Her French theater teacher, impressed by her work, assigned her to write and direct school plays for the next three years.
[1] After a few years of working behind the camera as an executive producer and art director, Jowy landed several small roles in television series, slowly working her way up to leading roles in “Eshk el Nisa’” (Women in Passion)[2] and “’ilakat Khassa” (Private Affairs).
Both series were pan-arab, bringing together actors from all over the Middle East, making her known to viewers all over the Arab world.
Her leading roles continued in many projects, local and pan-arab, notably “Awal Nazra” (At First Sight),[3] “Mahroumin” (The Deprived),[4][3][5] “Sarkhet Rouh” (Cry of the Soul),[6] “Shouq” (Longing),[3] “Mozakarat A’shika Sabika” (Diaries of a Past Lover), “Madrasat el Hob” (School of Love), “A’ndi Aleb” (I Have a Heart),[7][8] “Hawa Asfar” (Yellow Winds)[9][10] etc.
[12] For one month, she underwent intense Indonesian language classes for six hours a day as well as training sessions with the rest of the cast during the pre-production phase.