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