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
2026
- Las Locas del Obelisco as Madame Emilia
- Father's Love as Mother
2025
- The Collector
- The Collector as Inés
- Más cinco as Maite
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
- Uncertainty as Sylvia Montero
- Un si beau voyage as Pilar
- Trash
- El asesino a sueldo as Sra. Kaplan
2007
- I Vicerè as Duchess Radalì
2005
- The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes as Assumpta
2003
- Aquí no hay quien viva as Marta Puig Llorenç
- Henry VIII as Katherine of Aragon
- Teresa, Teresa as Presentadora TV
- Le intermittenze del cuore as Adriana
2001
- The Agency as Magistrate Michelle Balcer
- The Journeyman as Cleopatra
- 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
- The Craft as Lirio
- Managua as Martha
- Like a Bolt of Lightning as Sonia
- Puro veneno as Virginia
1995
- One Hundred and One Nights as Mute Actress in Hollywood
- The Shooter as Marta
- Les Derniers Jours de la victime as Amanda
1994
- Sharpe's Enemy as Comandante Teresa Moreno
- Nostradamus as Anne
- Sharpe's Company as Comandante Teresa Moreno
- Day of Reckoning as Marissa
- Shortcut to Paradise as María
- Belle al bar as Simona
1993
- Sharpe as Teresa Moreno
- Regards d'enfance as La Mère
- Sharpe's Rifles as Comandante Teresa Moreno
- Sharpe's Eagle as Comandante Teresa Moreno
- Henry's Romance as Judith
- Havanera 1820 as Yvonne Duchamp
1992
- Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel as Judge Christina Soto
- Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel as Judge Cristina Soto
- À quoi tu penses-tu ? as Mireille
- Chain of Desire as Cleo
- The Fencing Master as Adela de Otero
- La nuit de l'océan as Claire
- Revolver as Countess Angela Rossetti
- Adelaide as Clara
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
- 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
- Ballad of Dog Beach as Mena
- The Hidden Truth as Rosa
- Lucky Ravi as Miss Côte d'Azur
- La Brute as Solange Vauthier
1986
- Matador as María
- The Young Girl and Hell
- Lulú de noche as Amelia
- Crónica sentimental en rojo as Blanca Bassegoda
- Lola as Silvia
1985
- La vieja música as Luz
- Beyond the Walls as La Huéspeda
1984
- The Secret Garden as Lucía
- Bajo en nicotina as Concha
1983
- Circle of Passions as Elisa di Villafratti
- Hunting Ground as Adela
- Pájaros de ciudad
- Soldados de plomo as Elena
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
- The Crime of Cuenca as Manuela
- Dos y dos, cinco as Teresa
- National Heritage as (uncredited)
- La cripta as Isabel Peraplana
1980
- Pepi, Luci, Bom as Nuria
1979
- Magic Powder as Carlota
- Catalan Cuckold as Estela (as Assumpta Rodes)
- 7 cabalgan hacia la muerte as Ann
1978
- L’orgia as Montse