Lynette Forday followed a Bachelor of Arts from Queensland University of Technology with acting training at NIDA in Sydney. In 1994 she broke primetime ground on Kiwi TV for an Asian actor, with a lead role on Shortland Street. She played fun-loving doctor Grace Kwan until 1997 (and performed a tracheotomy on Chris Warner, with a Star Trek pen). The character returned in 2013, to play a surrogate Mum for Warner’s baby. In between, Forday became a real-life parent, and had roles in The Strip, Go Girls, and a Qantas Award-nominated part in boy racer drama Ride with the Devil. She has also reported for Asia Downunder.
Acting doesn't change, but I had changed. I had a busy life outside of acting. I had become a mother – you can give up a lot of your life [to be a mother], so it was great finding that other side of me again. Lynette Forday on returning to Shortland Street after a 15 year hiatus, TV Guide, 13 October 2013
2018, As: Grace Kwan - Television
2016 - 2018, As: Nurse Crabbe - Television
2014, As: Grace Kwan - Television
2013, As: Grace Kwan - Television
2009, As: Antonia - Television
2007, Subject - Television
2007, As: Wendy Zhung - Television
2007, As: Wendy Zhung - Television
2007, As: Wendy Zhung - Television
2007, As: Wendy Zhung - Television
2007, As: Wendy Zhung - Television
2007, As: Wendy Zhung - Television
2003, As: Jessica - Television
2002, As: Empathy - Film
1995, As: Doctor Grace Kwan - Television
1994, As: Grace Kwan - Television
1994 - 2001, Presenter, Reporter - Television
1994 - 97, 2013 - 2014, As: Doctor Grace Kwan - Television
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