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12 Facts About Shareena Clanton

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Shareena Clanton is an Australian film, television and theatre actress.

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Shareena Clanton is known for her role as Doreen Anderson in the television drama series Wentworth.

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Shareena Clanton is of Wangkatha, Yamatji, Noongar, and Gidja descent through her mother and Cherokee, Blackfoot and African-American descent through her father.

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Shareena Clanton first studied an Aboriginal Theatre course at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, before being accepted into the full-time acting course at WAAPA, from which she graduated in 2010.

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In 2009, before graduating from WAAPA, Clanton had her feature film debut playing Leah in the comedy Stone Bros.

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Shareena Clanton has starred in multiple television series, including Redfern Now and Wentworth, where she was the youngest member of the main cast.

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In 2021 Shareena Clanton was announced to appear as Sheila Canning 2 in the soap opera Neighbours.

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Shareena Clanton appeared as Valerie in seven episodes of Joe vs Carole in 2022.

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Also in 2022, Shareena Clanton voiced the character of Deb in the animated series Childish Deano.

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In 2024, Shareena Clanton appeared in the second season of The Twelve on Foxtel.

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Shareena Clanton was later named as part of the cast for 2025 Stan series Invisible Boys.

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In February 2018 Shareena Clanton appeared on an episode of the ABC Television show Q+A, where she said Indigenous voices deserved a place in parliament.