Brenda Wairimu

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Brenda Wairimu
Born (1989-05-03) 3 May 1989 (age 35)
Mombasa, Kenya
NationalityKenyan
CitizenshipKenyan
EducationUSIU-Africa
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2010–present
Children1
MotherJanet Njeri Ngatho

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
201011 Changing Times Patricia "Shareefah"Nominated Kalasha Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Drama [7]
201115 Mali Lulu MaliSeries regular
2012 Shuga DalaSeries regular; 6 episodes Season 2
201314 Kona Pamela OyangeSeries regular; 250 episodes
2015present Skandals kibao KikiSeries regular
2018presentMonicaMonicaSeries regular; 26 episodes
2023ZariLola

Films

YearProjectRoleNotes
2017 18 Hours Also co-producing
2018 Disconnect
2018 Subira Winner - best actress in a film
2022Disconnect: The Wedding Planner
2023Dice

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