Name	Dichen Lachman
Height	5'7
Naionality	Nepali
Date of Birth	22 February 1982
Place of Birth	Kathmandu, Nepal
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Dichen Lachman (born February 22 1982) is an actress of Australian and Tibetan descent. She was born in Kathmandu and lived in Nepal until she was 7 and then soon after her family moved to Adelaide, Australia.

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.

She is known to have attended Norwood Morialta High School, Annesley College and the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, where she grew up. When Dichen first arrived in Adelaide she went to West Lakes Shore Primary School and later Gilles Street Primary. The change in schools was due mainly to the fact that her mother Tashi could pick her up after school.

Her mother Tashi has been running a travel agency in Adelaide since she arrived in Adelaide with her husband Chris in 1989. According to Dichen, this has meant a great improvement in her circumstances. Dichen's father is a detective in the South Australian Police Force.

Dichen regards herself as a role model and trailblazer for mixed race actors, who have not previously been prominent on Australian TV.

Dichen also played a small role in the movie, Aquamarine.