Soad Hosny
Acting
Born: January 26, 1943 · Bulaq, Cairo, Egypt
Died: June 21, 2001 (aged 58)
Highest Rated
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.
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Movies (84)
The Choice
Sherifa
The Third Class
Manaa
Afghanistan For What?
امرأة أفغانية
Love in a Jail Cell
فايزة حسن
Eshaet Hob
Samiha
The Hunger
زبيده
El mughammerun el talata
Mona منى
Amira.. My Love
Amira
Fares Bani Hemdan
Naglaa نجلاء
Karnak
Zeinab
The Shepherd and the Women
وفاء
A Bit of Torment
إلهام / سلوى
Shafiqa and Metwally
شفيقة
People Of The Top
Siham
The Tale of Three Girls
Shahira شهيرة
My Wife & the Dog
سعاد
Too Young for Love
Samiha / Karima سميحة عبدالسلام/ كريمة عبدالسلام
The Suspect
Fatima/Batta
The People and the Nile
Nadia
Al-Qadisiyya
شيرين
The Second Wife
Fatma فاطمة
3 Men and a Woman
ثريا
The Place of Weeping Lovers
سكينه
The Laughing Crime
Laila ليلى
Hassan and Nayima
نعيمة
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun
عطيات
A Dinner Date
نوال إبراهيم كامل
Why Am I Living
نبيلة
His Excellency, The Ambassador
Huda هدى
Stranger In My House
عفاف عبدالواحد
Sunset and Sunrise
مديحة
The Showgirl
فايزة
The Lost Love
Laila ليلى
Gharamiat emaraa
أمينة
The Road
Elham إلهام
Watch Out for Zuzu
Zuzu/Zeinab
Sweet and Naughty
عزيزة عبدالمُتجلي سطوحي/ نوسة وجدي
Aaela Zeze
Sanaa Shalaby سناء شلبي
Hekayet Gawaz
Adela عديلة منصور
No Understanding
Laila ليلى
The Seven Daughters
سلوى
Past Love
Maha مها
Cairo 30
إحسان
Where Is My Mind?
Aida
Women in the City
ضيف شرف-بنفسها
Men Gheir Ma'ad
سلوى
The Game of Love and Marriage
Ameira أميرة
El dow' El khafet
نوال
The Three Troublemakers
ميرفت
Shabab Magnoun Geddan
Madiha (Ismat) مديحة (عصمت)
The Well of Deprivation
Nahed / Mervit ناهد / مرفت
Nadia
Nadia/Mona نادية / منى
The Little Charmer
هنية
The Groom Arrives Tomorrow
سميرة
The Girls in Summer
سميحة
Whom Should We Shoot?
Tahany
The Wedding Night
Salwa
Mean yekdar al-aziza
مشاهدي عرض الأزياء
Chakawet rejala
فريدة مدبولي
The Teenagers
Nahed ناهد
The Headmaster Woman
هدى
Marriage on the Modern Way
نهى
H-3
سعاد خطيبة احمد
Shakket Al-Talaba
Mona منى
Bird Of The Orient
ريم
For Men Only
Salwa/Hassan سلوى (حسن)
Eve and the monkey
نادية
The Fear
سعاد
Strangers
نادية
Shakawet banat
Amany أمانى
Lady Aziza
Aziza - عزيزة
El talata yuhebbunaha
Iman ايمان
First Love
Donia دنيا
Baba Ayez Keda
نادية شكري
Fire of Love
Nadia نادية
Money and Women
نعمت
Serr el hareba
Horia حورية
ُُThe Student and the Teacher
سلوى
The Savage
Baheya
Dearest Beloved
كوثر
Al-Ozab Al-Thalatha
Elham إلهام
Meeting at the Tower
آمال
صراع مع الملائكة
نجوى
اللقاء الثاني
هدى
TV Shows (7)
Self / Appearances (1)
Producing (1)
Other Crew (11)
He and She Stories
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Amira.. My Love
Songs
A Bit of Torment
Songs
Shafiqa and Metwally
Songs
Too Young for Love
Songs
The Showgirl
Songs
Watch Out for Zuzu
Songs
Sweet and Naughty
Songs
Shabab Magnoun Geddan
Songs
ُُThe Student and the Teacher
Songs
The Savage
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