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Shareena Clanton (born 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]

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Shareena Clanton
Born	1990 (age 31–32) Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation	Actress

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. Her most recent role was Sheila Canning 2 in the soap opera Neighbours.[3]

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".[4] In the weeks that followed, Fremantle Australia began an investigation into these allegations.[5] 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.[6]

The investigation into the racism scandal was concluded in late 2021 and the announcement can just days after show released a statement on the show ending. However the findings were not made public.[7]

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	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	Susan	[8]

References

External links

• Shareena Clanton on Instagram
• Shareena Clanton at IMDb

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