
Acting
Afaf Shoieb
Born
1948-12-19 (77)
Place of birth
Kafr El Dawar, Egypt
Known for
Acting
Credits
48 titles
‘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
7.8Based on the true story of Egyptian spy Refaat Al-Gammal, Raafat Al Haggan follows a young Egyptian Muslim recruited by intelligence to assume a false Jewish identity and embed himself deep within Israeli society for over a decade. Starring Mahmoud Abdel Aziz and Yusra, the series charts his dangerous double life, his sacrifices, and his pivotal role in gathering intelligence ahead of the 1973 October War.
Raafat Al Haggan
1988
NRIt takes about the movement of the Hilali Tribe from the Arabic peninsula to the nowadays Tunisia. It takes about the adventures of Abu Zaid which are a mixture of facts and myths with a glimpse of glory on the hero's cunning and wisdom.
Al Sera Al Helalya
1997
NRIn Shubra, a group of residents interacts with each other in a tapestry that highlights the extent of tolerance extant between the Muslim and Coptic communities through times of both conflict and harmony.
Shubra Rotation
2011
9.5The series revolves around the two brothers Hafez and Shawqi, the sons of Haj Radwan, whose life paths are completely different, while Shawky indulges in the life of fun and luxury, his brother Hafez is busy working in trade with his father, and begins signs of conflict between them on several levels, and at the same time Hafez marries Dolat, and Shawky from Zainab, to ignite the ground of a new conflict.
The Honey and The Tears
1983
NRA biography of Sheikh Muhammad Metwali Al-Sha'raawi since his birth in the village of Daqadous in Dakahlia, his learning of the Holy Quran and enrollment in the religious institute, then his joining to Al-Azhar, and also glimpses of his personal life with his wife and children.
The Leader of Preachers
2002
7.5A young man, in love with a girl, is forced to travel abroad in search of a job. But he enters the world of the mafia and the arms trade, which makes him go to jail in Russia, he succeeds in escaping him and returns to Egypt, but he couldn't escape the world of the Mafia.
Over the Clouds
2018
Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
NRA TV presenter discusses several issues concerning the Arab region and Arab identity through the representation of a Kuwaiti student who travels to Egypt to resume his studies and crosses paths with an Egyptian girl whose parents oppose their marriage.
The Best is Yet to Come
2014
6.8A group of young men who live in a poverty-stricken village aspire to migrate to Italy seeking a better life. In their journey towards their dream life, they are faced with the treacherous waves of the Mediterranean Sea while boarding an old, worn-out boat and carrying no legal documents.
The Other Mainland
2016
1990s · 3 titles
No synopsis available yet.
اليوم المشهود
1991
8.1After being fired by the prosecution office, Mostafa becomes a personal injury lawyer and takes advantage of people's pain for profit. But his life turns upside down when his only son falls victim to a car accident.
Against the Government
1992
NR"Morsi" The Conductor, lives on the rooftop of the house of his girlfriend "Najfa", who owns a convenience store, and her mother "Attiyat" refuses to marry him to her daughter. Morsi Meet a businessman "Mohsen", who sent him with a bag to Alexandria to deliver it to Khawaja Peter and receive another bag from him.
Aman Ya Dunia - أمان يا دنيا
1991
1980s · 15 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
وضاع حبي هناك
1982
5.5Tawfiq imports spoiled food for children which causes thousands of children to fall ill. Despite the efforts of the journalist Nabila to expose him, he is able to escape abroad, so the officer in charge, Fouad, decides to take the law into his own hands.
The Death Ward
1989
NRTeacher Abu Al-Atawf agrees with teacher Atta on the marriage of his son Ibrahim and her daughter Samsim. Abdul Basir, Ibrahim's uncle, goes to bless the bride, and get to knows Attata, who resorted to the lawyer with whom she worked as a writer for twenty years to prove the lineage of her daughter from Lotfy, a wealthy who married her customally and refused to recognize his father to Samsim, so she had to register her in the name of her deceased husband.
Kaydahonna Azeem
1983
NRMabrouk comes from his village to repair part of his uncle's flour machine, and on the train he meets Nawara. He helps her to escape from her uncle who wants to kill her to defend his honor. He also meets Hashim, who tries to quit being an informer for officer Sharif.
The Informant
1989
NRJamil works for the jeweler Azzouz and he loves Souad. Azzouz asks Jamil to take a jewelry bag to a client. But when a dispute happens between the client and the fiancé, Jamil is forced to stay in the hotel where Souad works to keep the jewelry in the safe deposit box in the hotel.
The Man Who Sold The Sun
1983
7.0Fathi steals cars on behalf of the teacher Aliwa, who does not pay him his dues financially. When Fathi gets fed up with this, the teacher Aliwa reports him and Fathi goes to prison. In prison, he meets two other thieves, and the three of them decide to stop stealing and repent to God. Fathi decides to cooperate with the police and work again with the teacher Aliwa to inform the police about him.
Al Jamaliyah
1987
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hazun min alsama
1988
NRIbrahim and Tafida live a happy life, the only thing that spoils it is that they do not have children. Ibrahim is forced under pressure to marry his neighbor, Hasna. Tafida discovers his marriage and is surprised that she is pregnant, so he decides to divorce Hasna, but he is surprised that she is also pregnant. Tafida and Hasna give birth to five children each, and the pressure on Ibrahim increases, and events escalate.
Suicide of a High School Teacher
1989
NRNo synopsis available yet.
وصية زوجتي
1984
NRToha and her mother work to transport the cargos in carriages on behalf of the teacher Shehata, who exploits them and they cannot stand in front of him, until Toha gets to know Shawqi, the head of the station and responsible for the supply loads that are transported on trains, to help her get rid of the teacher Shehata, and fall in love with her and marry her, so that Shehata decides to take revenge.
Al Sharabiya
1987
NRAida rejects the marriage of her son Hisham with Zouba to the social difference between them, but he clings to her. Aida pretends madness until her son succumbed to her desire.
El Awantageya
1987
NRMrs. Sukar lives in Bulaq. The people of the region consider her one of the best women there. She gets divorced from a man who deals in drugs, and after that she gets married to Atwa, and she suspects that he also deals with it.
Sukkar Bulaq
1989
NRA social worker in a mixed school adopts modern methods of education and is loved by students, but she faces problems and conspiracies at the instigation of the conservative vice-principal, especially since the principal of the school admires the social worker.
No Mixing
1986
NRNo synopsis available yet.
ابتسامة في نهر الدموع
1988
6.0Ahmed is a zoo employee, who falls from the stairs in his house. After his treatment, he accuses his neighbor Thanaa that she's the one who pushed him. She gets arrested and brought to trial, while her husband Adel is trying find a way to prove her innocence.
Al Maatooh
1982
1970s · 6 titles
NRJasser sneaks into Yassin's house to steal, but he senses a strange movement, as Saadia, the servant Ibrahim's wife, tries to find out who is in the house, so he kills her and Yassin. During that, Ibrahim arrives, and his daughter Naima testifies against him after seeing him holding a knife next to her mother's body, so he is imprisoned, and events escalate.
Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora
1978
NROsama is a visual artist. He decides to travel to Luxor to search for the secrets of the drawings and paintings left by the Pharaohs. Here he is exposed to Antoine's gang, which specializes in stealing antiquities. Osama loses his memory and meets one of the Bedouin tribes. He lives with them, and one of the tribe's girls takes care of him and feels love for him.
A traveler without a road
1978
NRKarima and Mohsen are in love, but her son Tarek stands in their way because he wants to have his mother all to himself. They get married, and Karima tries to convince Tarek to marry Madiha but he fails to fulfill his duties as a husband.
A Certain Whisper
1977
NROne of the beauties of the estate lives with her sister and her brother-in-law. As a man proposes to her and they arrange for their wedding, an unexpected event occurs as a playboy approaches her, causing her to break off her engagement. Can someone be cursed with beauty?
Incident of Dishonor
1971
NRAhmed opens a law office in one of the local neighborhoods, he gets involved with the wealthy neighbor, Awatif, who frames him in an embezzlement case after she knows that he got engaged. He gets suspended from practicing law and works in a tannery owned by Awatif.
A Woman Deceived Me
1979
NRAhmed, an archaeologist, and his wife Zahira, a school principal, get preoccupied with their careers that they neglect their children, causing Thoraya to adopt an extremely liberal approach to life, Samira to become weak in character, and Hisham to turn to theft. Can they be saved?
Some Live Twice
1971
Series credits
7.8Based on the true story of Egyptian spy Refaat Al-Gammal, Raafat Al Haggan follows a young Egyptian Muslim recruited by intelligence to assume a false Jewish identity and embed himself deep within Israeli society for over a decade. Starring Mahmoud Abdel Aziz and Yusra, the series charts his dangerous double life, his sacrifices, and his pivotal role in gathering intelligence ahead of the 1973 October War.
Raafat Al Haggan
1988
NRIt takes about the movement of the Hilali Tribe from the Arabic peninsula to the nowadays Tunisia. It takes about the adventures of Abu Zaid which are a mixture of facts and myths with a glimpse of glory on the hero's cunning and wisdom.
Al Sera Al Helalya
1997
NRIn Shubra, a group of residents interacts with each other in a tapestry that highlights the extent of tolerance extant between the Muslim and Coptic communities through times of both conflict and harmony.
Shubra Rotation
2011
9.5The series revolves around the two brothers Hafez and Shawqi, the sons of Haj Radwan, whose life paths are completely different, while Shawky indulges in the life of fun and luxury, his brother Hafez is busy working in trade with his father, and begins signs of conflict between them on several levels, and at the same time Hafez marries Dolat, and Shawky from Zainab, to ignite the ground of a new conflict.
The Honey and The Tears
1983
NRA biography of Sheikh Muhammad Metwali Al-Sha'raawi since his birth in the village of Daqadous in Dakahlia, his learning of the Holy Quran and enrollment in the religious institute, then his joining to Al-Azhar, and also glimpses of his personal life with his wife and children.
The Leader of Preachers
2002
7.5A young man, in love with a girl, is forced to travel abroad in search of a job. But he enters the world of the mafia and the arms trade, which makes him go to jail in Russia, he succeeds in escaping him and returns to Egypt, but he couldn't escape the world of the Mafia.
Over the Clouds
2018
5.5Yassin is a playboy who vanishes in mysterious circumstances then slips into a coma. As the police investigate his disappearance, everyone around him becomes a suspect, from the girl who loves him obsessively, to his friend who is jealous of him, to his brother who is always fighting with him.
Bad Timing
2014
NRThe series depicts the corruption rooted in Egyptian society prior to the revolution, through the portrayal of a shrewd businessman and his connection to important statesmen.
Brothers But Enemies
2012
NRAdam, an Egyptian television series presented in Ramadan 1432 AH / 2011, written by Ahmed Mahmoud Abu Zeid, directed by Mohammed Sami, and starring: Tamer Hosni, Mai Izz Aldin, Dora, Majed Masri, Ahmed Zaher, Dina Fouad.
Adam
2011
7.3The series revolves around the family of Haji Abdul Sattar, who is a drug dealer and is assisted by his eldest son without the knowledge of his family. When Abdul Sattar dies, his sons know the truth from their elder brother, and they decide to complete a drug deal so as not to lose their money.
The Shame
2011
NRBased on the film with the same name, the series deals with the issue of drugs and their deadly effects and how that's connected to the rampant corruption in society. As a trinitarian conflict arises between science, money, and addiction, the series shows that conflict through various characters.
Drug Habit
2016
NRNo synopsis available yet.
حكاية غريبة
1976
NRMuharib is the life story of a young man coming from Upper Egypt, who lives with his family in Cairo, and decides to work as a microbus driver to save his family’s expenses, until his life turns upside down when he discovers that people are tracking him to take revenge on him.
Moharb
2024
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Soliman El Hakeem (سليمان الحكيم)
2019
NRAfter two female university students are murdered in the home of one of them late at night, their friend becomes a suspect. However, as the investigations start, others fall into the circle of accusation, and many hidden secrets are revealed.
Jarīmat Muntasaf Al-Layl
2025
NRIn the sixties, Al-Sharawi Pasha, who was a well-known businessman during the monarchy, tries to flee with his daughter, after the new revolutionary government tries to confiscate his fortune for his illegal activities.
And the Day Passed
2008
NRThe events revolve around Omar Al-Nemr whose love for Hanady causes him many problems, especially since their fathers share an old secret that could threaten their love.
Khatem Al Nemr
2020
NRNo synopsis available yet.
مسألة كرامة
2011
No synopsis available yet.
رحلة إلى كوكب السعادة
1973
NRNo synopsis available yet.
حارة الشرفا
1986
No synopsis available yet.
أنا وبابويا على نص أخويا
1972
NRAdapted from the novel Wuthering Heights
بستان الشوك
1978
