Afaf Shoieb

Biography

‘Afaf Ahmed ‘Aly Shoaib was born in Kafr al-Dawar and moved to the capital to study at the Higher Institute for Theatrical Arts in 1972. Her talents drew attention after she took part in several television series. Thereafter she transitioned to cinema after earning experience on the series “Afwah wa Aranib” (“Mouths and Rabbits”), “Qays wa Lubna”, “al-Yateem wa al-Houbb” (“The Orphaned and Love”), “Du’aa al-Karan” and “al-Hadd wa al-Dimoo’. ‘Afaf married Lebanese producer Riyad al-E’ryan. She later withdrew from acting before starting again but with the veil on.

Most Known For

Raafat Al Haggan

as Shereefa El-Haggan

The Shame

as كوثر

AlSeera AlHelaleyya

as الأميرة خضرة

Brothers But Enemies

The Honey and The Tears

as زينب

Moharb

حكاية غريبة

as نبيلة

The Leader of Preachers

as نبوية

Adam

Bad Timing

مسألة كرامة

Midnight Crime

Shubra Rotation

Khatem Al Nemr

حارة الشرفا

Over the Clouds

Drug Habit

Hazun min alsama

The Other Land

as أم سعيد

Against the Government

as Fatima