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Afaf Shoieb
‘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.
As actor
The Other Mainland
The Best is Yet to Come
Against the Government
Aman Ya Dunia - أمان يا دنيا
The Death Ward
The Informant
Sukkar Bulaq
Suicide of a High School Teacher
Hazun min alsama
ابتسامة في نهر الدموع
El Awantageya
Al Sharabiya
Al Jamaliyah
No Mixing
وصية زوجتي
Kaydahonna Azeem
The Man Who Sold The Sun
Al Maatooh
A Woman Deceived Me
A traveler without a road
Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora
A Certain Whisper
Incident of Dishonor
Some Live Twice