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Tamala Shelton (Australian TV Actress)

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Name
  
Tamala Shelton

Role
  
TV Actress

Tamala Shelton looking serious with her curly hair down and wearing a white blouse

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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Tamala Shelton smiling with a nose piercing and curly hair down while  wearing a brown tank top

Facts

    •  Shelton is an avid reader and writer – so when she isn’t acting, you’ll find her doing one of the two. It’s also expected that she’ll publish a book in the future.
    •  Her height is 5' 7" (1.7 m), with an overall slim figure.
    •  She weighs around 135lbs (62 kgs).
    •  She has intensely black eyes.
    •  Her birth/zodiac sign is Taurus, and her zodiac animal is Ox.
    •  Shelton’s original hair color is brown, despite what Instagram filters may showcase.
    •  Shelton is an overall creative person who loves to brainstorm and unleash her mind’s imaginative side.
    •  She loves traveling and is especially fond of the Aboriginal culture – frequently documenting her findings of it on her Instagram account (@tamalalalala).
    •  As of 2021, she continues to reside in Australia.
    •  She actively advocates for raising the age at which Australian governments can arrest children or lock them up in prison (from 10 to 14 years) on her Instagram account.

Early and Personal Life

Tamala Shelton looking serious with her curly hair down and wearing a blue knitted blouse

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

Tamala Shelton looking serious at something with her curly hair down and wearing a blouse, shorts, necklace, bracelets and ear piercings

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

Tamala Shelton standing at the beach in her swimwear while carrying a skateboard

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.

References

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