Soad Hosny
Acting
Born 1943-01-26
Died 2001-06-21
Bulaq, Cairo, Egypt
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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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Filmography
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Acting
59 credits
النورس
The Shepherd and the Women
The Laughing Crime
Al-Qadisiyya
من أنا؟
Nadia
لا شيء يهم
The Tale of Three Girls
Eshaet Hob
الحب الضائع
أيام معه
The Hunger
Karnak
People Of The Top
The Seven Daughters
The Second Wife
Where Is My Mind?
The Suspect
The Showgirl
For Men Only
El mughammerun el talata
The Girls in Summer
Lady Aziza
Stranger In My House
Dearest Beloved
Sweet and Naughty
Eve and the monkey
The Choice
The People and the Nile
Too Young for Love
The Teenagers
Fares Bani Hemdan
Shafiqa and Metwally
Sunset and Sunrise
Cairo 30
The Well of Deprivation
No Understanding
A Dinner Date
His Excellency, The Ambassador
The Three Troublemakers
Shakawet banat
Baba Ayez Keda
ُُThe Student and the Teacher
Past Love
Why Am I Living
Amira.. My Love
The Third Class
Hassan and Nayima
The Little Charmer
My Wife & the Dog
Money and Women
The Place of Weeping Lovers
Afghanistan For What?
El talata yuhebbunaha
Mean yekdar al-aziza
3 Men and a Woman
Shabab Magnoun Geddan
Hekayet Gawaz
Nadia
Other credits
8 credits
He and She Stories
The Showgirl
Sweet and Naughty
Too Young for Love
Shafiqa and Metwally
ُُThe Student and the Teacher
Amira.. My Love
Shabab Magnoun Geddan
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