Sharlene Natasha Whyte (born 19 May 1976)[2] is an English actress who is best known for playing Jenny Edwards in The Story of Tracy Beaker[3][1] and Adanna Lawal, the Head of Pastoral Care, in the sixth series of Waterloo Road.[4][1] She trained at RADA from 1996 till 1999.[5]
Sharlene Whyte | |
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Born | Sharlene Natasha Whyte 19 May 1976 Nottingham, England[1] |
Other names | Sharleine Whyte |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1997–present |
Notable work | The Story of Tracy Beaker (2002–2003) Waterloo Road (2009, 2011) Stephen (2021) |
Year | Title | Role | Other notes | Refs. |
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1997 | The Locksmith | Mandlip | Episode: "Full Moon" | |
2000 | Burnside | Donna | 2 episodes | |
2001 | Doctors | Justine Wright | Episode: "Be Thankful for What You've Got" | |
My Hero | Arnie's Customer | Episode: "Pregnant" | ||
Tinsel Town | Diane | |||
2002 | Casualty | Alison Phelps | Episode: Scapegoat | [6] |
2002–2003 | The Story of Tracy Beaker | Jenny Ruth Edwards | Series regular, 51 episodes | [3] |
2004 | Casualty | Sarah Watson | Episode: "Who Cares" | |
2005 | Doctors | Charlene Watson | Episode: "Free to Air" | |
2007 2024 | Silent Witness | Sara Okonjo Natasha Jackson | Episode: Suffer the Children: Part 2 | [7] 2024 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001vw4s. |
2009 | Waterloo Road | Alison Yates | Series 5; 3 episodes | |
Doctors | Beverley Ottosen | Episode: "Who Cares?" | [8] | |
2011 | Waterloo Road | Adanna Lawal | Series 6; 10 episodes | [4][1] |
Coronation Street | Neighbour | 1 episode | [9] | |
Spooks | Naomi Wilson | Episode: Season 10, episode 3 | [10] | |
Hidden | Lisa Merrick | 1 episode | ||
2012 | Secrets and Words | Cathy Hall | Episode: Mightier "Than the Sword" | |
2013 | Sadie J | Bev | Series regular | [11] |
Truckers | Nurse | [12] | ||
Jonathan Creek | WDC Atkins | Episode: "The Clue of the Savant's Thumb" | [citation needed] | |
Run | Davina | Episode: "Carol" | [13] | |
Doctors | PC Ottosen | Episode: "It Fits! It Fits!" | ||
2015 | Casualty | Sally Farnworth | Episode: "Heart Over Head" | [14] |
2020 | We Hunt Together | Gill Mendy | 3 episodes | |
Small Axe | Miniseries | |||
2021 | Casualty | Javine 'Jay' Adams | Series 35, episode 12 | [15] |
Stephen | Doreen Lawrence | Miniseries | [16] | |
2022 | The Witchfinder | Catherine | Episode 3 |
2024 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001vw4s. Natashajackson
Year | Title | Role | Other notes | Refs. |
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2003 | Second Nature | Flight Attendant | ||
The Debt | Leona Tilding | |||
2004 | The Getaway:Black Monday | Additional Voice | Voice only | |
2014 | Second Coming | Bernie | [1][17][18][19] | |
2019 | Perfect 10 | Gemma | [20] |