Maya Shoef (he|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]
| 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 |