Maya_Shoef
Maya Shoef (Hebrew: מאיה שואף; born 1 May 1988) is an Israeli actress and is most famous for her roles as a protagonist of the Israeli television series Split and Alex: Pros and Cons.
Maya Shoef was born at 1 May 1988 in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1] She has one brother. When she was a child she wanted to become a veterinarian. Later, she wanted to be an actress.[2] In her youth she was a member of the Tel Aviv Scouts Band.[3]
In 2008, Shoef appeared in the Israeli version of the High School Musical.[4] In 2009, she played a recurring character in the third season of the Israeli soap opera Champion.[5] In the same year she got the lead role in the Israeli television series Alex Pros and Cons (Hebrew:אלכס בעד ונגד). She played the girl Alex who has to write a newspaper article and falls in love with Jordan, a foreign worker from the library.[6]
After this she was cast for one of the main roles in the supernatural drama Split. She played Zohar Grin a student and daughter of the principal for four years.[7]
Then she went to New York to study acting. In 2013 she graduated from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. She got back to Israel in 2014 and played a role in the television series Dead for a second.[8]
In addition to being an actress, Shoef is also a singer.[9] She was one of the hosts of the Israeli Festigal in 2010.[10]
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Sirens | Annabel | Short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Alex Pros and Cons | Alex | Lead role |
| 2009 | Champion | Dfy | |
| 2009–2012 | Split | Zohar Green | TV series, 132 episodes, main role |
| 2012–2013 | Galis | Rotem Tishler | |
| 2014 | Dead for a second | Mickey | |
| 2017 | As Davar | Yael |
- Maya Shoef at IMDb
- Maya Shoef at Ishim (Israeli film data base)
- "מאיה שואף". Ishim.co.il. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- "עכשיו תגלו 36 דברים על מאיה שואף..." 2all.co.il. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- "מאיה שואף - קראו על מאיה שואף בכוכבים של ביגי! - BIGI TV". ביגי BIGI TV (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- Alter Mishali (19 June 2008). "מאיה שואף מאויימת". Walla!. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- Moshe Abutbul (1 June 2014). "פרסום ראשון: מאיה שואף מצטרפת ל"גאליס"". Frogi.co.il. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- Assaf Schneider (4 June 2009). "מציאות בועטת גם בערוץ הילדים.אלכס בעד ונגד". Nrg.co.il. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- Halo Gutartige (2 May 2010). "קמפיין אינטרנט חדשני ומהפכני לסדרה חצויה". News1. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- Yifat Halali (25 August 2011). "שואפת גבוה: מאיה שואף עושה אגם רודברג". Mako. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- "פסטיגל 2010, לילה מטורף בפסטיגל (במאי: חנוך רוזן הפקה מוסיקלית: טל פורר, נובמבר 2010) שירי ילדים". yosmusic.com. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- "לגעת בעבר". shironet.mako.co.il. Retrieved 23 August 2014.