Serena Dalrymple

Last updated
Serena Dalrymple-Bredillet
Born
Serena Gail Dalrymple

(1990-09-07) September 7, 1990 (age 34)
Pasay, Philippines
Nationality Filipino-American
Alma mater De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde
Hult International Business School
Occupation Actress
Years active1997–2015
Agent Star Magic (1998–2005)
Spouse
Thomas Bredillet
​
(m. 2022)​

Serena Gail Dalrymple (born September 7, 1990) is a Filipino-American actress who had been officially retired from show business since 2005, though she twice briefly returned to star in the 2008 film Ang Tanging Ina Ninyong Lahat and in the 2010 film Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!) . During her career, she played roles in a number of movies and television series, largely with ABS-CBN. [1]

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Early life and education

Dalrymple was born to Robert Lloyd Dalrymple, a Scottish American and a former military officer, and Wilma Billones-Dalrymple. [1] [2] She attended high school at the O. B. Montessori Center in Las Piñas, from which she graduated on March 29, 2007.[ citation needed ] She then went on to study export management at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and aimed to attend university in the United States. [1]

Dalrymple obtained a master's degree in Business Administration from Hult International in 2014. [3]

Career

Dalrymple began her career in show business in 1997 after her famous television commercial of Jollibee "Isa pa-isa pang chicken joy". Her acting skills earned her minor roles in some movies, through which she began to receive wider recognition.

Her first movie, Haba-baba-doo, Puti-puti-poo! which aired in 1998, brought her alongside fellow child actress Camille Prats. Following appearance, she was given a role in Tong Tatlong Tatay Kong Pakitong-kitong, which was released that same year. The following year she starred in three movies: Type Kita, Walang Kokontra, Tik Tak Toys My Kolokotoys, and Wansapanataym . After participating in subsequent movies, she began to star in television series in 2001.

The first, entitled Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan , featured co-star Claudine Barretto, and lasted from 2001 to 2003. While doing that series, she was given another role in Eto na ang susunod na kabanata with Roderick Paulate. In 2003, she starred as Jericho Rosales' sister in the phenomenal hit Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas .[ citation needed ] Later that year, she also played alongside comedy queen Ai-Ai de las Alas in the hit movie and sitcom Ang Tanging Ina . [4] Afterwards, she did additional movies and eventually her last show Spirits with other teen contract stars of Star Magic.[ citation needed ]

She announced her retirement from show business in 2004, [5] but has periodically reappeared in movies such as in Ang Tanging Ina Ninyong Lahat and Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!) .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1998Haba-baba-doo! Puti-puti-poo!Serena
Tong Tatlong Tatay Kong Pakitong-kitongJingle
Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? Maya
1999 Hiling Trinket
Type Kita... Walang KokontraNene
Tik Tak Toys My KolokotoysBullet
Wansapanataym: The Movie Barbiel
Isprikitik: Walastik Kung PumitikBonna
2000Daddy O, Baby O!Anna
2001 Mila Jenny
2003 Ang Tanging Ina Cate
2004I Will SurvivePeachy
2008 Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat Cate
2010 Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!)

Television

YearTitleRole
1997–2002 Wansapanataym Various roles
1998 Star Drama Theater: Jericho | Dexter's Day OutSugar
1999–2001 Marinella Ella Domingo / Rodriguez
2001 Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan Maying
Mary D' Potter Kelly
Eto Na Ang Susunod Na Kabanata Duchess
2003 Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas Rain Soriano
Ang Tanging Ina Kate
2004 Spirits Liz
2010 Simply KC Herself
Maalaala Mo Kaya
2015Kababayan TodayGuest

Awards and nominations

YearFilm Award/CriticsAwardWorkResult
1999Young Critics CircleBest Performer Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? Nominated
FAP AwardsBest Supporting Actress Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? Won [6]
Star Awards for MoviesNew Movie Actress of the Year Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? Won [6]
Gawad Urian AwardBest Supporting Actress (Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres) Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? Won [7] [6]
FAMAS AwardBest Child Actress Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? Won [6]
2000Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation AwardMost Popular Child ActressWon
2002Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation AwardMost Popular Child ActressWon

Personal life

Dalrymple has two sisters, Sarah and Samantha. Her maternal ancestors come from the southern province of Cebu; her grandmother and other relatives are buried there. [2] Her father died of a heart attack when she was five, while her mother became ill with pneumonia and died as well five years later, in 2000. [8] After her mother's death, she was raised by an uncle. Outside of show business, she is also interested in skateboarding with her sister Samantha. [2] Co-actresses in Marinella Shaina Magdayao and Camille Prats have been friends with Dalrymple since their afternoon TV show. [9]

After retiring from show business, Dalrymple moved to the United States, where he married Thomas Bredillet on October 1, 2022. [10] She gave birth to her first child in April 2024. Dalrymple also keeps two dogs, a golden retriever and a Siberian husky. [11]

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