# Serena Dalrymple

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.

## Early life and education

Dalrymple was born to Robert Lloyd Dalrymple, a Scottish American and a former military officer, and Wilma Billones-Dalrymple. She attended high school at the O. B. Montessori Center in Las Piñas. 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.
Dalrymple obtained a master's degree in Business Administration from Hult International in 2014.

## 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 the anthology series 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 in the hit series Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas alongside Jericho Rosales. Later that year, she also played alongside comedy queen Ai-Ai de las Alas in the hit movie and sitcom Ang Tanging Ina. Afterwards, she did additional movies and eventually her last show Spirits with other teen contract stars of Star Magic.
Dalrymple announced her retirement from show business in 2004, but reappeared in the movies Ang Tanging Ina Ninyong Lahat and Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!). In 2015, she appeared in an episode of the talk show Kababayan Today.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1998 | Haba-baba-doo! Puti-puti-poo! | Serena |
| 1998 | Tong Tatlong Tatay Kong Pakitong-kitong | Jingle |
| 1998 | Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? | Maya |
| 1999 | Hiling | Trinket |
| 1999 | Type Kita... Walang Kokontra | Nene |
| 1999 | Tik Tak Toys My Kolokotoys | Bullet |
| 1999 | Wansapanataym: The Movie | Barbiel |
| 1999 | Isprikitik: Walastik Kung Pumitik | Bonna |
| 2000 | Daddy O, Baby O! | Anna |
| 2001 | Mila | Jenny |
| 2003 | Ang Tanging Ina | Cate |
| 2004 | I Will Survive | Peachy |
| 2008 | Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat | Cate |
| 2010 | Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!) | Cate |

### Television

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

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Film Award/Critics | Award | Work | Result |
| 1999 | Young Critics Circle | Best Performer | Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? | Nominated |
| 1999 | FAP Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? | Won |
| 1999 | Star Awards for Movies | New Movie Actress of the Year | Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? | Won |
| 1999 | Gawad Urian Award | Best Supporting Actress (Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres) | Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? | Won |
| 1999 | FAMAS Award | Best Child Actress | Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? | Won |
| 2000 | Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Award | Most Popular Child Actress | | Won |
| 2002 | Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Award | Most Popular Child Actress | | Won |

## 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. 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. 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. Co-actresses in Marinella Shaina Magdayao and Camille Prats have been friends with Dalrymple since their afternoon TV show.
After retiring from show business, Dalrymple moved to the United States, where he married Thomas Bredillet on October 1, 2022. She gave birth to her first child in April 2024. Dalrymple also keeps two dogs, a golden retriever and a Siberian husky.