Nesreen Tafesh Explained

Birth Name:	Nesreen Yousef Mohammed Tafesh Arabic: نسرين يوسف محمد طافش
Birth Date:	1982 2, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Aleppo, Syria
Occupation:	Actress, singer
Years Active:	2002–present

Nesreen Tafesh (Arabic: نسرين طافش; born February 15, 1982)^[1] is an Algerian-Palestinian actress and singer born in Syria.

Early life

Nesreen was born in Aleppo, Syria to the Palestinian poet and author Yousef Tafesh from Safed and an Algerian mother of Moroccan descent.^{[2] [3]} She has seven female siblings.

She graduated from the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 2008.^[4] Nesreen is considered a Syrian actress, yet she only has Algerian nationality.^[5]

Career

Nesreen's first act ever was in a biography series about Hulagu Khan when she was still studying at the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts.^{[6] [7]} Afterward, she worked in the series (Arabic: ربيع قرطبة|lit=Córdoba's Spring), playing the lead female role of Subh, wife of Caliph Al-Hakam II. The work was written by Walid Saif.^[8] In 2017, she started singing by releasing the single "Metghayar Alayi".^[9]

She used to live in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before she moved to Egypt in late 2018, in which she acted in the film (Arabic: نادي الرجال السري|lit=''The Secret Men Club'').^[10]

Personal life

While still in college, she was briefly engaged to the Syrian movie and TV director of Palestinian origin, Al-Mothanna Sobah.^{[11] [12]} She was married to an Emirati businessman from 2008 to 2013.^[13] In July 2022, she announced her marriage with Egyptian dentist Sherif Sharkawy;^[14] however, the marriage only lasted for five months.^[15]

Controversy

On January 30, 2023, the Public Prosecution assigned Tafesh to the Sheikh Zayed District Office of Giza Governorate for issuing a bad check worth LE4 million. In October of that year, the Misdemeanor Court of the South Giza Court upheld the initial verdict of a three-year jail sentence, rejecting her appeal.^[16] On May 8, 2024, Tafesh managed to settle the dispute by paying the entire amount in cash.^[17]

Filmography

TV Series

• Hulagu (2002)
• Rabea Cordoba (Córdoba's Spring) (2003)
• al-Taghreba al-Falastenya (The Palestinian alienation) (2004)
• Rijal taht altarbush (Men under Tarboosh) (2004)
• Ahlam Kabira (Big Dreams) (2004)
• Ala Tool al-Ayam (Along the days) (2006)
• Al Intizar (Waiting) (2006)
• Ahl al-Gharam (People of love) (2006)
• Sabaya (2009)
• Fengan El Dam (A cup of blood) (2009)
• Bok'et Dao'e (Spotlight) (2010)
• Alsarab (The mirage) (2011)
• Jalasat Nisa'iya (Women's sessions) (2011)
• Banat El-Aela (Family girls) (2012)
• Tahaluf alsabar (Cactus Alliance) (2014)
• Halawet Elrouh (Soul's sweetness) (2014)
• Fee Zoroof Ghameda (In mysterious circumstances) (2015)
• Alarrab (The Godfather) (2015)
• Al Ekhwa (The Brothers) (2015)
• Alf laylat walayla (A Thousand and One Nights) (2015)
• Al Tawarid (The Expelled) (2016)
• Shouq (Longing) (2017)
• Aloqab wa Alafra (The Eagle and Al Afra) (2017)
• Shababeek (Windows) (2017)
• Maqamat El-Ishq (Love stations) (2019)
• Khatam alnamr (Tiger seal) (2020)
• Alwajh alakhar (The other face) (2020)
• Squid Game (Korean netflix Serie) (2021)

Films

• Nadi El-Regal El-Serri (The Secret Men Club) (2019)
• Amwal Amma (Public funds) (2020)

Discography

Albums

• El Helwa (2019)

Singles and Music videos

Year	Title	Album	Video Clip Director
2017	Metghayar Alayi	N/A	Said El Marouk
2017	123 Habibi	N/A	Fabien Dufil
2018	Elaa Maak	N/A	N/A
2019	Areed Artah	N/A	Said El Marouk
2019	Shouqi	N/A	N/A

General references

• Web site: Artists of Palestinian Origin: Nisreen Tafesh. alwatanvoice.com. Donia Al-Watan. December 12, 2013. September 26, 2016. Arabic.

Notes and References

1. Web site: نسرين طافش تكشف عن عمرها الحقيقي وجنسيتها الأخرى، وتصرّح أفكر في الزواج . lahamag.com . Arabic . January 8, 2015 .
2. Web site: نجمات من أصول جزائرية سطعن في سماء الدراما السورية….من هن؟. Meem Magazine. Arabic. October 24, 2017. October 25, 2020. May 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526214513/https://meemmagazine.net/2017/10/24/%d9%86%d8%ac%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%a3%d8%b5%d9%88%d9%84-%d8%ac%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%a6%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%b3%d8%b7%d8%b9%d9%86-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%b3%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d8%b1/. dead.
3. Web site: نسرين طافش. MBC. Arabic. February 23, 2017.
4. Web site: من طالبة جامعية إلى بطولة أضخم عمل تاريخي عربي. Asharq Al-Awsat. Arabic. August 27, 2004.
5. Web site: نسرين طافش: "أنا مؤمنة بسوريتي حتى لو ما عندي جنسية". masrawy.com. Arabic. October 12, 2019.
6. Web site: في عيد ميلادها ما لا تعرفونه عن نسرين طافش. Hia Magazine . August 8, 2017.
7. Web site: نسرين طافش : "هولاكو" مسح ذاكرتي في لحظة واحدة. Alshahed . August 8, 2017.
8. Web site: Rabee' Qortoba. elcinema.com. Damlag. December 25, 2016.
9. Web site: نسرين طافش تبدأ بمشروع جديد بعيدًا عن التمثيل. Foochia. Arabic. January 16, 2017.
10. Web site: بـ 5 ملايين جنيه.. "نسرين طافش" الزوجة الثانية في نادي الرجال السري. masralarabia.net. Arabic. November 1, 2018.
11. Web site: الفنانة الفلسطينية نسرين طافش: لست بديلة لسوزان نجم الدين ويزعجني وجود فنانين بلا أخلاق. alwatanvoice.com. Arabic. August 27, 2004.
12. Web site: "أنا محظوظة مع المخرجين و"طماعة". al-ayyam. Arabic. March 18, 2004.
13. Web site: نسرين طافش:خبر طلاقي صحيح وهو نتيجة وصولنا إلى طريق مسدود. Sayidaty. Arabic. September 18, 2013.
14. Web site: Tawfiq Nasrallah . Syrian actress-singer Nesreen Tafesh marries Egyptian dentist . Gulf News . 5 July 2022 .
15. Web site: Yara Sameh . Nesreen Tafesh Divorce Finalized after 5 Months of Marriage . see.news . 21 November 2022 .
16. Web site: Actress Nisreen Tafesh faces jail time over bogus checks scandal . Al Bawaba . 4 April 2024 .
17. Web site: Nesreen Tafesh legal saga: resolving a 4 million pound dispute with a sack of cash . Al Bawaba . 9 May 2024 .