Dichen Lachman - Sierra

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.

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 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.

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.

In a recent interview with The Soap Show Dichen mentioned how she visited England in late 2006 and appeared on the BBC television show Ready Steady Cook. In the interview Dichen explained that she is currently in Los Angeles to further her acting career but mentioned that she would love to work in the UK and back home in Australia at some point in the future.

Dichen has recently been cast in the part of Sierra in the upcoming television series Dollhouse created by Joss Whedon.[1][2]