Profile

Ethnicity
Maori
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
169 cm
Age Range
24–32
Also Represented in
United States of America
Career Highlights
Grace is the ultimate entertainer, having worked as both a studio presenter and actress, Grace blows audiences away with her abilities to act, sing and dance. After training at the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, she secured a role in the iconic Australian drama Home and Away. Following this, Grace returned to New Zealand where she embarked on a four-year-long lead role in the top-rating primetime soap Shortland Street. Since then, Grace has appeared in AMC’s action drama The Dead Lands and drama series The Brokenwood Mysteries. Most recently, Grace joined forces with her sister Eve to write and star in the TVNZ series Good Grief.
Awards.
2021 | NZTV Awards 2021 - Best Actress Finalist - Grace Palmer - 'Good Grief' |
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 |
Feature Film.
2017 | Adrift | Deb (Support) | Adrift Productions NZ Ltd Dir. Baltasar Kormákur |
Television.
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 |
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.
2020 | Good Grief | Gwen Goode (Lead) | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Ltd Dir. Kiel McNaughton |
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 |