Svilena Kidess
- Actress
- Art Director
Svilena Kidess was born in Bulgaria on May 26, 1978 as Svilena
Iassenova Ratcheva. She began taking acting classes at the age of
seven. During Junior High she studied art and while attending High
School she shot TV commercials and modeled. At the age of sixteen, she
was selected to be one of the lead girls for the TV show Supershow
Nevada, the first game show in Bulgarian Television History. After a
few years on the show, Svilena joined the New TV network (Nova
Televizia). There she learned the ins and outs of production and did a
stint as a journalist. Not long after, she returned to TV. She starred
in Come on Cook For Me!, a culinary/comedy show. Svilena was also a
host for the network's morning show "It Has Begun". The show was aired
live, three hours a day and Svilena was the show's host on alternative
days. The show was so successful, it spawned the creation of a new
channel (Sofia Cable/Channel 3). Svilena helped creating the programing
for the new TV channel and continued her responsibilities as host on
The Morning Show. She also appeared on Gozba, a comedy/culinary show
which she created, wrote for, acted on and hosted. Currently residing
in Los Angeles, Svilena was granted alien of extra ordinary ability
because of her skills as an actor. Since then she has starred in a
number of independent movies and national commercials. Still in demand
in Europe, she has been flown back to work in movies, commercials and
music videos.
Svilena Kidess is married to director Andreas Kidess and is mother of Simon Eissa Kidess and Nora Sofia Kidess.
Svilena Kidess is married to director Andreas Kidess and is mother of Simon Eissa Kidess and Nora Sofia Kidess.