Known for

Acting

Born

Jan 9, 1968 (58 years old)

Place of birth

Australia

Lynette Forday

Lynette Forday is a trailblazing Australian-born actress, television presenter, and former dancer. After graduating from Australia's prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), she moved to Auckland and made television history in 1994 as Dr. Grace Kwan on the hit soap opera Shortland Street, becoming one of the first Asian actors to secure a lead role on primetime New Zealand television. Her extensive career includes starring roles in Ride with the Devil, 800 Words, and the international romantic comedy film Choose Love. Most recently, she competed on Celebrity Treasure Island (2022) and stars as Inspector Sharon Li Feng in the murder-mystery series A Remarkable Place to Die.

Titles

Shortland Street

Series • 1992

The Brokenwood Mysteries

Series • 2014

800 Words

Series • 2015

A Remarkable Place to Die

Series • 2024

Go Girls

Series • 2009

Celebrity Treasure Island

Series • 2019

Under the Vines

Series • 2021

Choose Love

Movie • 2023