# Grace Palmer
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{{Short description|New Zealand actress}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2025}}
{{use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
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| name = Grace Palmer
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| birth_name = Grace Mana Morrell Palmer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|11|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Tai Tapu](/source/Tai_Tapu), New Zealand
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2014–present
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| mother = [Janine Morrell-Gunn](/source/Janine_Morrell-Gunn)
| relatives = [Eve Palmer](/source/Eve_Palmer_(actress)) (sister)
[Jason Gunn](/source/Jason_Gunn) (stepfather)
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'''Grace Mana Morrell Palmer''' (born 9 November 1994)[{{cite web |title=Australian Business Register – Current details for ABN |url=https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View/42432564800 |publisher=Australian Government |access-date=23 May 2023 |date=14 June 2017}}] is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role as [Lucy Rickman](/source/Lucy_Rickman) on the prime-time soap opera ''[Shortland Street](/source/Shortland_Street)'' and Victoria Sands on ''[Animal Control (TV series)](/source/Animal_Control_(TV_series))''
==Early life==
Palmer was born in [Tai Tapu](/source/Tai_Tapu), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) to parents Tony Palmer and [Janine Morrell-Gunn](/source/Janine_Morrell-Gunn), both of whom are television producers.[{{cite news |title=Shortland Street's Grace Palmer on her two fathers: I've got the best dads |first=Kerry |last=Harvey |date=10 August 2016 |work=[Stuff](/source/Stuff_(website)) |url=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 |access-date=25 August 2018 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=2022-11-05 |url-status=live}}][{{cite web |title=Grace Palmer – Actor Profile & Biography |url=https://johnsonlaird.com/our-actors/Grace-Palmer |publisher=Johnson & Laird |accessdate=25 August 2018}}] Palmer attended [St Margaret's College](/source/St_Margaret's_College%2C_Christchurch), where she studied [theatre](/source/theatre), then moved to [Sydney](/source/Sydney), Australia to take acting courses while working at a bar.[{{cite web |title=Jason Gunn's girls: We were born to perform! |url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/celeb-news/jason-gunns-daughters-we-were-born-to-perform-20869 |website=nowtolove.co.nz |publisher=Woman's Day |accessdate=25 August 2018 |date=9 November 2016}}][{{Cite web |title=Former Shortland St star on landing the role that's changed her life |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/former-shortland-street-star-grace-palmer-on-landing-the-role-thats-changed-her-life/DTGHVEGDZNCWNCICMN4QQHVMXU/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}]
==Career==
Palmer's first television role came in 2014 with a guest appearance as Monique Wu on the Australian show ''[Home and Away](/source/Home_and_Away)''. She went on to play her most notable television role on ''Shortland Street'' as Lucy Rickman from 2014 to 2017.[{{cite web |last1=McEnaney |first1=Ashleigh |title=Grace Palmer reveals why she left Shortland Street |url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/celeb-news/grace-palmer-tells-why-she-left-shortland-street-32761 |website=nowtolove.co.nz |publisher=Woman's Day |accessdate=25 August 2018 |date=4 June 2017}}] She made her Hollywood debut as Deb in the 2018 film ''[Adrift](/source/Adrift_(2018_film))'' starring [Shailene Woodley](/source/Shailene_Woodley) and [Sam Claflin](/source/Sam_Claflin).[{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Charlotte |title=Ex-Shortland Street star Grace Palmer makes her Hollywood debut |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12066068 |publisher=NZ Herald |accessdate=25 August 2018 |date=10 June 2018}}][{{cite web |title=Grace Palmer Reveals What It's Really Like To Work With Shailene Woodley & Sam Claflin |url=http://www.mtv.com.au/grace-palmer/news/grace-palmer-reveals-what-its-really-like-to-work-with-shailene-woodley-sam-claflin |publisher=MTV |accessdate=25 August 2018 |archive-date=25 August 2018 |archive-url=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 |url-status=dead }}]
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](/source/The_Masked_Singer_NZ)'' as a New Zealand possum, getting eliminated in Episode 6.
Since 2023, she has co-starred with [Joel McHale](/source/Joel_McHale) in the [Fox Broadcasting Company](/source/Fox_Broadcasting_Company) comedy ''[Animal Control](/source/Animal_Control_(TV_series))''.
==Personal life==
Palmer has three siblings, including television presenter and actress [Eve Palmer](/source/Eve_Palmer_(actress)). She is the stepdaughter of New Zealand television and radio presenter [Jason Gunn](/source/Jason_Gunn). In 2019, Palmer married [Rawiri Jobe](/source/Rawiri_Jobe) in Las Vegas.