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.

Known For

Hazun min alsama
Hazun min alsama
A traveler without a road
A traveler without a road
The Death Ward
The Death Ward
Kaydahonna Azeem
Kaydahonna Azeem
No Mixing
No Mixing
A Woman Deceived Me
A Woman Deceived Me
The Informant
The Informant
The Man Who Sold The Sun
The Man Who Sold The Sun
The Other Land
The Other Land

Filmography

2025 Midnight Crime
as
2024 Moharb
as
2020 Khatem Al Nemr
as
2018 Over the Clouds
as
2016 The Other Land
as أم سعيد
2016 Drug Habit
as
2014 The Best is Yet to Come
as
2014 Farq Tawqit
as
2012 Brothers But Enemies
as
2011 The Shame
as كوثر
2011 Adam
as
2011 مسألة كرامة
as
2011 Shubra Rotation
as
2002 The Leader of Preachers
as نبوية
1997 AlSeera AlHelaleyya
as الأميرة خضرة
1992 Against the Government
as Fatima
1991 Aman Ya Dunia - أمان يا دنيا
as Najfa
1989 The Informant
as
1989 Suicide of a High School Teacher
as Tafida
1989 The Death Ward
as Nabila