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