Shirleen Wangari


Gender: Female  
               Profile

Shirleen Wangari is a Kenyan actress and producer.
She gained popularity for her role in Kenyan high school television drama, Tahidi High. She later played Kipepeo in MTV's hit television drama, Shuga.
Shirleen has appeared in prominent television and screen as well as theater productions.

She made her first big screen debut on internationally acclaimed film, The First Grader; directed by Justin Chadwick - based on the life of Kimani Maruge, a Kenyan old man who joined elementary school in his eighties.

She played the character of Mama Wanjiku alongside British actress, Naomi Harris.

                                     Productions Featured

Character                                                         Show
Kipepeo                                                  Shuga - Season 2
Shish                                                      Tahidi High
Mama Wanjiku                                     The First Grader
Herself                                                 A Perfect Plan
Zandola                                                  State House
Agent Michaela                                      Changes - Season 3
Muna                                                      Captain of Nakara
Masaai girl                                              Fly Me To The Moon
Alice                                                       The Orphan