Nesreen Tafesh (; born February 15, 1982) is an

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actress and singer born in

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Early life

Nesreen was born in

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to the Palestinian poet and author Yousef Tafesh from

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and an Algerian mother. She has seven sisters and her maternal grandmother is of Moroccan descent. She graduated from the

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in Damascus in 2008. Nesreen is considered a Syrian actress, yet she only has Algerian nationality.

Career

Nesreen's first act ever was in a biography series about

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when she was still studying at the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts. Afterward, she worked in the series (), playing the lead female role of Subh, wife of Caliph

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. The work was written by

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. In 2017, she started singing by releasing the single "Metghayar Alayi". She used to live in

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, before she moved to Egypt in late 2018, in which she acted in the film ().

Personal life

While still in college, Tafesh was briefly engaged to the Syrian movie and TV director of Palestinian origin, Al-Mothanna Sobah. She was later married to an Emirati businessman from 2008 to 2013. In November 2020, she disclosed her engagement; however, no marriage materialized. In July 2022, she announced her marriage with Egyptian energy healer Sherif Sharkawy; however, the marriage only lasted for five months. The couple reunited in April 2023, but parted ways again by July of the same year. In January 2025, she revealed that she had married Egyptian jewelry businessman Ahmed Johar, marking her third marriage.

Controversy

In 2014, Dima Bayaa, actress and co-worker at ''Sabaya'', exposed Tafesh's affair with her ex-husband

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, calling her a "homewrecker." This led to a lawsuit, and Dima was fined $1,300 by a Dubai court for

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. On January 30, 2023, the Public Prosecution assigned Tafesh to the Sheikh Zayed District Office of

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for issuing a

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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. On May 8, 2024, Tafesh managed to settle the dispute by paying the entire amount in cash.

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

References

General references

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tafesh, Nesreen 1982 births Living people Syrian film actresses Entertainers from Aleppo Syrian television actresses 21st-century Syrian actresses Syrian people of Palestinian descent Syrian people of Algerian descent Algerian people of Palestinian descent Syrian actresses