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.
Filmography
The Other Mainland
2016
as أم سعيد
The Best is Yet to Come
2014
Against the Government
1992
as Fatima
Aman Ya Dunia - أمان يا دنيا
1991
as نجفة
The Informant
1989
Suicide of a High School Teacher
1989
as Tafida
The Death Ward
1989
as Nabila
Sukkar Bulaq
1989
ابتسامة في نهر الدموع
1988
Hazun min alsama
1988
Al Sharabiya
1987
El Awantageya
1987
as بسيمة
Al Jamaliyah
1987
as نوسة
No Mixing
1986
وصية زوجتي
1984
as كريمان / كريمة
Kaydahonna Azeem
1983
The Man Who Sold The Sun
1983
as Soaad
Al Maatooh
1982
as سناء عبد السلام
A Woman Deceived Me
1979
as عواطف حسنين
Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora
1978
as نعيمة
A traveler without a road
1978
as Randa
A Certain Whisper
1977
Incident of Dishonor
1971
Some Live Twice
1971