Serena Gail Dalrymple (born September 7, 1990) is a

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who has been officially retired from show business since 2004, 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

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Early life and education

Dalrymple was born to Robert Lloyd Dalrymple, a

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and a former military officer, and Wilma Billones-Dalrymple. She attended high school at the O. B. Montessori Center in

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, from which she graduated on March 29, 2007. She then went on to study export management at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and aimed to attend university in the

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. Dalyrmple obtained a Masters in Business Administration from Hult International in 2014.

Career

Dalrymple began her career in show business in

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after her famous television commercial of

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"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

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. 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 ''

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''. 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

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, and lasted from 2001–2003. While doing that series, she was given another role in ''

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'' with

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. In 2003, she starred as

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' sister in the phenomenal hit ''

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''. Later that year, she also played alongside comedy queen

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in the hit movie and sitcom '' Ang Tanging Ina''. Afterwards, she did additional movies and eventually her last show ''

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'' with other teen contract stars of Star Magic. She announced her retirement from show business in 2004. She has returned in showbiz from her retirement and has included in the casts of '' Ang Tanging Ina Ninyong Lahat'' and '' Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!)''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Personal life

Dalrymple has two sisters, Sarah and Samantha. Her maternal ancestors come from the southern province of

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; her grandmother and other relatives are buried there. Her father died of a

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when she was five, while her mother became ill with

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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

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with her sister Samantha. Fellow actress

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is one of her best friends.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dalrymple, Serena 1990 births Living people De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde alumni Filipino child actresses Filipino women comedians Filipino film actresses Filipino people of American descent Filipino people of Scottish descent Filipino television actresses Hult International Business School alumni Star Magic la:Serena Dalrymplius pl:Serena Gail Dalrymple ru:Дэлримпла, Серена