Silvia Vargová


Silvia Vargová is a Slovakian-Hungarian actress, today she lives in Budapest. She is a voice actress and moderator.

Youth

In 1984, she graduated from the Komárno Technical High School. She was a member of an arts group of the Thália theatre in Košice between 1985-1987. The theatre at that point served as an extended stage of the Hungarian Regional Theatre, which was founded on the 1st of October 1952, and had its headquarters in Komárno. After the Velvet Revolution, the theatre split into two independent theatres: Thália Theatre of Košice, and Jókai Theatre of Komárno.
The actress's first minor role on stage, was that of the young Marcius from Shakespeare's Coriolanus. Her next, and first major role, was in the fairy tale The Golden Key, on the Adventures of Buratino, written by the Russian author Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, where she starred as Buratino – a young wooden boy with a big nose. Children loved her artistic performance, and critics praised her sensitive portrayal of the character. Her next role, into which she was cast as an already a young woman, made her also popular with an older and more mature audience. She starred as Judith, a charming steward from Germany, in Boing- Boing, a comedy written by the French playwright Marc Camoletti. Right before she was accepted into the Academy of Performing Arts, she shined in Mrs.Bodnár/Bodnárné, a drama written by the Hungarian author László Németh, where she portrayed a young bride named Cica.

Studies

On the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, she studied acting between 1987 – 1991, during these years she also finished a semester studying acting on the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest. She studied alongside people such as: Zuzana Mauréry, Zuzana Vačková, Dagmar Bajnoková, Henrieta Mičkovicová, Ingrid Slobodová. During her studies she also occasionally starred in various plays in the Slovak National Theater, Theatre Korzo ´90, but also in Komárno.

Creative work

After graduating from the Academy of Performing Arts, she briefly worked in Jókai Theatre of Komárno, and from 1991 to 1994 was a member of an arts group in Petőfi Theatre in Veszprém, where she played a role in the tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. During her four year presence in the Hungarian city, she performed in various dramas, comedies, operettas and even shows. In 1995, as an already married woman, she moved with her husband to the larger Hungarian city of Kecskemét, which is the administrative centre for the Bács-Kiskun County. She moved mostly due to work related reasons. Here she gained prominence in various roles during the crowd favourite in-between scenes, until 1998 when her daughter Réka Anna was born.
The actress also performed during her maternity leave, however not as often as beforehand. She starred in various roles in the Jókai Theatre in Komárno, and in the Petőfi Theatre in Veszprém. While dealing with her familial responsibilities, she also worked as a voice actress, lending her gentle voice to various famous actresses from all over the world. She successfully dubbed dozens of characters from famous movies and TV series. After spending 5 years with her daughter, she started working in the city of Sopron, located near the Austrian border. In 2003 she became a member of an arts group the Petőfi Theatre of the city. Here she also had to adapt to performing in musicals and operettas, due to her immense popularity in these genres.
Between 2007 – 2015 the actress worked as a freelance actor, starring in hits such as Chicago, The Madness of a day, or The Marriage of Figaro, The Csárdás Princess / The Gipsy Princess, Countess Maritza, Finito /Finito . Since 2016 again performing in the Thália Theatre of Košice, where she has already starred in plays such as the comedy Misanthrope by Molière or the musical play The village outcast/A falu rossza from the Hungarian author Ede Tóth.
The actress Silvia Vargová has also starred in a couple of movies, e.g. Gas Light/Gázaláng, Orpheus in the Underworld/Orfeusz az alvilágban, Samba/Szamba, Chameleon/Kaméleon, Among Friends / Barátok közt. She also successfully moderated the show The opposite sex/Ellenkező nem while working at the Fiks/Fiksz radio station. Despite the plentiful offers from various different media, the actress has remained faithful to the theatre, performing some of her best roles and creations on many various stages all across Hungary and Slovakia.

Published works

Note: In the “Role Overview” there may be original names of those plays, which have a drastically different name when translated, or are unknown by a majority of the audience.
Overview of important theatrical roles

Author		 TitleYear
Director
Theatre
Role
William ShakespeareCoriolanus1985Emőd TakátsThália Theatre of Košice, SlovakiaYoung Marcius
Oldřich DaněkA message about the surgery of city N. /
Zpráva o chirurgii města N		1986József KonrádThália Theatre of Košice, SlovakiaNurse I.
Aleksey Nikolayevich TolstoyThe Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino1986Lajos HorváthThália Theatre of Košice, SlovakiaBuratino
Marc CamolettiBoeing-Boeing1986Jozef FeľbabaThália Theatre of Košice, SlovakiaJudith
László NémethMrs. Bodnár / Bodnárné1987Béla GyarmatiThália Theatre of Košice, SlovakiaCica
Alexander Sergeyevich GriboyedovWoe from Wit1989Miloš PietorSlovak National Theater of Bratislava, SlovakiaCountess Khryumina, the granddaughter
Gyula HáyCaligula /Caliguló1990Sándor BekeJókai Theatre of Komárno, SlovakiaClodia
Sándor WeöresLunar Sailor /
Holdbéli csónakos		1990László VándorfiJókai Theatre of Komárno, SlovakiaPeacock's Eye
Václav HavelUnveiling1990István IglódiJókai Theatre of Komárno, SlovakiaVěra
László Szilágyi,
Béla Zerkovitz		Kissing Woman /
Csókos asszony		1991István IglódiJókai Theatre of Komárno, SlovakiaKató Pünkösdy
Eugène IonescoThe Bald Soprano1991Juraj VaculíkTheatre Korzo `90 of Bratislava, SlovakiaMary
Tadeusz RóżewiczWhite Wedding1991Sándor BekeJókai Theatre of Komárno, SlovakiaPaulina
László VándorfiJesus Christ1991László VándorfiSummer Plays on Sümeg Castle, HungaryMagdaléna
William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet1991László VándorfiPetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryJuliet
Lajos ZilahyPeacetime comedies / Békebeli komédiák1991Róbert RátonyiPetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryMargit Mályva
Jenő HeltaiThe Silent Levente1991Menyhért SzegváriPetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryBeatrix
István CsukásTalk, Münchhausen!1992László VándorfiPetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryAmarilla
Ferenc MolnárLiliom1992János VinczePetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryJuli
István AsztalosPrison Musical / Börtönmusical1992László VándorfiPetőfi Theatro of Veszprém, HungaryMary-Lou
László VándorfiJoys of baroque /
Barokk kori vigasságok		1992László VándorfiSummer Plays on Veszprém Castle, HungaryBride
Jenő RejtőCabaret1992László VándorfiPetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryIbi
András SütőA grin of sorrow / Vigyorgó búbánat1993László VándorfiPetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryLittle Juggie
Bohumil HrabalBambini di Praga1993Zoltán LendvaiPetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryNadja
Géza CsemerPista Dankó1993László VándorfiPetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryIlonka Joó
László VándorfiJesus Christ1993László VándorfiPetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryAngel II.
Károly Nóti,
István Zágon		Lackey, Hypolit1993Róbert KoltaiPetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryTerka
Sándor Sultz,
Krisztina Szalay		Adventure of
Sleeping Beauty		1993László VándorfiPetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungarySleeping Beauty
László SzilágyiKissing Woman /
Csókos asszony		1994István HollPetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryKató Pünkösdy
William ShakespeareHamlet1995László VándorfiPetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryOphélia
István ÖrkényThe Toth Family1995János VinczeTheatre Harmadik of Pécs, HungaryÁgika
Ferenc Martos,
Miksa Bródy		Sybill1996András
Éry-Kovács		Katona József Theatre of Kecskemét, HungarySarah
Stanisław Ignacy WitkiewiczThe Madman and the Nun1996Árpád ÁrkosiKatona József Theatre of Kecskemét, HungaryNun Anna
László SzilágyiMe and my little brother / Én és a kisöcsém1996Zoltán LendvaiKatona József Theatre of Kecskemét, HungaryPiri
Sławomír MrożekTango1996János VinczePetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryAla
Sándor Petőfi,
Károly Bakonyi		John the Valiant1996József BalKatona József Theatre of Kecskemét, HungaryIluska
Federico Garcia LorcaYerma1997Zoltán LendvaiKatona József Theatre of Kecskemét, HungaryMaria
Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd WebberJesus Christ Superstar
1997Zoltán LendvaiKatona József Theatre of Kecskemét, HungaryMary Magdalene
George GershwinEverything's Fine /
Minden jó		1997József BalKatona József Theatre of Kecskemét, HungaryTeacher, Singer
László Dés,
Péter Geszti		The Jungle Books 1997József BalKatona József Theatre of Kecskemét, HungaryBagira
Ede TóthThe village outcast /
A falu rossza		1998György SchwajdaKatona József Theatre of Kecskemét, HungaryBoriska
Lajos BartaLove / Szerelem1999Sándor BekeJókai Theatre of Komárno, SlovakiaLujza
Mihály EisemannThe Folly of Youth / Fiatalság bolondság2000Péter TelihayJókai Theatre of Komárno, SlovakiaVera
Per Olov EnquistThe night of the Tribades2000Imre CsiszárPetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryMarie Caroline
David
Daniel Dafoe,
Claire Luckham		Moll Flanders
2003Kriszta KovátsMillenáris, Budapest,
Hungary		She portrayed multiple characters
Patrick HamiltonGas Light2003György MolnárPetőfi Theatre of Sopron, HungaryElisabeth
Tibor ZalánAmese will stay /
Amese marad		2003János ÁcsPetőfi Theatre of Sopron, HungaryPiros
Ferenc MolnárThe Swan2004György KorcsmárosPetőfi Theatre of Sopron, HungarySymphorosa
Ernő SzépCoffee hall / Kávécsarnok2004Tibor SzilágyiPetőfi Theatre of Sopron, HungaryFanny
Brandon ThomasCharley`s Aunt2004Tibor SzilágyiPetőfi Theatre of Sopron, HungaryDonna Lucia
d`Alvadorez
Hector Crémieux,
Ludovic Halévy		Orpheus in the Underwold2005István IglódiPetőfi Theatre of Sopron, HungaryVenus
Katalin VajdaThe lovers of Ancona/
Anconai szerelmesek		2006Imre SiposMagyar Theatre of Budapest, HungaryDorina
Katalin Thuróczy, Gábor Kemény, Attila GalambosCasting 2006György MolnárPetőfi Theatre of Sopron, HungaryBarabas
Imre SarkadiSimeon Stylites /
Oszlopos Simeon		2006Tibor SzilágyiPetőfi Theatre of Sopron, HungaryZsuzsi
Romain RollandThe Game of Love and Death2006Tibor SzilágyiPetőfi Theatre of Sopron, HungarySophie de Courvoisier
Ray CooneyRun for Your Wife2006Tibor SzilágyiPetőfi Theatre of Sopron, HungaryMary Smith
István BékeffiSummer of Old Times / A régi nyár2007Tibor SzilágyiPetőfi Theatre of Sopron, HungaryMária, famous actress
Anton Pavlovich ChekhovThe Three Sisters2007Géza TordyPetőfi Theatre of Sopron, HungaryMasha
Jean-Claude DanaudA creative work of Ladies /
Un ouvrage de Dames		2007Kata VargaTheatre Thália of Budapest, HungaryWidow
John Kander, Fred Ebb,
Bob Fosse		Chicago 2007Máté SzabóJókai Theatre of Komárno, SlovakiaMama Morton
Gotthold Ephraim LessingNathan the Wise2008István
O. Szabó		Evangélium Theatre, Budapest, HungarySittah
Pierre-Augustin Caron de BeaumarchaisThe Madness of a Day, or The Marriage of Figaro2010Imre SmukChamber Theatre Bartók, Dunaújváros,
Hungary		Countess Rosina
Imre Kálmán,
Dezső Kellér		The Csárdás Princess
The Riviera Girl 		2011Attila KeresztesJókai Theatre of Komárno, SlovakiaCecília
Imre/Emmerich KálmánCountess Maritza2012László MéhesPetőfi Theatre of Veszprém, HungaryLiza
Zsigmond Móricz,
Károly Szakonyi		Relations / Rokonok2013Iván HargitaiJászai Mari Theatre, Tatabánya, HungaryMayor's Wife
István TasnádiFinito 2013Bertalan BagóJókai Theatre of Komárno, SlovakiaTigris Niki
Péter HorváthChao Bambino / Csaó Bambínó2016András LénerThália Theatre of Košice, SlovakiaMatka
István KerékgyártóReverse / Rükverc2016József CzajlikThália Theatre of Košice, SlovakiaShe portrayed multiple characters
MolièreThe Misanthrope2016József CzajlikThália Theatre of Košice, SlovakiaCelimene
Ede TóthThe Village Outcast / A falu rossza2016Zoltán PuskásThália Theatre of Košice, SlovakiaMrs. Csapó
János LackfiHow are the Hungarians? / Milyenek a magyarok?2017József CzajlikThalia Theatre of Košice, SlovakiaShe portrayed multiple characters
Ede Szigligeti, Róbert LakatosYoung Lily / Liliomfi2017Péter TelihayThália Theatre of Košice, SlovakiaNanny Kamila
Dan GogginNunsense2018István MikóSzerencs Rákóczi Castle, HungaryNun Lea