Shantae Barnes-Cowan is a rising Australian actress best known for her roles in the ABC series Black B*tch and Operation Buffalo. She’ll be playing the lead role of Shanika, an Aboriginal Australian hunter battling a colony of vampires in the middle of the South Australian desert, in the upcoming AMC’s eight-part vampire fantasy series Firebite.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Continue reading to know more about<\/a> the rising Australian actress.<\/p>\n

She Hails from Whyalla<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Shantae Barnes-Cowan, born in the year 2003, is an Adnyamathanha woman from Whyalla, South Australia. She lives with her foster parents – Jeanette and Steve Cowan. She has altogether ten siblings – three sisters and seven brothers.<\/p>\n

She Made Her Acting Debut in 2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Shantae made her screen debut in 2019 in ABC’s political drama Total Control,<\/em> where she worked alongside Deborah Mailman and Harry Richardson. She then hit the big time, being cast in the ABC drama Black B*tch. <\/em>She also appeared in the espionage thriller Fallout\u00a0<\/em>and the comedy-drama series\u00a0Operation Buffalo.<\/em><\/p>\n

She’ll be Seen in Multiple Upcoming Projects<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The year 2022 will be remarkable for the budding Adnyamathanha actress. Shantae will next be seen leading the cast of Nyul Nyul and Yawuru writer\/director Jub Clerc’s debut feature Sweet As.\u00a0<\/em>She’ll play the role of a 16-year-old Indigenous girl, Murra.<\/p>\n

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