Assumpta Serna
Born: 1957-09-16 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- La coleccionista
- The Collector
- Más cinco as Maite
2024
- Pastoris as Mesonera
2023
- The Christ of the Skull ... (Executive Producer)
- The Servant
2022
- Petra de San José as Condesa Corbos
2021
- Slaves and Kings as Señora Sandoval
2020
- Expansivas as Irene
2019
- El método
- El Cepa Returns as Self - Actress (Manuela)
2018
- Bernarda as Bernarda
- ¡He matado a mi marido! as Berta
2017
- The Network of Freedom as Sœur Hélène Studler
2014
- El crac as Kitty Fullola
2013
- Love Crisis as Voice
2012
2011
- Borgia as Vannozza Catanei
2009
- Uncertainty as Sylvia Montero
- Trash
- El asesino a sueldo as Sra. Kaplan
- 90-60-90, diario secreto de una adolescente as Chantal Casares
- Un si beau voyage as Pilar
2007
- I Vicerè as Duchess Radalì
2005
- The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes as Assumpta
2003
- No One Could Live Here as Marta Puig Llorenç
- Teresa, Teresa as Presentadora TV
- Henry VIII as Catherine of Aragon
- Le intermittenze del cuore as Adriana
2001
- The Journeyman as Cleopatra
- The Agency as Magistrate Michelle Balcer
- Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana as Sabine Muffat
- Germanes de sang as Marga
2000
- Bullfighter as Ahandra / Allison
1998
- Why Not Me? as Diane
- Subjúdice as Irene
- Stolen Moments
1997
- Sharpe: The Legend as Teresa
- Kiss & Tell as Dr. Monica DeBirdy
1996
- Puro veneno as Virginia
- The Craft as Lirio
- Like a Bolt of Lightning as Sonia
- Managua as Martha
1995
- One Hundred and One Nights as Mute Actress in Hollywood
- Les Derniers Jours de la victime as Amanda
- The Shooter as Marta
1994
- Sharpe's Enemy as Comandante Teresa Moreno
- Nostradamus as Anne
- Day of Reckoning as Marissa
- Sharpe's Company as Comandante Teresa Moreno
- Belle al bar as Simona
- Shortcut to Paradise as María
1993
- Sharpe as Teresa Moreno
- Havanera 1820 as Yvonne Duchamp
- Henry's Romance as Judith
- Sharpe's Rifles as Comandante Teresa Moreno
- Sharpe's Eagle as Comandante Teresa Moreno
- Regards d'enfance as La Mère
1992
- Adelaide as Clara
- The Fencing Master as Adela de Otero
- À quoi tu penses-tu ? as Mireille
- La nuit de l'océan as Claire
- Chillers as Hélène
- Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel as Judge Cristina Soto
- Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel as Judge Christina Soto
- Chain of Desire as Cleo
- Revolver as Countess Angela Rossetti
1991
- The Neon Man as Lynda
- Rossini! Rossini! as Maria Marcolini
1990
- I, the Worst of All as Juana Inés de la Cruz
- The Day of Reckoning as Hélène
1989
- Wild Orchid as Hanna Munch
- Valentina as Baba Yaga
- Brigada Central as Julia
- Valentina as Baba Yaga
1988
- The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway as Agnes von Kurowsky
- The Wrath of a God
- Qui t’estima, Babel? as Mare
1987
- La Brute as Solange Vauthier
- Lucky Ravi as Miss Côte d'Azur
- Ballad of Dog Beach as Mena
- The Hidden Truth as Rosa
1986
- Matador as María
- Lola as Silvia
- Crónica sentimental en rojo as Blanca Bassegoda
- The Young Girl and Hell
- Lulú de noche as Amelia
1985
- Beyond the Walls as La Huéspeda
- La vieja música as Luz
1984
- The Secret Garden as Lucía
- Bajo en nicotina as Concha
1983
- Circle of Passions as Elisa di Villafratti
- Soldados de plomo as Elena
- Pájaros de ciudad
- Hunting Ground as Adela
1982
- Sweet Hours as Berta, the actress / Teresa, Juan's mother
- La rebelión de los pájaros as Teresa
1981
- Falcon Crest as Anna Cellini
- National Heritage as (uncredited)
- La cripta as Isabel Peraplana
- Dos y dos, cinco as Teresa
- Vecinos as Aurora
- The Crime of Cuenca as Manuela
1980
- Pepi, Luci, Bom as Nuria
1979
- 7 cabalgan hacia la muerte as Ann
- Catalan Cuckold as Estela (as Assumpta Rodes)
- Magic Powder as Carlota
1978
- L’orgia as Montse