Name Tamala Shelton | Role TV Actress | |
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Born May 16, 1997 (age 24), Melbourne, Australia Height 5ft 7ins (1.7m) Weight approximately 135lbs - 62kgs Net Worth over $1 million, as of mid- 2020 Birth Sign Taurus Occupation TV Actress Movies Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows (2016), Nowhere Boys (2013), Reef Break (2019) Nationality Australian Similar Michala Banas, Libby Tanner, Victoria Thaine |
Tamala Shelton is an Australian TV actress best known for her roles as Mia in Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows (2016) and Nowhere Boys (2013), where she was the television girlfriend of Rahart Adams.
She’s also popular for her role as Petra in Reef Break (2019), the French-American crime drama television series, but beyond her cast roles, who is the real Tamala Shelton? Let’s find out all about her, from early and personal life all the way to fun facts.
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Petra Tricks Regina - Reef Break

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Early and Personal Life

Shelton was born on May 16, 1997. As of 2021, she's 23 years old. Originally, she's from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and was born in Australia. As of 2021, Shelton hasn't shared any information on her personal life, including her education.
However, what we do know is that it wasn't her plan to become an actress from day one. In fact, she never had any proper training in acting and claims that it's just fate that made her pursue the career. Upon attempting the profession, she fell in love with it!
As for relationships, she isn't exactly open about her love and dating life. As of 2021, she remains single and is instead focused on progressing in her career as a rising actress. Yet, rumor has it that she's a lesbian and is in a relationship with Annika Wagar of the Electric Toothbrush rock band. Also, she has been in at least one relationship before.
As for other personal details about Shelton, she knows how to cook, goes to the gym frequently, and is passionate about photography, learning, traveling, and internet surfing, to name a few.
Career

Originally, Shelton was a model before venturing into the acting industry. When it comes to her acting debut, Shelton started off her acting career in 2013 in the ABC comedy Upper Middle Bogan, the Australian TV comedy program. Portraying the character Chloe, the award-winning series paved the way for her upcoming roles.
Later, she became a series regular in the infamous treen drama Nowhere Boys for ABC3. Her role as Mia was a success, which explains why she reprised the same role when the film was made.
Other roles for Shelton included Alina in Cleverman, the politically-charged series. She appeared in seasons 1 and 2. Additionally, she made further appearances as Morgan (a lead role) in Location Scouts and season 2 of the Scout and Radio Karate's True Story short film.
Most recently, Shelton played Petra on Reef Break, which is giving her the spotlight more than any of her other roles.
Overall, Shelton has been alongside renowned actors, including Darci McDonald, Matt Testro, Rahart Adams, Dougie Baldwin, and more. As of mid-2020, Shelton's net worth is estimated to be over $1 million.
Despite that, she didn't win any awards as of 2021, although her work is popular among both critics and the public.
Family

As of 2021, Shelton hasn’t shared any details with the world about her parents or siblings (if any). The only confirmation is that she doesn’t have any children and has never gotten engaged or married.