Soad Hosny
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Soad Hosny (January 26, 1943 - June 21, 2001) was an Egyptian actress born in Cairo to a household known as "the artists' home". Her father was renowned calligrapher Mohamed Hosni. Her half-sister Nagat El Saghira was a famous singer. Soad’s career began at a young age and her talents were first noticed by author Abdelrahman El Khamissy. She's one of the most influential actresses in the Arab world and is known as the "Cinderella of the Screen". Hosny appeared in no less than 9 movies listed in the "Top 100 Egyptian films", compiled in 1996 in celebration of the centenary of Egyptian cinema. Soad was known for her versatility as an actress and her ability to play a wide range of characters, from comedic and lighthearted roles to dramatic and tragic ones. She was also known for her singing, which was featured in many of her films. Due to illness, she retired from acting in 1991 at just 48. Hosny's final screen appearance was in The Shepherd and the Women (1991), directed by her ex-husband, Ali Badrakhan. She starred alongside Ahmed Zaki in the TV series "Hekayat Howa wa Heya" (1985), a show that tackled social issues such as gender inequality. She received numerous awards in her career for starring in movies such as Sunset and Sunrise (1970), Where Is My Mind (1974), A Dinner Date (1981), and many other films. Some consider her to be the only actress who rivaled Faten Hamama as the best Egyptian actress of the 20th century. She can be seen in her best form in Cairo 30 (1966), Too Young for Love (1966), Al Karnak (1975), Watch Out for Zouzou (1972), and Youssef Chahine's The Choice (1971). In 2001, Soad Hosny died after falling from the balcony of her friend's apartment in London; the real cause of her death is still unknown. She remains engraved in the Egyptian film industry and the hearts of many until today.
Known for
Credits
Eshaet Hob (1960)
as Samiha
Al-Qadisiyya (1981)
as شيرين
The Choice (1971)
as Sherifa
The Second Wife (1967)
as Fatma فاطمة
The Shepherd and the Women (1991)
as وفاء
3 Men and a Woman (1960)
as ثريا
Afghanistan For What? (1984)
as امرأة أفغانية
The Headmaster Woman (1968)
as هدى
The Hunger (1986)
as زبيده
Karnak (1975)
as Zeinab
For Men Only (1964)
as Salwa/Hassan سلوى (حسن)
The Place of Weeping Lovers (1966)
as سكينه
Stranger In My House (1982)
as عفاف عبدالواحد
Watch Out for Zuzu (1972)
as Zuzu/Zeinab
The Suspect (1981)
as Fatima/Batta
Love in a Jail Cell (1983)
as فايزة حسن
Where Is My Mind? (1974)
as Aida
People Of The Top (1981)
as Siham
My Wife & the Dog (1971)
as سعاد
The Tale of Three Girls (1968)
as Shahira شهيرة
Cairo 30 (1966)
as إحسان
The People and the Nile (1972)
as Nadia
The Third Class (1988)
as Manaa
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun (1962)
as عطيات
Shafiqa and Metwally (1978)
as شفيقة
The Girls in Summer (1960)
as سميحة
El dow' El khafet (1961)
as نوال
Gharamiat emaraa (1960)
as أمينة
A Dinner Date (1981)
as نوال إبراهيم كامل
Sweet and Naughty (1968)
as عزيزة عبدالمُتجلي سطوحي/ نوسة وجدي
Shabab Magnoun Geddan (1967)
as Madiha (Ismat) مديحة (عصمت)
Money and Women (1960)
as نعمت
Hassan and Nayima (1959)
as نعيمة
Amira.. My Love (1975)
as Amira
Lady Aziza (1961)
as Aziza - عزيزة
The Well of Deprivation (1969)
as Nahed / Mervit ناهد / مرفت
Shakket Al-Talaba (1967)
as Mona منى
El mughammerun el talata (1965)
as Mona منى
Eve and the monkey (1968)
as نادية
Aaela Zeze (1963)
as Sanaa Shalaby سناء شلبي
The Wedding Night (1966)
as Salwa
Bird Of The Orient (1986)
as ريم
The Fear (1972)
as سعاد
Women in the City (1977)
as ضيف شرف-بنفسها
The Showgirl (1969)
as فايزة
A Bit of Torment (1969)
as إلهام / سلوى
The Little Charmer (1963)
as هنية
ُُThe Student and the Teacher (1968)
as سلوى
Men Gheir Ma'ad (1962)
as سلوى
The Savage (1979)
as Baheya
The Laughing Crime (1963)
as Laila ليلى
His Excellency, The Ambassador (1966)
as Huda هدى
Marriage on the Modern Way (1968)
as نهى
The Groom Arrives Tomorrow (1963)
as سميرة
Nadia (1969)
as Nadia/Mona نادية / منى
Mean yekdar al-aziza (1975)
as مشاهدي عرض الأزياء
The Three Troublemakers (1962)
as ميرفت
The Lost Love (1970)
as Laila ليلى
The Game of Love and Marriage (1964)
as Ameira أميرة
First Love (1964)
as Donia دنيا
The Road (1964)
as Elham إلهام
Too Young for Love (1966)
as Samiha / Karima سميحة عبدالسلام/ كريمة عبدالسلام
Sunset and Sunrise (1970)
as مديحة
Whom Should We Shoot? (1975)
as Tahany
Strangers (1973)
as نادية
The Seven Daughters (1961)
as سلوى
اللقاء الثاني (1967)
as هدى
Fares Bani Hemdan (1966)
as Naglaa نجلاء
Dearest Beloved (1961)
as كوثر
El talata yuhebbunaha (1965)
as Iman ايمان
Chakawet rejala (1966)
as فريدة مدبولي
Why Am I Living (1961)
as نبيلة
No Understanding (1961)
as Laila ليلى
Al-Ozab Al-Thalatha (1964)
as Elham إلهام
Shakawet banat (1963)
as Amany أمانى
Fire of Love (1968)
as Nadia نادية
Past Love (1973)
as Maha مها
Baba Ayez Keda (1968)
as نادية شكري
Hekayet Gawaz (1964)
as Adela عديلة منصور
H-3 (1961)
as سعاد خطيبة احمد
The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni (2011)
as Herself
صراع مع الملائكة (1962)
as نجوى
The Teenagers (1964)
as Nahed ناهد
Meeting at the Tower (1962)
as آمال
Serr el hareba (1963)
as Horia حورية