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Assumpta Serna

Assumpta Serna

Actor · Born September 16, 1957 (69) · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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.

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Born
September 16, 1957 (69)
From
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 112 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Assumpta Serna's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Self
21%
Bonds
18%
Power
15%
Survival
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
2%
Deception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles
Shapeshifter
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Herald
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
5
Dread
3
Warm
4
Absurd
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Assumpta Serna's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Assumpta Serna's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

112 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Father's Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Mother

  • The Collector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Inés

  • The Collector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Más cinco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Maite

  • Pastoris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Mesonera

  • The Christ of the Skull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • The Maid(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • La Misionera de San José (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Condesa Corbos

  • Petra de San José (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Condesa Corbos

  • Slaves and Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Señora Sandoval

  • Expansivas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Irene

  • El método (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Bernarda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Bernarda

  • ¡He matado a mi marido! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Berta

  • The Network of Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sœur Hélène Studler

  • The Fresco Fiasco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Behold the Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • The Crackpot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kitty Fullola

  • Love Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Voice

  • Atrapats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Borgia(2011)

    Show 38 episodes · as Vannozza Catanei

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • El asesino a sueldo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sra. Kaplan

  • Uncertainty(2008)

    as Sylvia Montero

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Trash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • 90-60-90, diario secreto de una adolescente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 16 episodes · as Chantal Casares

  • Un si beau voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Pilar

  • I Vicerè (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Duchess Radalì

  • The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Assumpta

  • Henry VIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Katherine of Aragon

  • Teresa, Teresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Presentadora TV

  • Aquí no hay quien viva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 13 episodes · as Marta Puig Llorenç

  • Le intermittenze del cuore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Adriana

  • Germanes de sang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Marga

  • The Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Magistrate Michelle Balcer

  • The Journeyman(2001)

    as Cleopatra

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Sabine Muffat

  • Bullfighter(2000)

    as Ahandra / Allison

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Why Not Me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Diane

  • Stolen Moments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Subjúdice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Irene

  • Kiss & Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Dr. Monica DeBirdy

  • Sharpe: The Legend(1997)

    as Teresa

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Like a Bolt of Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Sonia

  • Puro veneno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Virginia

  • The Craft(1996)

    as Lirio

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Managua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Martha

  • Hidden Assassin(1995)

    as Marta

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Les Derniers Jours de la victime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Amanda

  • One Hundred and One Nights(1995)

    as Mute Actress in Hollywood

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Belle al bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Simona

  • Nostradamus(1994)

    as Anne

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Shortcut to Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as María

  • Sharpe's Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Comandante Teresa Moreno

  • Sharpe's Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Comandante Teresa Moreno

  • Day of Reckoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Marissa

  • Henry's Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Judith

  • Havanera 1820 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Yvonne Duchamp

  • Sharpe's Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Comandante Teresa Moreno

  • Regards d'enfance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as La Mère

  • Sharpe(1993)

    Show 5 episodes · as Teresa Moreno

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sharpe's Rifles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Comandante Teresa Moreno

  • The Fencing Master(1992)

    as Adela de Otero

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Chain of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Cleo

  • La nuit de l'océan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Claire

  • Adelaide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Clara

  • Revolver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Countess Angela Rossetti

  • À quoi tu penses-tu ? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mireille

  • Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Judge Cristina Soto

  • Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Judge Christina Soto

  • Rossini! Rossini! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Maria Marcolini

  • The Neon Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Lynda

  • I, the Worst of All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Juana Inés de la Cruz

  • The Day of Reckoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Hélène

  • Chillers(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Hélène

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Wild Orchid(1989)

    as Hanna Munch

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Brigada Central (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 14 episodes · as Julia

  • Valentina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Baba Yaga

  • Valentina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Baba Yaga

  • The Wrath of a God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Qui t'estima, Babel? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Mare

  • The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway(1989)

    as Agnes von Kurowsky

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • La Brute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Solange Vauthier

  • The Hidden Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Rosa

  • Lucky Ravi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Miss Côte d'Azur

  • Ballad of Dog Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mena

  • Crónica sentimental en rojo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Blanca Bassegoda

  • Matador(1986)

    as María

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Lulú de noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Amelia

  • Lola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Silvia

  • La joven y la tentación(1986)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • La vieja música (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Luz

  • Beyond the Walls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as La Huéspeda

  • The Secret Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Lucía

  • Bajo en nicotina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Concha

  • Soldados de plomo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Elena

  • Circle of Passions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Elisa di Villafratti

  • Pájaros de ciudad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Hunting Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Adela

  • La rebelión de los pájaros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Teresa

  • Sweet Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Berta, the actress / Teresa, Juan's mother

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 8 episodes · as Anna Cellini

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Dos y dos, cinco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Teresa

  • La cripta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Isabel Peraplana

  • The Crime of Cuenca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Manuela

  • Vecinos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Aurora

  • National Heritage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as (uncredited)

  • Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom(1980)

    as Nuria

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Catalan Cuckold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Estela (as Assumpta Rodes)

  • Magic Powder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Carlota

  • 7 cabalgan hacia la muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Ann

  • L'orgia(1978)

    as Montse

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Las Locas del Obelisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Madame Emilia

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 112 titles, 111 of them dated from 1978 to 2026; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

The Craft (1996)

$25M worldwide

Highest rated

Borgia (2011)

Midcredits 80th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19782026

Peak 1994 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1980Screen debut· Pepi, Luci, Bom
  • 1986First top-billed film· Matador
  • 1986Breakout· Matador

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting111 of 112: 111 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thProducing1 of 112: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s4 · acting1980s33 · acting1990s37 · acting2000s16 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s11 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 7% of 15 roles
8095

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Assumpta Serna's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

La joven y la tentación (1986)

86th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sharpe (1993)

Midcredits 96th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Assumpta Serna's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles46–81 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Assumpta Serna work with?

People who share at least 2 of Assumpta Serna's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; José Salcedo shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors