Birth Name: Assumpta Serna
Birth Date: 1957-09-16
Birth Place: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Details
Alternate Names: Ada Rodier, Assumpta Rodes, María Asunción Rodés Serna, Assumpta Rodés Serna
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances:
Most Important Roles: - Wild Orchid (1989) as Hanna Munch
- Matador (1986) as María
- The Craft (1996) as Lirio
- Uncertainty (2009) as Sylvia Montero
- The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005) as Assumpta
- Why Not Me? (1999) as Diane
- Bullfighter (2000) as Ahandra / Allison
- I Vicerè (2007) as Duchess Radalì
- The Fencing Master (1992) as Adela de Otero
- The Servant (2023) as
Career Highlights: - Wild Orchid (1989)
- Matador (1986)
- The Craft (1996)
- Uncertainty (2009)
- The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005)
- Why Not Me? (1999)
- Bullfighter (2000)
- I Vicerè (2007)
- The Fencing Master (1992)
- The Servant (2023)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 Silver Condor - Best Actress (Mejor Actriz) (1999)
- Won CEC Career Award (2018)
- Won CEC Award - Best Actress (Mejor Actriz) (1982)
- Won Best Actress (1994)
- Nominated for 1 Fotogramas de Plata - Best TV Actress (Mejor Actriz de TV) (1994)
- Nominated for 1 Fotogramas de Plata - Best Movie Actress (Mejor Actriz de Cine) (1984)
- Won Nacho Martínez Award (2005)
- Nominated for 1 Goya - Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Protagonista) (1993)
- Won Sant Jordi - Best Spanish Actress (Mejor Actriz Española) (1987)
- Won Sant Jordi - Best Performance in a Spanish Film (Mejor Interpretación en Película Española) (1982)
- Nominated for 1 TP de Oro - Best Actress (Mejor Actriz) (1991)
- Won Costa de Azahar Award (2005)
- Won Premio ACE - Cinema - Best Actress (1996)
- Won ADIRCAE Award - Best Actress (1993)
- Nominated for 1 Gaudí Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Millor interpretació femenina secundària) (2010)
- Won City of Zaragoza Award (2003)
Full Biography
Assumpta Serna is a Spanish actress. She is known for her roles in I, the Worst of All, portraying famous Mexican religious scholar Sor Juana, Nostradamus, The Craft, and Wild Orchid, although she may be most remembered for her role as Peninsular War guerrilla commander Teresa Moreno in the first four of the ITV Richard Sharpe series. Serna was born as Assumpta Rodés Serna in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). She married her co-star in Sharpe's Company, Scott Cleverdon. She has also appeared in the 2003 ITV television drama on King Henry VIII as Catherine of Aragon, and the Spanish TV series Aquí no hay quien viva. She has written two books on acting technique, Screenacting and Monologues in VO, and currently teaches courses Acting for Camera, Directing Actors and The Script and the Actor at various acting schools and workshops. She has also served as president of AISGE (Actores e Intérpretes - Sociedad de Gestión de España), Spain's principal actors' union. She is fluent in English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan and Spanish.
