Eve Palmer (actress)

Eve Marama Morrell Palmer[1] is a New Zealand television presenter and actress.[2]

Eve Palmer
Born
Eve Marama Morrell Palmer

New Zealand
Occupation(s)Television presenter, actress
Spouse
Adam Percival
(m. 2020)
Children1
Parent
RelativesGrace Palmer (sister)
Jason Gunn (stepfather)

Biography

Palmer was born in Christchurch to television producers Tony Palmer and Janine Morrell-Gunn; her mother is a Māori of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi. Her sister Grace Palmer is also an actress.[3] Palmer also has two half-siblings, Faith and Louis Gunn, through her mother's second marriage, to producer and presenter Jason Gunn.[4]

Palmer's first television role was as a field reporter for The Erin Simpson Show; when the programme was renamed The 4.30 Show in 2014, Palmer became the presenter. In 2016 the programme was again renamed, to The Adam and Eve Show and Palmer co-presented with Adam Percival.[2]

In 2020 she created and co-starred in the comedy web series Good Grief, alongside her sister Grace.[5]

Personal life

In 2020 Palmer married her television co-host, Adam Pervical.[6] The couple have a daughter.[4]

As an adult, Palmer has pursued tertiary education studies in her Māori culture, such as completing a course in Te Ara Reo Māori (Māori Language Path) at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in 2023.[1]

References

  1. "Te Ara Reo Māori (He Pī Ka Pao) Level 1&2". Te Waipounamu Graduation Book 2023. Te Waipounamu: Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. 2023. p. 13. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. Screen, NZ On. "Eve Palmer | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. Nealon, Sarah (30 December 2020). "Grace and Eve Palmer tackle death in new local comedy Good Grief". Stuff. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. Barry Hill, Rebecca (2 January 2022). "Jason Gunn on becoming a grandparent: 'I've got my joy back'". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. Simich, Ricardo (7 November 2020). "Spy: Eve and Grace Palmer's funereal new TVNZ OnDemand comedy". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  6. Tailor, Leena (11 January 2021). "Grace & Eve Palmer: A Baby & A Breakdown". Woman's Day NZ. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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