Brenda Wairimu

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Brenda Wairimu
Born
Brenda Wairimu

(1989-05-03) 3 May 1989 (age 36)
Mombasa, Kenya
NationalityKenya
CitizenshipKenyan
EducationUSIU-Africa
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2009–present
Children1

Brenda Wairimu (born 3 May 1989) is a Kenyan actress and model. She played Lulu Mali in the soap opera Mali . [1]

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Early life and education

Brenda Wairimu was born on 3 May 1989 and raised in Mombasa. She studied International Business Management at USIU-Africa, [2] and had a minor in Broadcast Media.

Career

Wairimu has appeared in several television series. In 2009, she made her debut in television when she was cast as one of the actresses in Changing Times. She played Shareefah with an ensemble cast including Nice Githinji and Ian Mugoya. [3] In 2011, she was cast as one of the lead characters in the Kenyan soap opera Mali . She played Lulu, a bubbly daughter of Gregory Mali and Mabel. She played alongside Mkamzee Mwatela, Mumbi Maina and Daniel Peter. In 2012, Wairimu starred in the Pan-African drama Shuga , as Dala, a 22-year-old communication student. [4] She is the major actress on Monica playing the title role, a Showmax original that also airs on Maisha Magic East, which was released on 3 July 2018. In 2019 she played Edna in Best Friends Forever, [5] a miniseries for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress - Film at the 2019 Kalasha Awards. [6]

Filmography

Television

YearProjectRoleNotes
2010–2011Changing TimesPatricia "Shareefah"Cast,
2011–2015 Mali Lulu MaliCast, Series regular
2012 Shuga DalaCast, Series regular; 6 episodes – Season 2
2013–2014 Kona Pamela OyangeCast, Series regular; 250 episodes
2015–2016 Skandals kibao KikiCast, Series regular
2018–2021MonicaMonicaCast, Series regular; 26 episodes
2023ZariLolaCast
2020SelinaRossetteCast
2019Best Friends ForeverEdnaCast
2013KonaPamela OyangeCast
2012 Shuga DalaCast

Films

YearProjectRoleNotes
2017 18 Hours Co-producer
2018 Disconnect CelineCast, Co-producer
2018 Subira SubiraCast
2022Disconnect: The Wedding PlannerCelineCast
2023DiceRuthCast, TV series
2018WavamiziFatmaCast
2020BlurredExecutive producer
2014 Naku penta Naku Taka A tribal leaderCast

Nominations and awards

YearAwardcategoryShowResult
2019Kalasha International Film and TV AwardsBest Supporting Actress FilmBest Friends ForeverNominated
2018Kalasha International Film and TV AwardsBest Lead Actress Film Subira Won

References

  1. ↑ "Brenda Wairimu's biography". actors.co.ke. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Brenda Wairimu's [sic] Reveals How She Started Off Life In Nairobi". nairobiwire.com. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Changing Times". actors.co.ke. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Shuga: Love, Sex and Money". zuqka.nation.co.ke. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ Best Friends Forever (TV Mini Series 2019) . Retrieved 2024-08-24– via m.imdb.com.
  6. ↑ "Kalasha International Film and TV Awards (2019)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
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