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