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Afaf Shoieb

Acting Born Dec 19, 1948 Kafr El Dawar, Egypt 24 credits

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.

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Full filmography

  • Raafat Al Haggan (1988) as Shereefa El-Haggan
  • Al Sera Al Helalya (1997) as الأميرة خضرة
  • حكاية غريبة (1976) as نبيلة
  • The Leader of Preachers (2002) as نبوية
  • Drug Habit (2016)
  • Moharb (2024)
  • Bad Timing (2014)
  • The Honey and The Tears (1983) as زينب
  • Brothers But Enemies (2012)
  • Shubra Rotation (2011)
  • The Shame (2011) as كوثر
  • Over the Clouds (2018) as Na'na'
  • Adam (2011)
  • Jarīmat Muntasaf Al-Layl (2025)
  • Khatem Al Nemr (2020)
  • مسألة كرامة (2011)
  • Soliman El Hakeem (سليمان الحكيم) (2019)
  • And the Day Passed (2008)
  • The Best is Yet to Come (2014)
  • The Death Ward (1989) as Nabila
  • Al Jamaliyah (1987)
  • Against the Government (1992) as Fatima
  • A Woman Deceived Me (1979) as عواطف حسنين
  • رحلة إلى كوكب السعادة (1973)