Grace Palmer Explained

Grace Palmer
Birth Name:Grace Mana Morrell Palmer
Birth Date:9 November 1994
Birth Place:Tai Tapu, New Zealand
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2014–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.

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] Her mother is a Māori of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi, while her father is of New Zealand European descent.[3] Palmer attended St Margaret's College, where she studied theatre, then moved to Sydney, Australia to take acting courses while working at a bar.[4] [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.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018AdriftDeb
2018My Name Is HeatherAlice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Home and AwayMonique Wu
2014–2017Shortland StreetLucy Rickman
2017Shop GirlsSummerWeb series
2020Good GriefGwenWeb series co-created and starred with her sister Eve
2021The Brokenwood MysteriesCherie KernanEpisode: "Exposed to the Light"
2023–presentAnimal ControlVictoria Sands

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australian Business Register – Current details for ABN . Australian Government . 23 May 2023 . 14 June 2017.
  2. News: Shortland Street's Grace Palmer on her two fathers: I've got the best dads . Kerry . Harvey . 10 August 2016 . . 25 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221105071747/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/tv-guide/83030500/shortland-streets-grace-palmer-on-her-two-fathers-ive-got-the-best-dads?rm=m . 2022-11-05 . live.
  3. Web site: Grace Palmer – Actor Profile & Biography . Johnson & Laird . 25 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Jason Gunn's girls: We were born to perform! . nowtolove.co.nz . Woman's Day . 25 August 2018 . 9 November 2016.
  5. Web site: Former Shortland St star on landing the role that's changed her life . 2023-04-09 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  6. Web site: McEnaney . Ashleigh . Grace Palmer reveals why she left Shortland Street . nowtolove.co.nz . Woman's Day . 25 August 2018 . 4 June 2017.
  7. Web site: Carter . Charlotte . Ex-Shortland Street star Grace Palmer makes her Hollywood debut . NZ Herald . 25 August 2018 . 10 June 2018.
  8. Web site: Grace Palmer Reveals What It's Really Like To Work With Shailene Woodley & Sam Claflin . MTV . 25 August 2018 . 25 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180825212806/http://www.mtv.com.au/grace-palmer/news/grace-palmer-reveals-what-its-really-like-to-work-with-shailene-woodley-sam-claflin . dead .