Amy Roko

✨ Amy Roko

Saudi Comedian & Actress

🔹 Stage Name: Amy Roko

🔹 Born: 1992 (age 32–33) – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

🔹 Nationality: Saudi 🇸🇦

🔹 Occupation: Comedian 🎭, Student 👩‍🎓, Actress 🎬

🔹 Native Language: Arabic 🇸🇦

🔹 Languages: Arabic

🔹 Awards: 🏆 BBC 100 Women (2016)

👤 Personal Life

Very little is known about her real identity.

Born in 1992 in Riyadh, she studies medicine.

She hides her real identity by wearing a niqab that covers her whole body except the eyes 👀.

🌟 Fame

Started her career as a comedian on Vine 🎥, sharing funny clips with her friends.

Addressed sensitive topics in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world, especially politics, religion, and women’s issues.

March 2014 ➡️ published her first online post.

By December 2016:

📸 Instagram: around 1.4 million followers.

🐦 Twitter: more than 70,000 followers.

🕌 Society

Always appears veiled (niqab), reflecting modesty and religious commitment in Saudi society.

She believes her content breaks stereotypes and challenges traditional gender relations in the Kingdom.

Faced threats and even people attempting to photograph her house in the early days, but she chose to ignore them and continue her career ✊.

🏅 Awards & Recognition

In 2016: Selected among the BBC 100 Women list of the most influential and inspiring women.