Being the daughter of actors Von Serna and Mila Ocampo, she started acting early in life via her 1970 landmark debut Wanted: Perfect Mother, where she immediately captured the hearts of Filipino audience as a cute, sweet and smart-talking four-year-old.
That same year she earned her first acting nomination from FAMAS as Best Child Performer for the film My Little Angel. Trained by acclaimed director and National Artist, Lino Brocka, Snooky showed promise as dramatic actress and later proved to be a fine one. In her teens, she was launched as one of the original Regal Babies (promotional term coined for group of teen movie stars under contract with Filipino film production giant Regal s) and groomed as a leading actress in various loveteam-inspired flicks with then heartthrobs Gabby Concepcion and Albert Martinez.
She made numerous blockbuster movies with her in the "80s like Underage, Schoolgirls, Story of Three Loves and Anak ni Waray versus
Anak ni Biday, among others She also had her share of television shows including the weekly musical variety "Always Snooky" and weekly drama feature on "Regal Drama Presents: Snooky" in ABS-Christian Broadcasting Network Channel 2.
As an actress, she tackled roles which earned acting nominations from various award giving bodies. She was also in Kapag Napagod Ang Puso with Christopher de Leon and Inagaw Mo Ang Lahat Sa Akin (Harvest Home - official Philippine entry to the 1995 Oscars) but unfortunately was snubbed during awards night.
Her other major films include Aabot Hanggang Sukdulan, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Hahamakin ang Lahat with Vilma Santos, the fantasy films Blusang Itim, Rosa Mistica, and Madonna: Ang Babaing Ahas.
She has starred in over (80) films from 1970 to 2004. Snooky was prodded to concentrate on family and motherhood in the late 90"son Initially, she had a short stint as a newscaster and as host for International Biographic Centre-13"s magazine show "Travel and Trade".
More recently, she"s been in various top-rating soap operas in rival stations Global Media Arts Network and ABS-Christian Broadcasting Network, notably Marina, Captain Barbell and Habang Kapiling Ka where she again was awarded a best actress trophy for television drama performance from PMPC in 2003.
Her recent films include Anak Ka Ng Tatay Mo, Captain Barbell and the still unreleased Bituin, Buwan at Araw with Nora Aunor. 1995 Colgate with daughter Sam television 1990 Women of de Leon Print 1980"s Johnson"s Baby Shampoo.
