Silvia Šuvadová

Silvia Šuvadová
Šuvadová in 2017
Born (1973-04-04) 4 April 1973 (age 51)
Ružomberok, Czechoslovakia
OccupationActress
Years active1993–

Silvia Šuvadová (born 4 April 1973) is a Slovak actress. She is one of a small number of Slovaks to have played a part in a Hollywood movie, having appeared in the 2006 film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. As well as appearing in the Oscar-winning 1996 film Kolya, she has also taken part in a number of reality television shows.

Acting career

After completing her studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, Šuvadová performed on stage at theatres including the Astorka Korzo '90 Theatre in Bratislava and the Andrej Bagar Theatre in Nitra, plus the Slovak National Theatre. She made her film debut as cellist Blanka in the Oscar-winning 1996 Czech film Kolya,[1] as she combined acting roles in theatre, cinema, and commercials in the 1990s.[2]

Šuvadová moved to Hollywood in 2002 to pursue a film career. For her first major film role, Šuvadová played an American policewoman in the 2004 film Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys, directed by Ted Nicolaou.[2] In 2006 she had a minor role in the film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.[3] In 2008 Šuvadová was in the Czech Republic, filming a three-part serialisation of Ďáblova lest for Czech Television at Loucký klášter [cs].[4] In 2011, the feature film Violent Blue starring Šuvadová in the lead role was released to a poor reception.[5]

Outside of acting

In October 2006 Šuvadová left the United States for six months, during which time she took part in TV JOJ's Celebrity Camp, filmed on location in the Philippines.[6] In 2017 Šuvadová launched a new business focused on the sale of cosmetics.[7] In 2018 she took part in the tenth season of Slovak reality television series Farma.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Silvia Šuvadová verila, že Kolja dostane Oscara". sme.sk (in Slovak). 27 March 1997. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Neúspech nesmieme brať osobne". sme.sk (in Slovak). 18 September 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Silvia Šuvadová v Rýchlo a Zbesilo, Rytmus v Smrtonosnej pasci. Títo Slováci si zahrali po boku hollywoodskych hviezd". hnonline.sk (in Slovak). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ^ "OBRAZEM: V kryptě Louckého kláštera točí filmaři detektivku". denik.cz (in Czech). 16 April 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Šuvadová v Hollywoode: Na tento prepadák čakala 8 rokov?!". cas.sk (in Slovak). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Silvia Šuvadová: Ameriku vnímam triezvejšie". sme.sk (in Slovak). 7 May 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Silvia Šuvadová rozbieha nový biznis. Najnovšie chce nabíjať krémy energiou z meditácie". refresher.cz (in Czech). 28 July 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Silvia Šuvadová po odchode z Farmy prehovorila o zákulisí šou: Na koho z celebrít sa hnevá a aká je pravda o sexe s mimozemšťanom?". pluska.sk (in Slovak). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2024.