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