Cast & creator
Assumpta Serna
Best known for Falcon Crest, The Collector, Sharpe
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.
Also known as: Ada Rodier, Assumpta Rodes, María Asunción Rodés Serna, Assumpta Rodés Serna
99
film credits
14
television credits
112
1978–2026 · acting roles
6.2
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (113)
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Falcon Crest
Anna Cellini
1981
The Collector
2025
Sharpe
Teresa Moreno
1993
The Agency
Magistrate Michelle Balcer
2001
Aquí no hay quien viva
Marta Puig Llorenç
2003
The Craft
Lirio
1996
Wild Orchid
Hanna Munch
1989
Borgia
Vannozza Catanei
2011
Chillers
Hélène
1990
Henry VIII
Katherine of Aragon
2003
L’orgia
Montse
1978
The Collector
Inés
2025
The Shooter
Marta
1995
The Servant
2023
Valentina
Baba Yaga
1989
Brigada Central
Julia
1989
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
Judge Christina Soto
1992
One Hundred and One Nights
Mute Actress in Hollywood
1995
The Crackpot
Kitty Fullola
2014
Matador
María
1986
Sharpe's Enemy
Comandante Teresa Moreno
1994
90-60-90, diario secreto de una adolescente
Chantal Casares
2009
Pepi, Luci, Bom
Nuria
1980
Sharpe's Company
Comandante Teresa Moreno
1994
Regards d'enfance
La Mère
1993
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel
Judge Cristina Soto
1992
Vecinos
Aurora
1981
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
Assumpta
2005
Sharpe's Rifles
Comandante Teresa Moreno
1993
The Young Girl and Hell
1986
Sharpe: The Legend
Teresa
1997
Magic Powder
Carlota
1979
The Journeyman
Cleopatra
2001
¡He matado a mi marido!
Berta
2018
Rossini! Rossini!
Maria Marcolini
1991
El método
2019
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
Agnes von Kurowsky
1988
Uncertainty
Sylvia Montero
2009
Bullfighter
Ahandra / Allison
2000
Kiss & Tell
Dr. Monica DeBirdy
1997
The Crime of Cuenca
Manuela
1981
Trash
2009
Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana
Sabine Muffat
2001
Bernarda
Bernarda
2018
Expansivas
Irene
2020
Crónica sentimental en rojo
Blanca Bassegoda
1986
Chain of Desire
Cleo
1992
Managua
Martha
1996
The Fencing Master
Adela de Otero
1992
Why Not Me?
Diane
1998
Circle of Passions
Elisa di Villafratti
1983
Love Crisis
Voice
2013
Sharpe's Eagle
Comandante Teresa Moreno
1993
Nostradamus
Anne
1994
Catalan Cuckold
Estela (as Assumpta Rodes)
1979
À quoi tu penses-tu ?
Mireille
1992
Ballad of Dog Beach
Mena
1987
The Day of Reckoning
Hélène
1990
Dos y dos, cinco
Teresa
1981
Lulú de noche
Amelia
1986
I, the Worst of All
Juana Inés de la Cruz
1990
Father's Love
Mother
2026
Subjúdice
Irene
1998
Teresa, Teresa
Presentadora TV
2003
I Vicerè
Duchess Radalì
2007
La nuit de l'océan
Claire
1992
National Heritage
(uncredited)
1981
Day of Reckoning
Marissa
1994
The Wrath of a God
1988La rebelión de los pájaros
Teresa
1982
Les Derniers Jours de la victime
Amanda
1995
Qui t'estima, Babel?
Mare
1988
The Hidden Truth
Rosa
1987Lucky Ravi
Miss Côte d'Azur
1987
La vieja música
Luz
1985
Le intermittenze del cuore
Adriana
2003
Hunting Ground
Adela
1983
7 cabalgan hacia la muerte
Ann
1979
El asesino a sueldo
Sra. Kaplan
2009
Stolen Moments
1998
Soldados de plomo
Elena
1983
Las Locas del Obelisco
Madame Emilia
2026
Shortcut to Paradise
María
1994
Un si beau voyage
Pilar
2009
Adelaide
Clara
1992
The Neon Man
Lynda
1991
Henry's Romance
Judith
1993
Sweet Hours
Berta, the actress / Teresa, Juan's mother
1982
Slaves and Kings
Señora Sandoval
2021
Más cinco
Maite
2025
Lola
Silvia
1986
Behold the Monkey
2016
Petra de San José
Condesa Corbos
2022
Revolver
Countess Angela Rossetti
1992
Bajo en nicotina
Concha
1984
The Network of Freedom
Sœur Hélène Studler
2017
Beyond the Walls
La Huéspeda
1985
Havanera 1820
Yvonne Duchamp
1993La Misionera de San José
Condesa Corbos
2022
Pájaros de ciudad
1983Germanes de sang
Marga
2001
The Secret Garden
Lucía
1984
El Cepa Returns
Self - Actress (Manuela)
2019
The Christ of the Skull
Executive Producer
2023
La Brute
Solange Vauthier
1987
Belle al bar
Simona
1994
Valentina
Baba Yaga
1989
Like a Bolt of Lightning
Sonia
1996Puro veneno
Virginia
1996
La cripta
Isabel Peraplana
1981
Atrapats
2012
Pastoris
Mesonera
2024