Brenda Wairimu Explained

Brenda Wairimu
Birth Date:1989 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Mombasa, Kenya
Nationality:Kenyan
Education:USIU-Africa
Years Active:2010–present
Children:1

Brenda Wairimu (born 3 May 1989) is a Kenyan actress and model. She played Lulu Mali in the soap opera Mali.[1]

Early life and Education

Brenda Wairimu was born on 3 May 1989 and raised up in Mombasa. She studied at International Business Management in university of USIU-Africa[2] and became a major Broadcast Media.

Career

Wairimu has appeared in several television series. In 2009, she made her debate to television when she was cast as one of the actresses in Changing Times. She played Shareefah together with ensemble cast of Nice Githinji and Ian Mugoya.[3] In 2011, she was cast as one of the lead characters in Kenya's 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, in which she played Dala, a 22-year-old communication student.[4] She is the major actress on Monica playing ‘Monica’ role, a Showmax original that also airs on Maisha Magic East, which was released on 3 July 2018.

Filmography

Television

Year ProjectRole Notes
2010 11Changing TimesPatricia "Shareefah"Nominated Kalasha Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Drama[5]
201115MaliLulu MaliSeries regular
2012 ShugaDalaSeries regular;
6 episodes Season 2
2013 14KonaPamela OyangeSeries regular ;
250 episodes
2015 presentSkandals kibaoKikiSeries regular
2018presentmonica seriesmonicaseries regular;26 episodes
Zari Maisha Magic East

Films

yearprojectrolenotes
201718 Hoursalso co-producing
2018Disconnect
2018SubiraWinner best actress in a film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brenda Wairimu's biography. October 29, 2015. actors.co.ke.
  2. Web site: Brenda Wairimu’s Reveals How She Started Off Life In Nairobi. November 2, 2015. nairobiwire.com.
  3. Web site: Changing Times. October 29, 2015. actors.co.ke. July 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190709013128/http://www.actors.co.ke/en/mer/articledetail/105. dead.
  4. Web site: Shuga: Love, Sex and Money. https://web.archive.org/web/20140709003632/http://zuqka.nation.co.ke/news/brenda-wairimu-talks-about-her-life-in-actingmodelling-and-charity/. dead. July 9, 2014. November 2, 2015. zuqka.nation.co.ke.
  5. Web site: Vote for your 3rd edition Kalasha Awards winners. 7 January 2016. 98.4 Capital FM.