Dichen Lachman

Dichen Lachman (བདེ་ཆེན།) (/ˈdiːtʃən ˈlækmən/; born 22 February 1982) is a Nepalese-born actress and producer of German-Australian and Tibetan descent, best known for appearing in the soap opera Neighbours as Katya Kinski and Joss Whedon's science fiction drama television series Dollhouse as Sierra. Lachman portrayed Suren in the American remake of Being Human as a main character during the show's second season. Dichen has starred also in her own movie released in February 2014: Lust for Love. She also had a recurring role in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Jiaying, Skye's Inhuman, ageless mother.

Early life

Lachman (བདེ་ཆེན།) was born in Kathmandu, where she lived until she was eight years old. She moved to Adelaide, Australia in late 1988 with her family. Her mother is Tibetan and her Australian father is of German heritage. She attended West Lakes Primary School, Gilles Street Primary School, Norwood Morialta High School, St Mary's College, Adelaide, Annesley College and the University of Adelaide. Dichen moved to Los Angeles shortly after she finished with the Australian TV drama Neighbours in 2007.