Sharlene Whyte

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Sharlene Whyte
Born
Sharlene Natasha Whyte

(1976-05-19) 19 May 1976 (age 48)
Nottingham, England [1]
Other namesSharleine Whyte
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Notable work The Story of Tracy Beaker (2002–2003)
Waterloo Road (2009, 2011)
Stephen (2021)

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]

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Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleOther notesRefs.
1997 The Locksmith MandlipEpisode: "Full Moon"
2000 Burnside Donna2 episodes
2001 Doctors Justine WrightEpisode: "Be Thankful for What You've Got"
My Hero Arnie's CustomerEpisode: "Pregnant"
Tinsel Town Diane
2002 Casualty Alison PhelpsEpisode: Scapegoat [6]
2002–2003 The Story of Tracy Beaker Jenny Ruth EdwardsSeries regular, 51 episodes [3]
2004 Casualty Sarah WatsonEpisode: "Who Cares"
2005 Doctors Charlene WatsonEpisode: "Free to Air"
2007–2024 Silent Witness Sara Okonjo
Natasha Jackson
2 episodes [7]
2009 Doctors Beverley OttosenEpisode: "Who Cares?" [8]
Waterloo Road Alison Yates Series 5; 3 episodes
2011Adanna Lawal Series 6; 10 episodes [4] [1]
Coronation Street Neighbour1 episode [9]
Spooks Naomi WilsonEpisode: Season 10, episode 3 [10]
Hidden Lisa Merrick1 episode
2012 Secrets and Words Cathy HallEpisode: Mightier "Than the Sword"
2013 Sadie J BevSeries regular [11]
Truckers Nurse [12]
Jonathan Creek WDC AtkinsEpisode: "The Clue of the Savant's Thumb"[ citation needed ]
Run DavinaEpisode: "Carol" [13]
Doctors PC OttosenEpisode: "It Fits! It Fits!"
2015 Casualty Sally FarnworthEpisode: "Heart Over Head" [14]
2020 Small Axe Agnes SmithMiniseries
2020–2022 We Hunt Together Gill Mendy9 episodes
2021 Casualty Javine 'Jay' AdamsSeries 35, episode 12 [15]
Stephen Doreen Lawrence Miniseries [16]
2022 The Witchfinder CatherineEpisode 3
2023 Lockwood & Co. Chat Show HostEpisode: "Sweet Dreams"
Sanditon Agnes Harmon2 episodes
The Doll Factory Madame6 episodes
2024 Sherwood Pam Bottomley6 episodes [17]
Mr Loverman Donna Walker8 episodes

Film

YearTitleRoleOther notesRefs.
2003 Second Nature Flight Attendant
The Debt Leona Tilding
2004 The Getaway:Black Monday Additional VoiceVoice only
2014 Second Coming Bernie [1] [18] [19] [20]
2019 Perfect 10 Gemma [21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Second Coming: Nottingham actress Sharlene Whyte talks starring alongside Idris Elba". Notthingham Post. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015.
  2. "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "The Story of Tracy Beaker, Series 3, Just Desserts/Mind Your Own Business Credits". BBC. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Waterloo Road – Press Office". BBC Press Office. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. "RADA: SHARLENE WHYTE". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. "BBC – Casualty – Past Series". BBC. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  7. "Silent Witness Season 11 Episode 4 Suffer the Children, Part 2". TV.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  8. "It Fits! It Fits!, Series 15, Doctors – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  9. "Coronation Street 24 April". TV Pixie . TV Pixie Ltd. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  10. "Spooks: Series 10: Episode 3" . Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  11. "Sadie J Series 3, Episode 2 – Mamalicious". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  12. "Episode 5, Truckers – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  13. Andreeva, Nellie; Fleming Jr., Mike (6 March 2019). "'Run': HBO Gives Series Order To Comedic Thriller Starring Domhnall Gleeson & Merritt Wever From 'Fleabag' Duo & eOne". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  14. "Heart Over Head, Series 29, Casualty – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  15. "Episode #35.12". IMDB. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  16. "Sharlene Whyte, Steve Coogan and Hugh Quarshie take leading roles in three-part sequel, Stephen". Press Centre. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  17. Ball, Jeremy (8 September 2024). "How did gun crime inspire hit BBC drama Sherwood?". BBC News . Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  18. Barker, Andrew (11 September 2014). "Toronto Film Review: 'Second Coming'". Variety. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  19. "Second Coming". Amazon UK. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  20. Johnston, Trevor. "Second Coming – review". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  21. "British Council Film: Perfect 10". British Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.