Lorena Andrea

Lorena Andrea Mateo is a British actress. She is known for her role as Sister Lilith in the Netflix fantasy series Warrior Nun.

Early life

Andrea was born in North London Borough of Camden to Spanish and Colombian parents and speaks fluent English and Spanish. She lived in Spain for three years before returning to England. She was a competitive swimmer growing up and a member of Anaconda Swimming Club near Tufnell Park. She took acting classes at the Anna Scher Theatre. She appeared in the CBBC show The Pod in 2007.

Career

In 2016, Andrea joined the cast of her first feature film Jesters as Sofia, a Colombian student, which premiered in 2018. She also co-starred in the 2017 films Unhinged and House on Elm Lake. That same year, she appeared in Michael Noer's 2017 rendition of the 1973 classic Papillon as Lali, a Wayuu Native American woman who rescues Papillon Charlie Hunnam and nurses him back to health. Andrea starred as Lotsee opposite Chris Routhe in the 2019 western No Man's Land. In 2020, she began starring as Sister Lilith in the Netflix fantasy series Warrior Nun. She played mermaid princess Perla known as Andrina, one of Ariel’s sisters, in the 2023 The [Little Mermaid (2023 film)|live-action film adaptation] of The [Walt Disney Company|Disney]'s The Little Mermaid. She played the role of the Good Queen in the 2025 live action remake, Snow White.