Name
Soad Hosny
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1943-01-26
Deathday
2001-06-21 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Bulaq, Cairo, Egypt
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.
Known For
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Shehata Abu Kaff, goes to Cairo to play for Zamalek club. The club buys him an apartment, ...
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A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the v...
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The film tells the story of an ex-burglar who is struggling to lead a normal life with his...
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Hussein, a shy young man, is desperately in love with Samiha. However, Samiha is more inte...
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When a free-spirited sailor is found murdered, his twin brother, a famous novelist, is the...
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A girl leaves behind her past life as a dancer working in Mohammed Ali Street and enters c...
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This movie revolves around the story of an innocent girl (Nawal) who was married to a rich...
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The everyday lives, loves and dreams of a slightly kooky modern middle-class Egyptian fami...
- 1977 Women in the City as ضيف شرف-بنفسها
- 1962 Meeting at the Tower as آمال
- 1981 A Dinner Date as نوال إبراهيم كامل
- 1970 Sunset and Sunrise as مديحة
- 1967 The Second Wife as Fatma فاطمة
- 1975 Whom Should We Shoot? as Tahany
- 1978 Shafiqa and Metwally as شفيقة
- 1966 Cairo 30 as إحسان
- 1986 Bird Of The Orient as ريم
- 1971 The Choice as Sherifa
- 1960 The Girls in Summer as سميحة
- 1960 Eshaet Hob as Samiha
- 1986 The Hunger as زبيده
- 1975 Karnak as Zeinab
- 1981 Al-Qadisiyya as شيرين
- 1964 The Road as Elham إلهام
- 1972 The People and the Nile as Nadia
- 1959 Hassan and Nayima as نعيمة
- 1981 The Suspect as Fatima/Batta
- 1981 People Of The Top as Siham
- 1968 The Tale of Three Girls as Shahira شهيرة
- 1964 For Men Only as Salwa/Hassan سلوى (حسن)
- 1991 The Shepherd and the Women as وفاء
- 1971 My Wife & the Dog as سعاد
- 1972 Watch Out for Zuzu as Zuzu/Zeinab
- 1969 The Well of Deprivation as Nahed / Mervit ناهد / مرفت
- 1966 Too Young for Love as Samiha / Karima سميحة عبدالسلام/ كريمة عبدالسلام
- 1982 Stranger In My House as عفاف عبدالواحد
- 1963 The Groom Arrives Tomorrow as سميرة
- 1973 Strangers as نادية
- 1968 Marriage on the Modern Way as نهى
- 1966 His Excellency, The Ambassador as Huda هدى
- 1988 The Third Class as Manaa
- 1969 A Bit of Torment as إلهام / سلوى
- 1961 Lady Aziza as Aziza - عزيزة
- 1969 Nadia as Nadia/Mona نادية / منى
- 1968 ُُThe Student and the Teacher as سلوى
- 1967 Shakket Al-Talaba as Mona منى
- 1979 The Savage as Baheya
- 1983 Love in a Jail Cell as فايزة حسن
- 1966 The Place of Weeping Lovers as سكينه
- 1970 The Lost Love as Laila ليلى
- 1966 Chakawet rejala as فريدة مدبولي
- 1975 Amira.. My Love as Amira
- 1967 Shabab Magnoun Geddan as Madiha (Ismat) مديحة (عصمت)
- 1969 The Showgirl as فايزة
- 1964 The Game of Love and Marriage as Ameira أميرة
- 1972 The Fear as سعاد
- 1963 The Laughing Crime as Laila ليلى
- 1974 Where Is My Mind? as Aida
- 1973 Past Love as Maha مها
- 1968 The Headmaster Woman as هدى
- 1968 Sweet and Naughty as عزيزة عبدالمُتجلي سطوحي/ نوسة وجدي
- 1968 Eve and the monkey as نادية
- 1968 Fire of Love as Nadia نادية
- 1966 Fares Bani Hemdan as Naglaa نجلاء
- 1965 El talata yuhebbunaha as Iman ايمان
- 1965 El mughammerun el talata as Mona منى
- 1964 Al-Ozab Al-Thalatha as Elham إلهام
- 1961 The Seven Daughters as سلوى
- 1964 The Teenagers as Nahed ناهد
- 1964 First Love as Donia دنيا
- 1964 Hekayet Gawaz as Adela عديلة منصور
- 1963 The Little Charmer as هنية
- 1963 Serr el hareba as Horia حورية
- 1963 Aaela Zeze as Sanaa Shalaby سناء شلبي
- 1963 Shakawet banat as Amany أمانى
- 1962 The Three Troublemakers as ميرفت
- 1961 No Understanding as Laila ليلى
- 1961 H-3 as سعاد خطيبة احمد
- 1968 Baba Ayez Keda as نادية شكري
- 1961 Why Am I Living as نبيلة
- 1961 Dearest Beloved as كوثر
- 1966 The Wedding Night as Salwa
- 1960 Gharamiat emaraa as أمينة
- 1960 3 Men and a Woman as ثريا
- 1961 El dow' El khafet as نوال
- 1962 Men Gheir Ma'ad as سلوى
- 1962 Ghosn Al-Zaytoun as عطيات
- 1960 Money and Women as نعمت
- 1967 اللقاء الثاني as هدى
- 1962 صراع مع الملائكة as نجوى
- 1984 Afghanistan For What? as امرأة أفغانية
- 1975 Mean yekdar al-aziza as مشاهدي عرض الأزياء
- 2011 The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni as Herself
- 1967 أيام معه ( 1 episode ) as ريم
- 1964 لا شيء يهم ( 2 episodes ) as سناء
- 1968 Nadia ( 1 episode ) as نادية
- 1985 He and She Stories ( 10 episodes )
- 1969 الحب الضائع ( 1 episode ) as نادية
- 1972 النورس ( 1 episode ) as د. مروة عبدالغفار حمزاوي
- 1975 من أنا؟ ( 1 episode ) as ليلى
