Profile
Pronoun
She/Her
Ethnicity
European, Maori
Location
Auckland, New Zealand (Currently Overseas)
Height
169 cm
Age Range
25–33
Also Represented in
United States of America
Career Highlights
Grace currently stars as the lead of the AMC/Sundance Now show she created Good Grief. The second season just aired. This summer Grace starred in Alice Englert’s directorial debut Bad Behaviour opposite Alice. Prior to this she starred on AMC’s The Dead Lands, was a lead for four years on NZ’s top rated show Shortland Street and had a supporting role in STX’s feature Adrift opposite Shailene Woodley. She was also just nominated as Best Actress at the TVNZ Awards 2022. Grace is currently in Vancouver shooting new comedy series Animal Control for FOX starring opposite Joel McHale.
Animal Control
Television
FOX
Role: Victoria Sands
Producer: Dan Sterling, Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill
Director: Dan Sterling, Bob Fisher, Rob Greenberg & Tad Quill
Awards.
| 2022 | NZTV Awards 2021 - Best Actress Finalist - Grace Palmer - 'Good Grief' | ||
| 2021 | NZTV Awards 2021 - Best Actress Finalist - Grace Palmer - 'Good Grief' | ||
Feature Film.
| 2022 | Bad Behaviour | Jessa (Supporting) | Dir. Alice Englert |
| 2017 | Adrift | Deb (Support) | Adrift Productions NZ Ltd Dir. Baltasar Kormákur |
Feature Film.
| 2020 | My Name is Heather | Alice | Dir. Patrick Gillies |
Short Film.
| 2019 | 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore | Annbella | Two Seats Studio Dir. Paul Innes |
Television.
| 2023 | Animal Control | Victoria Sands (Lead) | FOX Dir. Rob Greenburg & Bob Fisher |
| 2022 | Good Grief Season 2 | Gwen Goode (Lead) | Dir. Kiel McNaughton |
| 2022 | Princess of Chaos | Alison (Guest) | TVNZ Dir. Kiel McNaughton |
| 2021 | Kura Season 2 | Creation (Recurring Guest) | PLUS6FOUR Entertainment Dir. Vince McMillan |
| 2021 | My Life Is Murder Season 2 | Sophie (Guest) | |
| 2020 | Brokenwood Mysteries Season 7 | Cherie Kernan (Supporting) | South Pacific Productions Dir. Various |
| 2020 | Good Grief | Gwen Goode (Lead) | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Ltd Dir. Kiel McNaughton |
| 2018 | The Dead Lands | Iringana | Randolph TDL Limited |
| 2017 | Shop Girls | Summer | Dir. Rick Donald |
| 2017 | Tongue Tied | Mia Jones (Lead) | Greenstone TV Ltd/Maori TV |
| 2014 | Home and Away | Monique Wu | Dir. 7 Network |
| 2014 | Shortland Street | Lucy Rickman (Core cast) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2011 | What Now | Studio & Field Presenter | Dir. Josh Wolfe |
| 2010 | What Now - ANZAC Specials | Studio Presenter | Dir. Josh Wolfe |
| 2010 | What Now - Small Town | Tracey | Dir. Josh Wolfe |
| 2008 | What Now - Push Play Sports Calendar | Sports Reporter | Dir. Kerry DuPont |
| 2007 | Small Blacks TV | Sports Interviewer | Dir. Tony Palmer |
Presenter.
| 2021 | The Masked Singer | Possum (Television ) |
Theatre.
| 2019 | Half of the Sky | Marika | Dir. Sam Scott |
| 2012 | The Crucible | Abigail | Dir. David Shearer |
| 2010 | The Sound of Music | Elsa | Dir. Michael Sharp |
| 2009 | Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat | Pharoah | Dir. Michael Sharp |
| 2009 | Sweet Adelines | Singer/ Dancer/ Impersonator | |
| 2009 | The Secret Garden | Mary Lenox | Dir. Elayne Buckler |
Voice.
| 2017 | Ash Vs Evil Dead S-3 | Loop Group | |
| 2017 | New World NZ DM Awards | ||
| 2017 | Voiceover for Spotify |
Web Series.
| 2017 | Poker Face | Herself |
Training.
| Self-tape Master class with Tandi Wright - 2017 | |||
| Actors Residency - 2013, National Institue of Dramatic Art (NIDA) | |||
| Advanced Acting Techniques - 2013, National Institue of Dramatic Art (NIDA) | |||
| ATCL Trinity Diploma - 2011, Passed with High Distinction | |||
| Theatre Sports Training - 2010, Court Theatre |