Shanrah Wakefield (born April 18, 1985) is an Australia born writer and actress. Her writing credits include the
Lifetime
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movie ''Wrong Swipe'' (2016), which she co-wrote with
Sophie Tilson
Sophie Tilson is an Australian actress, writer and producer. She was one of the stars of the 2009 web series ''OzGirl''. She is perhaps best known for playing the character Lisa Devine on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''. Her first scre ...
. In acting, she was one of the stars of the 2009 web series, ''OzGirl'', and joined the Australian sketch comedy series, ''
Kinne'' in 2015.
Early life
Wakefield was born in
Moe
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a city in Victoria, Australia, where her parents, David and Toni Wakefield, owned Safetech Pty Ltd, a manufacturer of materials handling equipment.
She is a graduate of
Monash University in Melbourne, where she earned degrees in Liberal Arts and Law. She also studied, for a time, at the
Lee Strasburg Theater Institute in Los Angeles.
Career
In 2009, Wakefield starred in the Australia-based web series, ''
OzGirl''. The series won several awards including best actor at the 4th Annual
ITVfest, which Wakefield shared with her co-star
Sophie Tilson
Sophie Tilson is an Australian actress, writer and producer. She was one of the stars of the 2009 web series ''OzGirl''. She is perhaps best known for playing the character Lisa Devine on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''. Her first scre ...
as well as the Streamy Award for best foreign web series.
In 2011, she co-starred in ''ElfQuest: A Fan Imagining'' a web trailer endorsed by the creators of the comic book series, ''ElfQuest''.
In 2015, she joined the cast of the Australian sketch comedy show, ''
Kinne'', for its second season.
In 2015, her screenplay for the movie, ''Wrong Swipe'', which she wrote with her former ''OzGirl'' co-star, Sophie Tilson, was produced for Lifetime TV and aired on February 13, 2016. She has had a number of subsequent TV movie writing credits.
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Filmography
Awards and recognitions
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ITVfest
**2009 Best actor for ''OzGirl''
**2009 Best web series for ''OzGirl''
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Streamy Awards Best foreign web series for ''OzGirl''
*Additional Recognitions
**2009 WebSeriesToday Web star to watch award
References
External links
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Australian television actresses
Australian screenwriters
Australian expatriate actresses in the United States
Australian web series actresses
1985 births
Living people
People from Moe, Victoria