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Shareena Clanton
Born (1990-06-09) 9 June 1990 (age 33)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2009-present
Known for

Shareena Clanton (born 9 June 1990) is an Australian film, television and theatre actress. She is known for her role as Doreen Anderson on the television drama series Wentworth (2013–2017).[1]

Personal life

Clanton was born in Perth, Western Australia. She is of Yamatji, Noongar, Gidja, Cherokee, Blackfoot and African-Australian descent.[2]

She currently resides in Melbourne, Victoria.

Career

Clanton has starred in multiple television series including Redfern Now, Wentworth and Joe vs. Carole.

Clanton would appear on an episode of Q and A where she said Indigenous Voices deserved a place in parliament.[3]

Neighbours controversy

Clanton was announced in 2021 to appear as Sheila Canning 2 in the soap opera Neighbours.[4] Prior to her first on-screen appearance on the show, Clanton made public her displeasure about working on the show due to racism. According to Clanton, an unnamed cast member taunted her about her ethnicities twice and was not only defended by another cast member, but Clanton's rebuke of the actor resulted in Clanton being told she made the other cast members "uncomfortable".[5] In the weeks that followed, Fremantle Australia began an investigation into these allegations.[6] Simultaneously, former cast members Sharon Johal, Meyne Wyatt (who is also of Aboriginal ancestry), Remy Hii, Menik Gooneratne and Sachin Joab also came forward with allegations of racism.[7]

The investigation into the racism scandal was concluded in late 2021 and the announcement came just days after show released a statement on the show ending. However the findings were not made public.[8], Neighbours had then since been renewed by Amazon Freevee.

Other projects

Clanton would voice the character of Deb in Childish Deano[9] and would join the filming for upcoming dramas The Lost Flowers and Last Days of the Space Age.

In 2024, Clanton was named as part of the cast for Stan Australia series Invisible Boys.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Stone Bros. Leah
2010 On a Break Donna Short film
2015 Last Cab to Darwin Sally
2017 Mrs McCutcheon Ange Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2011 Ben Elton Live from Planet Earth Self 3 episodes
Rescue: Special Ops Prisoner 1 Episode: "Break Out"
2012 Redfern Now Lilly Episode: "Family"
2013–2017 Wentworth Doreen Anderson Main role (53 episodes)
2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Lena Episode: "Murder Most Scandalous"
2016 Ash vs Evil Dead Deputy Polly Episode: "Confinement"
2016 An Audience with the cast of Wentworth Self TV Special[11]
2016–2018 Nowhere Boys: Two Moons Rising Sonia Jarra Supporting role
2017 True Story with Hamish & Andy Nurse Episode: "Sammie"
Aussie Rangers Regina
2018 The Cry[12] Lorna Jones Main role
2019 Rosehaven Suzanne 2 episodes
Glitch Elena Triggs Episode: "First Times"
2021 Neighbours Sheila Canning 2 Guest role
Fires Aunt Rose 2 episodes
2021 7:30[13] Self 1 episode
2022 Joe vs. Carole Valerie 7 episodes [14]
Childish Deano Deb 2 episodes [15]
2023 The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Ruby 3 episodes
2024 The Twelve (Australian TV series) Kora Gardner
2025 Invisible Boys TBA TBA
TBA Last Days of the Space Age Djinda

Self Appearances / Podcast / Video

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2018 The Good Thief Self Podcast 1 episode [16]
2019 Smart Arts Self Podcast 1 episode [17]
2020 MTC Audio Lab: The Age of Ignorance is Over Self Podcast 1 episode [18]
2021 AWAYE! Self Podcast 1 episode [19]
Moorditj Mag Podcast Self Podcast 1 episode [20]
7:30 Self 1 episode [13]

References

  1. ^ Wentworth website Shareena Clanton Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 1 July 2015
  2. ^ Quinn, Karl (6 April 2021). "Neighbours racism claim: Indigenous actor Shareena Clanton says set was 'unsafe'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Q&A: Shareena Clanton tears into government over Indigenous record". the Guardian. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ Lee, Jess (29 March 2021). "Neighbours to introduce a second Sheila Canning as Wentworth star appears on Ramsay Street". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. ^ Burke, Kelly (7 April 2021). "Neighbours actor allegedly removed from set after complaints of racism by Indigenous actor Shareena Clanton". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Neighbours: Independent review launched over racism claims". BBC News. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  7. ^ Om, Jason (19 April 2021). "More allegations of racism from former Neighbours actors". ABC News. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Neighbours concludes racism investigation ahead of final episodes". Digital Spy. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  9. ^ Boland, Bray (7 November 2022). "Nova 100's Deano Thomas releases Childish Deano animated series". Radio Today. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  10. ^ Rigden, Clare (12 March 2024). "FIRST LOOK: What to expect from series filming in WA". PerthNow. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Airdate: An Audience with the cast of Wentworth | TV Tonight". 27 April 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Australian Television: The Cry: cast". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  13. ^ a b More allegations of racism from former Neighbours actors | 7.30, retrieved 1 December 2023
  14. ^ Slatter, Sean (8 September 2021). "Strong Australian presence in NBCUniversal's 'Joe Exotic' series". IF Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  15. ^ Sullivan, Josie (12 December 2022). "Childish Deano's Sugar Hits". FilmInk. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Episode 5 - Shareena Clanton - The Good Thief (podcast)". Listen Notes. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  17. ^ "SmartArts - 24 October 2019 - SmartArts (podcast)". Listen Notes. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Great Australian Speeches: Shareena Clanton's The Age of Ignorance is Over". Listen Notes. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Yhonnie Scarce's Missile Park and Shareena Clanton on experiencing racism on set". Listen Notes. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  20. ^ "The Moorditj Mag Podcast: Ep #43 - Moorditj Mag Podcast". Listen Notes. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

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