Soad Hosny

Soad Hosny

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.

Acting

2011

1988

1986

The Hunger

زبيده

1985

1983

Love in a Jail Cell

فايزة حسن

1982

Stranger In My House

عفاف عبدالواحد

1981

A Dinner Date

نوال إبراهيم كامل

1981

The Suspect

Fatima/Batta

1981

Al-Qadisiyya

شيرين

1981

1979

1978

1975

1975

1974

1972

1972

1971

The Choice

Sherifa

1970

1969

Deprivation Well

Nahed / Mervit ناهد / مرفت

1969

The Showgirl

فايزة

1968

Nadia

نادية

1968

Fire of Love

Nadia نادية

1967

The Second Wife

Fatma فاطمة

1967

1966

Cairo 30

إحسان

1966

Too Young for Love

Samiha / Karima سميحة عبدالسلام/ كريمة عبدالسلام

1964

1963

The Laughing Crime

Laila ليلى

1963

1963

Zizi's Family

Sanaa Shalaby سناء شلبي

1961

1960

1960

1959

Sound

Production

1979

The Savage

Producer

Infos

Full Name
Soad Hosny
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
1/26/1943
Date of Death
6/21/2001
Also Known As

سعاد حسني

Soad Hosni

Суад Хусни

Souad Hosny

سعاد حسني البابا

Souad Hosni

Suad Husni

سعاد محمد محمود حسني أمين البابا

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