Brenda Wairimu


Brenda Wairimū is a Kenyan actress and model. She played Lulu Mali in the soap opera Mali.

Early life and education

Brenda Wairimū was born on 3 May 1989 and raised in Mombasa. She studied International Business Management at USIU-Africa, and had a minor in Broadcast Media.

Career

Wairimū 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 Mūgoya. 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, Wairimū starred in the Pan-African drama Shuga, as Dala, a 22-year-old communication student. 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, a miniseries for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress - Film at the 2019 Kalasha Awards.

Filmography

Television

2025