Lynette Forday
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Shortland Street
Grace Kwan
1992
Series
The Brokenwood Mysteries
Lydia Lee
2014
Series
800 Words
Nurse Crabbe
2015
Series
A Remarkable Place to Die
Sharon Li Feng
2024
Series
Go Girls
Antonia Li
2009
Series
Celebrity Treasure Island
Self - Contestant
2019
Series
The Strip
Jessica
2002
Series
Under the Vines
Petra
2021
Film
Choose Love
Lena
2023