Serena Dalrymple

Last updated
Serena Dalrymple-Bredillet
Born
Serena Gail Dalrymple

(1990-09-07) September 7, 1990 (age 33)
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
2010 Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!) Cate
2008 Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat
2004I Will SurvivePeachy
2003 Ang Tanging Ina Cate
2001MilaJenny
2000Daddy O, Baby O!Anna
1999Isprikitik: Walastik Kung PumitikBonna
Wansapanataym: The Movie Barbiel
Tik Tak Toys My KolokotoysBullet
Type Kita... Walang KokontraNene
Hiling Trinket
1998 Bata, Bata… Pa'no Ka Ginawa? Maya
Tong Tatlong Tatay Kong Pakitong-kitongJingle
Haba-baba-doo! Puti-puti-poo!Serena

Television

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

Awards and nominations

YearFilm Award/CriticsAwardMovieResult
2002Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation AwardMost Popular Child ActressWon
2000Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation AwardMost Popular Child ActressWon
1999FAMAS AwardBest Child ActressBata, bata ... Paano ka ginawa? (1998)Won [6]
1999Gawad Urian AwardBest Supporting Actress (Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres)Bata, bata ... Paano ka ginawa? (1998)Won [7] [6]
1999Star Awards for MoviesNew Movie Actress of the YearBata, bata ... Paano ka ginawa? (1998)Won [6]
1999FAP AwardsBest Supporting ActressBata, bata ... Paano ka ginawa? (1998)Won [6]
1999Young Critics CircleBest PerformerBata, bata ... Paano ka ginawa? (1998)Nominated

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] Fellow actress Shaina Magdayao is one of her best friends.[ citation needed ]

After retiring from show business, Dalrymple moved to the United States, where he married Thomas Bredillet on October 1, 2022. [9] She gave birth to her first child in April 2024. Dalrymple also keeps two dogs, a golden retriever and a Siberian husky. [10]

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