| Brenda Wairimu | |
| Birth Date: | 1989 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mombasa, Kenya |
| Nationality: | Kenyan |
| Citizenship: | Kenyan |
| Education: | USIU-Africa |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
| Children: | 1 |
| Mother: | Janet Njeri Ngatho |
Brenda Wairimu (born 3 May 1989) is a Kenyan actress and model. She played Lulu Mali in the soap opera Mali.[1]
Brenda Wairimu was born on 3 May 1989 and raised in Mombasa. She studied International Business Management at USIU-Africa,[2] and had a minor in Broadcast Media.
Wairimu has appeared in several television series. In 2009, she made her debut in television when she was cast as one of the actresses in Changing Times. She played Shareefah with an ensemble cast including Nice Githinji and Ian Mugoya.[3] In 2011, she was cast as one of the lead characters in the Kenyan 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, as Dala, a 22-year-old communication student.[4] She is the major actress on Monica playing the title role, a Showmax original that also airs on Maisha Magic East, which was released on 3 July 2018. In 2019 she played Edna in Best Friends Forever,[5] a miniseries for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress - Film at the 2019 Kalasha Awards.[6]
| Year | Project | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201011 | Changing Times | Patricia "Shareefah" | Nominated Kalasha Awards for Best Supporting Actress in Drama[7] | |
| 201115 | Mali | Lulu Mali | Series regular | |
| 2012 | Shuga | Dala | Series regular; 6 episodes Season 2 | |
| 201314 | Kona | Pamela Oyange | Series regular; 250 episodes | |
| 2015present | Skandals kibao | Kiki | Series regular | |
| 2018present | Monica | Monica | Series regular; 26 episodes | |
| 2023 | Zari | Lola |
| Year | Project | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18 Hours | Also co-producing | ||
| 2018 | Disconnect | |||
| 2018 | Subira | Winner - best actress in a film | ||
| 2022 | Disconnect: The Wedding Planner | |||
| 2023 | Dice |