Yasmien Kurdi

Yasmien Yuson Kurdi-Soldevilla (born on January 25, 1989 in San Juan City, Metro Manila), better known as Yasmien Kurdi, is a Filipino actress, singer and model.

Personal life

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Yasmien Yuson Kurdi was born on January 25, 1989 in San Juan City, to a Lebanese father, Mohammad Kurdi, and Miriam Ong-Yuson, a Chinese-Filipino who is a member of the Iglesia ni Cristo.

While born in the Philippines, she spent most of her early life in Kuwait because of her father's work there, and was also present along with her family during the events of the Gulf War.

She studied elementary in Jabriya Indian School, then high school in Angelicum College, and graduated magna cum laude with a degree of political science in Arellano University.

At an early age, she joined school pageants and singing contests, which will eventually lead to her participation in the first season of StarStruck, where she became one of the Final Four contestants. Despite losing to Jennylyn Mercado, she still received ₱100,000 pesos and an exclusive management contract from GMA Network, that started her career as an actress.

By 2012, she is now married to Rey Soldevilla, who is a pilot. In the same year, she gave birth to her first daughter, Ayesha Zara, on November 22.

Two years later, she was diagnosed with a cyst on her vocal folds. She was scheduled for surgery in July 2014 to remove the cyst. According to her doctor, there was no guarantee that her voice would fully recover after the operation.

On January 17, 2022, Kurdi herself confirmed that she tested positive for COVID-19, along with her daughter.

Selected filmography

 * Due to her long filmography, this section will focus specifically on select roles that is well-known only. For the full list, click here.

Songs
As a singer, Yasmien Kurdi released two studio albums. Her first album, In the Name of Love, was released in 2005 and attained platinum status, while in 2007, her second album, Love Is All I Need, reached gold status.

Links

 * Yasmien Kurdi on Facebook
 * Yasmien Kurdi on Twitter
 * Yasmien Kurdi on Instagram
 * Yasmien Kurdi on YouTube
 * Yasmien Kurdi on Spotify
 * Yasmien Kurdi on IMDb

Trivia

 * Although not yet confirmed by most external sources, she also has some kind of descent from an unspecified province in the Western Visayas region, as she frequently uses the word pangga in most of her posts and videos.
 * Most notable works that redefined her acting career include Encantadia in 2005, Grazilda in 2010, Rhodora X in 2014, and #JusticeForLove: End of the World in 2020.