Shareena Clanton

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]

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

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 and racism controversy

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]

Her most recent role was 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 has since been renewed.

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.

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
2011 Ben Elton Live from Planet Earth Self 3 episodes
2011 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"
2016–2018 Nowhere Boys: Two Moons Rising Sonia Jarra Supporting role
2017 True Story with Hamish & Andy Nurse Episode: "Sammie"
2017 Aussie Rangers Regina
2018 The Cry[10] Lorna Jones Main role
2019 Rosehaven Suzanne 2 episodes
2019 Glitch Elena Triggs Episode: "First Times"
2021 Neighbours Sheila Canning 2 Guest role
2021 Fires Aunt Rose 2 episodes
2022 Joe vs. Carole Valerie 7 episodes[11]
2022 Childish Deano[12] Deb 2 episodes
2023 The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Ruby 3 episodes
2023 Last Days of the Space Age Djinda
2024 The Twelve (Australian TV series) Kora Gardner

References
  1. Wentworth website Shareena Clanton Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 1 July 2015
  2. Quinn, Karl. "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. "Neighbours to introduce a second Sheila Canning as Wentworth star appears on Ramsay Street". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. Burke, Kelly. "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. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  7. Om, Jason. "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. "Australian Television: The Cry: cast". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  11. Slatter, Sean (8 September 2021). "Strong Australian presence in NBCUniversal's 'Joe Exotic' series". IF Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  12. Sullivan, Josie (12 December 2022). "Childish Deano's Sugar Hits". FilmInk. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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