Maya Shoef

Maya Shoef
Born	(1988-01-02) January 2, 1988 (age 37) Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupation	Actress

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.

Biography

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]

Filmography

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

External links

• Maya Shoef at IMDb
• Maya Shoef at Ishim (Israeli film data base)

References

1. "מאיה שואף". Ishim.co.il. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
2. "עכשיו תגלו 36 דברים על מאיה שואף..." 2all.co.il. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
3. "מאיה שואף - קראו על מאיה שואף בכוכבים של ביגי! - BIGI TV". ביגי BIGI TV (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-11-27.
4. Alter Mishali (19 June 2008). "מאיה שואף מאויימת". Walla!. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
5. Moshe Abutbul (1 June 2014). "פרסום ראשון: מאיה שואף מצטרפת ל"גאליס"". Frogi.co.il. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
6. Assaf Schneider (4 June 2009). "מציאות בועטת גם בערוץ הילדים.אלכס בעד ונגד". Nrg.co.il. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
7. Halo Gutartige (2 May 2010). "קמפיין אינטרנט חדשני ומהפכני לסדרה חצויה". News1. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
8. Yifat Halali (25 August 2011). "שואפת גבוה: מאיה שואף עושה אגם רודברג". Mako. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
9. "פסטיגל 2010, לילה מטורף בפסטיגל (במאי: חנוך רוזן הפקה מוסיקלית: טל פורר, נובמבר 2010) שירי ילדים". yosmusic.com. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
10. "לגעת בעבר". shironet.mako.co.il. Retrieved 23 August 2014.