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.
Known For
The Craft
(1996)
Lirio
Wild Orchid
(1989)
Hanna Munch
One Hundred and One Nights
(1995)
Mute Actress in Hollywood
Matador
(1986)
María
Nostradamus
(1994)
Anne
Bullfighter
(2000)
Ahandra / Allison
Pepi, Luci, Bom
(1980)
Nuria
L'orgia
(1978)
Montse
The Shooter
(1995)
Marta
Uncertainty
(2009)
Sylvia Montero
Full Filmography
Acting
L'orgia
(1978)
Montse
Magic Powder
(1979)
Carlota
Catalan Cuckold
(1979)
Estela (as Assumpta Rodes)
7 cabalgan hacia la muerte
(1979)
Ann
Pepi, Luci, Bom
(1980)
Nuria
Vecinos
(1981)
Aurora
The Crime of Cuenca
(1981)
Manuela
La cripta
(1981)
Isabel Peraplana
Dos y dos, cinco
(1981)
Teresa
National Heritage
(1981)
(uncredited)
Sweet Hours
(1982)
Berta, the actress / Teresa, Juan's mother
La rebelión de los pájaros
(1982)
Teresa
Soldados de plomo
(1983)
Elena
Hunting Ground
(1983)
Adela
Circle of Passions
(1983)
Elisa di Villafratti
Pájaros de ciudad
(1983)
Bajo en nicotina
(1984)
Concha
The Secret Garden
(1984)
Lucía
Beyond the Walls
(1985)
La Huéspeda
La vieja música
(1985)
Luz
Matador
(1986)
María
Lola
(1986)
Silvia
Lulú de noche
(1986)
Amelia
Crónica sentimental en rojo
(1986)
Blanca Bassegoda
La jeune fille et l'enfer
(1986)
La Brute
(1987)
Solange Vauthier
Balada da Praia dos Cães
(1987)
Mena
The Hidden Truth
(1987)
Rosa
Lucky Ravi
(1987)
Miss Côte d'Azur
The Wrath of a God
(1988)
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
(1988)
Agnes von Kurowsky
Qui t'estima, Babel?
(1988)
Mare
Wild Orchid
(1989)
Hanna Munch
Valentina
(1989)
Baba Yaga
I, the Worst of All
(1990)
Juana Inés de la Cruz
Rossini ! Rossini !
(1991)
Maria Marcolini
The Neon Man
(1991)
Lynda
The Fencing Master
(1992)
Adela de Otero
La nuit de l'océan
(1992)
Claire
Chain of Desire
(1992)
Cleo
Revolver
(1992)
Countess Angela Rossetti
À quoi tu penses-tu ?
(1992)
Mireille
Adelaide
(1992)
Clara
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
(1992)
Judge Cristina Soto
Sharpe's Eagle
(1993)
Comandante Teresa Moreno
Sharpe's Rifles
(1993)
Comandante Teresa Moreno
Henry's Romance
(1993)
Judith
Havanera 1820
(1993)
Yvonne Duchamp
Nostradamus
(1994)
Anne
Sharpe's Company
(1994)
Comandante Teresa Moreno
Sharpe's Enemy
(1994)
Comandante Teresa Moreno
Belle al bar
(1994)
Simona
Shortcut to Paradise
(1994)
María
Day of Reckoning
(1994)
Marissa
The Shooter
(1995)
Marta
Les Derniers Jours de la victime
(1995)
Amanda
One Hundred and One Nights
(1995)
Mute Actress in Hollywood
The Craft
(1996)
Lirio
Managua
(1996)
Martha
Like a Bolt of Lightning
(1996)
Sonia
Puro veneno
(1996)
Virginia
Kiss & Tell
(1997)
Dr. Monica DeBirdy
Subjúdice
(1998)
Irene
Stolen Moments
(1998)
Why Not Me?
(1999)
Diane
Bullfighter
(2000)
Ahandra / Allison
Germanes de sang
(2001)
Marga
The Journeyman
(2001)
Cleopatra
Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana
(2001)
Sabine Muffat
Le intermittenze del cuore
(2003)
Adriana
Teresa, Teresa
(2003)
Presentadora TV
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
(2005)
Assumpta
I Vicerè
(2007)
Duchess Radalì
Uncertainty
(2009)
Sylvia Montero
Un si beau voyage
(2009)
Pilar
El asesino a sueldo
(2009)
Sra. Kaplan
Atrapats
(2012)
Love Crisis
(2013)
Voice
The Fresco Fiasco
(2016)
Behold the Monkey
(2016)
The Network of Freedom
(2017)
Sœur Hélène Studler
Bernarda
(2018)
Bernarda
¡He matado a mi marido!
(2018)
Berta
El Cepa Returns
(2019)
Self - Actress (Manuela)
El método
(2019)
Expansivas
(2020)
Irene
Slaves and Kings
(2021)
Señora Sandoval
Petra de San José
(2022)
Condesa Corbos
The Servant
(2023)
Production