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 (age 27) Tai Tapu, New Zealand
Occupation	Actor

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]

Grace appeared on The Masked Singer NZ as a New Zealand Possum, getting eliminated in Episode 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]

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
2021	The Brokenwood Mysteries	Cherie Kernan	Episode: "Exposed to the Light"

References

External links

• Grace Palmer at IMDb

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