Sharlene Whyte

Not to be confused with Charlene White, Charline White, or Charliena White.

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
Born	Sharlene Natasha Whyte (1976-05-19) 19 May 1976 (age 48) 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)

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Other notes	Refs.
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	2 episodes	[7]
2009	Doctors	Beverley Ottosen	Episode: "Who Cares?"	[8]
	Waterloo Road	Alison Yates	Series 5; 3 episodes
2011		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	Small Axe	Agnes Smith	Miniseries
2020–2022	We Hunt Together	Gill Mendy	9 episodes
2021	Casualty	Javine 'Jay' Adams	Series 35, episode 12	[15]
	Stephen	Doreen Lawrence	Miniseries	[16]
2022	The Witchfinder	Catherine	Episode 3
2023	Lockwood & Co.	Chat Show Host	Episode: "Sweet Dreams"
	Sanditon	Agnes Harmon	2 episodes
	The Doll Factory	Madame	6 episodes
2024	Sherwood	Pam Bottomley	6 episodes	[17]
	Mr Loverman	Donna Walker	8 episodes

Film

Year	Title	Role	Other notes	Refs.
2003	Second Nature	Flight Attendant
	The Debt	Leona Tilding
2014	Second Coming	Bernie		[1][18][19][20]
2019	Perfect 10	Gemma		[21]

Video game

Year	Title	Role	Other notes	Refs.
2004	The Getaway:Black Monday	Additional Voice	Voice only