Yasmien Kurdi Celebrity Website

Screen Name: Yasmien Kurdi
Nick Name: Yasmien
Birthday: January 25, 1989
Birth Place: Greenhills, Mandaluyong
Height: 5'4
Showbiz Anniversary: August 1, 2008
Hobbies: Surfing the Net, going to the beach, traveling
Sports: Soccer, badminton, swimming, and diving
Yasmien's Favorites:
TV Series: The O.C., One Tree Hill, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Prison Break, Gossip Girl, Travel and Living shows.
Artist: Jason Mraz, Greenday, New Found Glory and Bob Marley
Books: Goosebumps and Nancy Drew novels!
Movies: Wanted, Teeth, P.S. I Love You, Sweeney Todd, Jumper, Phantom of the Opera, Crazy Beautiful, Moulin Rouge, Into the Blue, Dirty Dancing, Blue Crush, Honey, Beautiful Boxer, Eating Out
Celebrities: Angelina Jolie, Jessica Alba, Hillary Swank
Yasmien Kurdi was born in Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, on January 25, 1989, of Filipino, Chinese and French-Lebanese descent, to Miriam Ong-Yuson and Mike Kurdi. During her childhood, she had spent most of her life in the Middle East because her father worked there. After her parents separated, Yasmien and her mother returned to the Philippines.
She did modeling first before she entered into acting. Her first print ad as a model was PONDS. Her career’s turning point when she auditioned for Starstruck, GMA’s talent search on 2003. She won the second placer next to Jennylyn Mercado in female category.
Kurdi started competing in singing competitions at the age of three. At the age of seven in Kuwait, she performed monologue acting and played the role of Maria Clara in a zarzuela adaptation of Noli Me Tangere that was hosted by the Kuwaiti-Filipino community in celebration of Philippine Independence Day. And her idol actress Sharon Cuneta, Anne Curtis and Vilma Santos
In 2005, she released her debut album entitled In The Name of Love through GMA Records and her carrier single "I Know" (used as a soundtrack of Korean teledrama "Sweet 18") won the Viewer's Choice For Song of the Year in the 2005 SOP Music Awards. Also in 2005, one of her biggest projects was playing the role of Mira in Encantadia. On September 11, 2006 Bakekang began to air. Yasmien plays the role of Bakekang's ugly Daughter, Charming. On November 29, 2006 Yasmien became one of the stars of the film Pitong Dalagita where she played a lesbian. She is one of the seven girls who committed suicide at the same time.
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