Assumpta Serna (born 16 September 1957) is one of Spain's most prolific actresses as well as an acting teacher. 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 Napoleonic-era Spanish guerrilla commander Teresa Moreno in the first four of the ITV Richard Sharpe series of films based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell.
Serna was born as Asunción Rodes Serna in Barcelona, Spain. She married her co-star in Sharpe's Company, Scott Cleverdon, who portrayed Lieutenant Harry Price in the film. 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 V.O." 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.
External links
Assumpta Serna at the Internet Movie Database
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Categories: 1957 births | Catalan actors | Drama teachers | Living people | People from Barcelona | Spanish film actors | Spanish stage actors | Spanish television actors
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