Screen In 1993, McClements had a role in ''
The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End. She is best known, however, for her starring role as Rachel Goldstein in the Australian police drama Water Rats from 1996 to 1999. She followed this up with a recurring guest role on The Secret Life of Us'' in 2001, for which she won the
AFI Award for
Best Actress in a Guest Role in a Television Drama. She starred as Rosie in the 2003 drama series
CrashBurn and appeared in the
Network Ten telemovie
Mary Bryant in 2005. From 2008 she played Inspector/Superintendent Kerry Vincent in the Australian police drama
Rush, and psychologist Christine Williams in the
Showcase drama
Tangle. A second and third season of
Tangle and
Rush respectively were announced in 2009 and both aired in 2010.
Tangle and
Rush were commissioned for new seasons, both to start filming in mid-2011. In 2010, McClements won an
AFI Award for her role in
Tangle. She has also won
ASTRA Awards for her role in
Tangle in 2011 and 2013. In 2011, McClements guest starred in a
YouTube and
Facebook-only show called
Queer as F**k, playing Mel, a friend of main character Aaron (Gary Abrahams). In 2012, McClements was cast as Meg Jackson in
Wentworth, a contemporary reimagining of the Australian classic
Prisoner. She was cast in a leading role for Season One of
Wentworth, but her character did not appear beyond episode one. Earlier in 2013, McClements was cast in new
ABC telemovie
The Broken Shore, alongside
Don Hany,
Dan Wyllie and
Claudia Karvan. It premiered at the
Adelaide Film Festival in October 2013 and aired on the ABC in early 2014. In September 2013, McClements was cast in the film
The Menkoff Method, directed by
David Parker. In 2019 she starred in ''
Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries'' as Birdie Birnside. In August 2022 she played the part of a teacher in the
State Theatre Company South Australia and
Sydney Theatre Company co-production
Chalkface, written by
Angela Betzien. The play opened at the
Dunstan Playhouse in
Adelaide. In 2023, McClements was announced as part of the cast for SBS series
Erotic Stories. She was also announced as part of the cast of the third and final season of ABC drama
Total Control, as well as ABC drama
Return to Paradise. On 21 November 2024, it was announced that McClements was a part of the cast for ABC drama
The Family Next Door. McClements was also named for Netflix series
Apple Cider Vinegar. On 31 January 2025, McClements was announced as part of the cast for the Netflix series
The Survivors. On 17 April 2025, McClements would return for the second series of
Return to Paradise as the show would enter production again. On 23 April 2026. McClements was announced as part of the extended cast for
Paramount+ series
Dalliance. Stage McClements has also appeared in stage productions for many theatre companies, including
Belvoir St Theatre, the
Melbourne Theatre Company, the
Sydney Theatre Company,
Bell Shakespeare,
State Theatre Company of South Australia, and the
Malthouse Theatre. ==Awards==