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).

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

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.

Neighbours controversy
Clanton was announced in 2021 to appear as Sheila Canning 2 in the soap opera Neighbours. 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". In the weeks that followed, Fremantle Australia began an investigation into these allegations. 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.

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., Neighbours had then since been renewed by Amazon Freevee.

Other projects
Clanton would voice the character of Deb in Childish Deano 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.