Soad Hosny
Acting • Born 1943-01-26 – Died 2001-06-21
Biography
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.
Filmography
92 credits
Women in the City
Movie • 1977
ضيف شرف-بنفسها
Meeting at the Tower
Movie • 1962
آمال
A Dinner Date
Movie • 1981
نوال إبراهيم كامل
Sunset and Sunrise
Movie • 1970
مديحة
The Second Wife
Movie • 1967
Fatma فاطمة
Whom Should We Shoot?
Movie • 1975
Tahany
Shafiqa and Metwally
Movie • 1978
شفيقة
Cairo 30
Movie • 1966
إحسان
Bird Of The Orient
Movie • 1986
ريم
The Choice
Movie • 1971
Sherifa
The Girls in Summer
Movie • 1960
سميحة
Eshaet Hob
Movie • 1960
Samiha
The Hunger
Movie • 1986
زبيده
Karnak
Movie • 1975
Zeinab
Al-Qadisiyya
Movie • 1981
شيرين
The Road
Movie • 1964
Elham إلهام
The People and the Nile
Movie • 1972
Nadia
Hassan and Nayima
Movie • 1959
نعيمة
The Suspect
Movie • 1981
Fatima/Batta
People Of The Top
Movie • 1981
Siham
The Tale of Three Girls
Movie • 1968
Shahira شهيرة
For Men Only
Movie • 1964
Salwa/Hassan سلوى (حسن)
The Shepherd and the Women
Movie • 1991
وفاء
My Wife & the Dog
Movie • 1971
سعاد
Watch Out for Zuzu
Movie • 1972
Zuzu/Zeinab
Deprivation Well
Movie • 1969
Nahed / Mervit ناهد / مرفت
Too Young for Love
Movie • 1966
Samiha / Karima سميحة عبدالسلام/ كريمة عبدالسلام
Stranger In My House
Movie • 1982
عفاف عبدالواحد
The Groom Arrives Tomorrow
Movie • 1963
سميرة
Strangers
Movie • 1973
نادية
Marriage on the Modern Way
Movie • 1968
نهى
His Excellency, The Ambassador
Movie • 1966
Huda هدى
The Third Class
Movie • 1988
Manaa
A Bit of Torment
Movie • 1969
إلهام / سلوى
Lady Aziza
Movie • 1961
Aziza - عزيزة
Nadia
Movie • 1969
Nadia/Mona نادية / منى
ُُThe Student and the Teacher
Movie • 1968
سلوى
Shakket Al-Talaba
Movie • 1967
Mona منى
The Savage
Movie • 1979
Baheya
Love in a Jail Cell
Movie • 1983
فايزة حسن
The Place of Weeping Lovers
Movie • 1966
سكينه
The Lost Love
Movie • 1970
Laila ليلى
Chakawet rejala
Movie • 1966
فريدة مدبولي
Amira.. My Love
Movie • 1975
Amira
Shabab Magnoun Geddan
Movie • 1967
Madiha (Ismat) مديحة (عصمت)
The Showgirl
Movie • 1969
فايزة
The Game of Love and Marriage
Movie • 1964
Ameira أميرة
The Fear
Movie • 1972
سعاد
The Laughing Crime
Movie • 1963
Laila ليلى
Fire of Love
Movie • 1968
Nadia نادية
Past Love
Movie • 1973
Maha مها
Fares Bani Hemdan
Movie • 1966
Naglaa نجلاء
Where Is My Mind ?
Movie • 1974
Aida
The Headmaster Woman
Movie • 1968
هدى
El mughammerun el talata
Movie • 1965
Mona منى
Sweet and Naughty
Movie • 1968
عزيزة عبدالمُتجلي سطوحي/ نوسة وجدي
Eve and the monkey
Movie • 1968
نادية
El talata yuhebbunaha
Movie • 1965
Iman ايمان
Al-Ozab Al-Thalatha
Movie • 1964
Elham إلهام
The Seven Daughters
Movie • 1961
سلوى
Serr el hareba
Movie • 1963
Horia حورية
The Teenagers
Movie • 1964
Nahed ناهد
Hekayet Gawaz
Movie • 1964
Adela عديلة منصور
The Little Charmer
Movie • 1963
هنية
First Love
Movie • 1964
Donia دنيا
Zizi's Family
Movie • 1963
Sanaa Shalaby سناء شلبي
Shakawet banat
Movie • 1963
Amany أمانى
The Three Troublemakers
Movie • 1962
ميرفت
No Understanding
Movie • 1961
Laila ليلى
H-3
Movie • 1961
سعاد خطيبة احمد
Baba Ayez Keda
Movie • 1968
نادية شكري
Why Am I Living
Movie • 1961
نبيلة
Dearest Beloved
Movie • 1961
كوثر
The Wedding Night
Movie • 1966
Salwa
Gharamiat emaraa
Movie • 1960
أمينة
3 Men and a Woman
Movie • 1960
ثريا
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun
Movie • 1962
عطيات
Men Gheir Ma'ad
Movie • 1962
سلوى
El dow' El khafet
Movie • 1961
نوال
Money and Women
Movie • 1960
نعمت
اللقاء الثاني
Movie • 1967
هدى
صراع مع الملائكة
Movie • 1962
نجوى
Afghanistan For What?
Movie • 1984
امرأة أفغانية
Mean yekdar al-aziza
Movie • 1975
مشاهدي عرض الأزياء
The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni
Movie • 2011
Herself
أيام معه
TV • 1967
ريم
Nadia
TV • 1968
نادية
لا شيء يهم
TV • 1964
سناء
He and She Stories
TV • 1985
الحب الضائع
TV • 1969
نادية
النورس
TV • 1972
د. مروة عبدالغفار حمزاوي
من أنا؟
TV • 1975
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