
Afaf Shoieb
Acting
‘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.
TV Shows(21)

Jarīmat Muntasaf Al-Layl
2025

Moharb
2024

Khatem Al Nemr
2020

Soliman El Hakeem (سليمان الحكيم)
2019

Over the Clouds
2018

Drug Habit
2016

Bad Timing
2014

Brothers But Enemies
2012

The Shame
كوثر
2011

Adam
2011

مسألة كرامة
2011

Shubra Rotation
2011
And the Day Passed
2008

The Leader of Preachers
نبوية
2002

Al Sera Al Helalya
الأميرة خضرة
1997

Raafat Al Haggan
Shereefa El-Haggan
1988

حارة الشرفا
1986

The Honey and The Tears
زينب
1983

بستان الشوك
نجوان
1978

حكاية غريبة
نبيلة
1976
رحلة إلى كوكب السعادة
1973
Movies(24)

The Other Mainland
أم سعيد
2016

The Best is Yet to Come
2014

Against the Government
Fatima
1992

Aman Ya Dunia - أمان يا دنيا
Najfa
1991

The Informant
1989

Suicide of a High School Teacher
Tafida
1989

The Death Ward
Nabila
1989

Sukkar Bulaq
1989

ابتسامة في نهر الدموع
1988

Hazun min alsama
1988

Al Sharabiya
1987

El Awantageya
بسيمة
1987
Al Jamaliyah
1987

No Mixing
1986

وصية زوجتي
كريمان / كريمة
1984

Kaydahonna Azeem
1983

The Man Who Sold The Sun
Soaad
1983

Al Maatooh
سناء عبد السلام
1982

A Woman Deceived Me
عواطف حسنين
1979

Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora
نعيمة
1978

A traveler without a road
Randa
1978

A Certain Whisper
1977

Incident of Dishonor
1971

Some Live Twice
1971