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
Al-Qadisiyya (1981)
as شيرين
The Shepherd and the Women (1991)
as وفاء
Eshaet Hob (1960)
as Samiha
The Three Troublemakers (1962)
as ميرفت
Lady Aziza (1961)
as Aziza - عزيزة
The People and the Nile (1972)
as Nadia
H-3 (1961)
as سعاد خطيبة احمد
Shabab Magnoun Geddan (1967)
as Madiha (Ismat) مديحة (عصمت)
People Of The Top (1981)
as Siham
Bird Of The Orient (1986)
as ريم
The Headmaster Woman (1968)
as هدى
Aaela Zeze (1963)
as Sanaa Shalaby سناء شلبي
Hassan and Nayima (1959)
as نعيمة
The Tale of Three Girls (1968)
as Shahira شهيرة
صراع مع الملائكة (1962)
as نجوى
Cairo 30 (1966)
as إحسان
3 Men and a Woman (1960)
as ثريا
Whom Should We Shoot? (1975)
as Tahany
The Laughing Crime (1963)
as Laila ليلى
Where Is My Mind? (1974)
as Aida
Amira.. My Love (1975)
as Amira
Eve and the monkey (1968)
as نادية
The Place of Weeping Lovers (1966)
as سكينه
Afghanistan For What? (1984)
as امرأة أفغانية
El talata yuhebbunaha (1965)
as Iman ايمان
Stranger In My House (1982)
as عفاف عبدالواحد
First Love (1964)
as Donia دنيا
Hekayet Gawaz (1964)
as Adela عديلة منصور
The Suspect (1981)
as Fatima/Batta
The Girls in Summer (1960)
as سميحة
Shafiqa and Metwally (1978)
as شفيقة
Strangers (1973)
as نادية
The Well of Deprivation (1969)
as Nahed / Mervit ناهد / مرفت
Serr el hareba (1963)
as Horia حورية
Fares Bani Hemdan (1966)
as Naglaa نجلاء
El mughammerun el talata (1965)
as Mona منى
A Dinner Date (1981)
as نوال إبراهيم كامل
Nadia (1969)
as Nadia/Mona نادية / منى
The Second Wife (1967)
as Fatma فاطمة
Past Love (1973)
as Maha مها
The Seven Daughters (1961)
as سلوى
Too Young for Love (1966)
as Samiha / Karima سميحة عبدالسلام/ كريمة عبدالسلام
The Hunger (1986)
as زبيده
Sweet and Naughty (1968)
as عزيزة عبدالمُتجلي سطوحي/ نوسة وجدي
Watch Out for Zuzu (1972)
as Zuzu/Zeinab
The Choice (1971)
as Sherifa
For Men Only (1964)
as Salwa/Hassan سلوى (حسن)
My Wife & the Dog (1971)
as سعاد
Chakawet rejala (1966)
as فريدة مدبولي
The Fear (1972)
as سعاد
Al-Ozab Al-Thalatha (1964)
as Elham إلهام
The Lost Love (1970)
as Laila ليلى
Marriage on the Modern Way (1968)
as نهى
Mean yekdar al-aziza (1975)
as مشاهدي عرض الأزياء
Gharamiat emaraa (1960)
as أمينة
Dearest Beloved (1961)
as كوثر
The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni (2011)
as Herself
The Third Class (1988)
as Manaa
Money and Women (1960)
as نعمت
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun (1962)
as عطيات
ُُThe Student and the Teacher (1968)
as سلوى
Meeting at the Tower (1962)
as آمال
The Showgirl (1969)
as فايزة
The Game of Love and Marriage (1964)
as Ameira أميرة
A Bit of Torment (1969)
as إلهام / سلوى
Why Am I Living (1961)
as نبيلة
The Wedding Night (1966)
as Salwa
The Little Charmer (1963)
as هنية
Sunset and Sunrise (1970)
as مديحة
The Savage (1979)
as Baheya
The Groom Arrives Tomorrow (1963)
as سميرة
Karnak (1975)
as Zeinab
Fire of Love (1968)
as Nadia نادية
Shakawet banat (1963)
as Amany أمانى
اللقاء الثاني (1967)
as هدى
The Road (1964)
as Elham إلهام
Women in the City (1977)
as ضيف شرف-بنفسها
El dow' El khafet (1961)
as نوال
Men Gheir Ma'ad (1962)
as سلوى
His Excellency, The Ambassador (1966)
as Huda هدى
Shakket Al-Talaba (1967)
as Mona منى
The Teenagers (1964)
as Nahed ناهد
No Understanding (1961)
as Laila ليلى
Love in a Jail Cell (1983)
as فايزة حسن
Baba Ayez Keda (1968)
as نادية شكري