Sanaa Gamil
Acting • Born 1930-04-27 – Died 2002-12-22
Biography
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
Filmography
66 credits
Dawn of a New Day
Movie • 1964
Nayla
The Great Clown
Movie • 1952
Mr. K
Movie • 1994
Spring Fantasies
Movie • 1955
Good News
Movie • 1952
Noura نورا
The Cursed
Movie • 1979
baheria
The Second Wife
Movie • 1967
Hafiza حفيظة
The Impossible
Movie • 1965
فاطمة
Lady of The Train
Movie • 1952
Afaf
killer mother
Movie • 1952
The Sky Devils
Movie • 1956
Head Nurse - رئيسة الممرضات
The Basement
Movie • 1987
Iidini eaqlak
Movie • 1952
Bahiga
Adam and Eve
Movie • 1951
Magdy Siddiq Sami's fiancée
Marret El-ayam
Movie • 1954
April Fool
Movie • 1954
Fi Sharaa Meen
Movie • 1953
شريك حياتى
Movie • 1953
سهير
Zeinab
Movie • 1952
مسعودة
Your Wisdom, God!
Movie • 1976
The Beginning and the End
Movie • 1960
Nefisah
Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better
Movie • 1998
Sayed's Mother
The Lady's Driver
Movie • 1993
لطيفة هانم شوكت باشا
Have Mercy
Movie • 1953
Nessa Khalf Al Qodban
Movie • 1986
I'll Never Cry
Movie • 1957
Samiha
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
Movie • 1957
Al Shaytan wal Kharif
Movie • 1972
نرجس
Money slaves
Movie • 1953
فتاة المنحلة بالكباريه
The Unknown
Movie • 1984
Aleya "The Mother"
Doubt, My Love
Movie • 1979
بهيجة
Ana Wi Habibi
Movie • 1953
Fake Lover
Tawheeda
Movie • 1976
أم توحيده
Ya Zalemni
Movie • 1954
Back Streets
Movie • 1974
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
Movie • 1953
زوجة المرابي اليهودي
زهرة الصبار
Movie • 1967
الآنسة جيهان
No Tears
Movie • 1961
Nahed
Movie
Gamalat
Heart of Gold
Movie • 1959
Awsaf
Ahlan Ya Captin
Movie • 1978
Kedt Ahdem Baity
Movie • 1954
زوجات وأزواج
Movie • 1969
Isalu kalbi
Movie • 1952
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
Movie • 1953
Maa Al Ayam
Movie • 1958
Al-Kharteet
Movie • 1987
A solution that pleases all
Movie • 1986
Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'
Movie • 1956
أهل الهوى
Movie • 1955
زوبة الشغالة
Some Live Twice
Movie • 1971
When Evening Comes
Movie • 1985
الميعاد
Movie • 1955
The Message
Movie • 1976
Sumayya
الحب وسنينه
TV • 1989
قلوب فقدت الحب
TV • 1977
إصلاحية جبل الليمون
TV • 1979
Aunt Safiya & the Monastery
TV • 1996
An Escape Night
TV • 1989
اللعبة المجنونة
TV • 1991
The White Flag
TV • 1988
فضة المعداوي
Saken Osady
TV • 1995
سلوى
Eyes
TV • 1980
أزواج لكن غرباء
TV • 1986
الجاهزين قوي
TV • 1968
أشجان
TV • 1970