Sanaa Gamil
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Born to a Coptic Orthodox family in Minya Governorate, she moved to Cairo to pursue her acting career and changed her name to Sanaa Gamil. One of her most notable roles was Nefisah in front of Omar Sharif in the movie Bidaya wa nihaya (A Beginning and an End) directed by Salah Abouseif in 1960. The movie was based on a novel with the same name by the Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz. Sanaa Gamil won the best supporting actress award at the Moscow Film Festival in 1961 for her role in this movie. Not only a movie actress, but more importantly one of the best Egyptian theater actresses. She has also played a number of roles on the French Stage for La Comedie Francaise. She was married to the famous Egyptian journalist Louis Greiss and had no children. She also acted in a number of TV series like Oyoun (Eyes) with Fuad Al Mohandes, and in a number of plays such as The Visit with Gamil Rateb
Known for
Credits
What is wrong with the world (1988)
as سنية
The Message (1976)
as Sumayya
المجد (1957)
Actor
The Beginning and the End (1960)
as Nefisah
Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better (1998)
as Sayed's Mother
The Lady's Driver (1993)
as لطيفة هانم شوكت باشا
Doubt, My Love (1979)
as بهيجة
April Fool (1954)
Actor
Ahlan Ya Captin (1978)
Actor
Zeinab (1952)
as مسعودة
I'll Never Cry (1957)
as Samiha
The Second Wife (1967)
as Hafiza حفيظة
Lady of The Train (1952)
as Afaf
Ana Wi Habibi (1953)
as Fake Lover
The Cursed (1979)
as بهيرة
Al Shaytan wal Kharif (1972)
as نرجس
The Sky Devils (1956)
as Head Nurse - رئيسة الممرضات
Iidini eaqlak (1952)
as Bahiga
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna (1953)
Actor
Have Mercy (1953)
Actor
Money slaves (1953)
as فتاة المنحلة بالكباريه
The Great Clown (1952)
Actor
Dawn of a New Day (1964)
as Nayla
Nessa Khalf Al Qodban (1986)
Actor
أهل الهوى (1955)
as زوبة الشغالة
No Tears (1961)
Actor
When Evening Comes (1985)
Actor
The Basement (1987)
as أم الخير
A solution that pleases all (1986)
Actor
الميعاد (1955)
Actor
A Heart of Gold (1959)
as Awsaf
Ya Zalemni (1954)
Actor
Al-Kharteet (1987)
as نرجس
killer mother (1952)
Actor
Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' (1956)
Actor
Nisaa Fi Hayaty (1957)
Actor
Back Streets (1974)
Actor
Adam and Eve (1951)
as Magdy Siddiq Sami's fiancée
Tawheeda (1976)
as أم توحيده
Spring Fantasies (1955)
Actor
Kedt Ahdem Baity (1954)
Actor
Good News (1952)
as Noura نورا
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool (1953)
as زوجة المرابي اليهودي
زوجات وأزواج (1969)
Actor
House of Sand (1972)
Actor
Isalu kalbi (1952)
Actor
Your Wisdom, God! (1976)
Actor
Nahed (—)
as Gamalat
شريك حياتى (1953)
as سهير
Maa Al Ayam (1958)
Actor
The Impossible (1965)
as فاطمة
The Unknown (1984)
as Aleya "The Mother"
Fi Sharaa Meen (1953)
Actor
Some Live Twice (1971)
Actor
زهرة الصبار (1967)
as الآنسة جيهان
Mr. K (1994)
Actor
Marret El-ayam (1954)
Actor