Dichen Lachman (born February 22, 1982) is an Australian actress.

Lachman was conceived in Japan but born in Kathmandu. Dichen lived in Nepal until she was 7 and then her family moved to Adelaide, Australia.

Before Neighbours, Dichen filmed an advert for Wanadoo tele-communications which was filmed in Australia and aired in the UK. She attended Norwood Morialta High School, Annesley College and the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, where she grew up.

In 2005, Lachman joined the cast of the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nurse Katya Kinski. She originally auditioned for the part of Elle Robinson, Paul Robinson's daughter, but as she wasn't ideal for the part, the character Katya was created for her.

Lachman also played a small role in the movie, Aquamarine. After she finished shooting the role of Aaren in the upcoming film Bled, Dichen then visited Hawaii to film Aztec Rex with Director Brian Trenchard-Smith.

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