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