Soad Hosny
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
He and She Stories
1985
Eshaet Hob
1960
0لا شيء يهم
1964
0Nadia
1968
Amira.. My Love
1975
0أيام معه
1967
0النورس
1972
0الحب الضائع
1969
The Shepherd and the Women
1991
Karnak
1975
The Girls in Summer
1960
0The Three Troublemakers
1962
Filmography
He and She Stories
· 1985
Eshaet Hob
as Samiha · 1960
لا شيء يهم
as سناء · 1964
Nadia
as نادية · 1968
Amira.. My Love
as Amira · 1975
أيام معه
as ريم · 1967
النورس
as د. مروة عبدالغفار حمزاوي · 1972
الحب الضائع
as نادية · 1969
The Shepherd and the Women
as وفاء · 1991
Karnak
as Zeinab · 1975
The Girls in Summer
as سميحة · 1960
The Three Troublemakers
as ميرفت · 1962
The Suspect
as Fatima/Batta · 1981
من أنا؟
as ليلى · 1975
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun
as عطيات · 1962
Al-Qadisiyya
as شيرين · 1981
Shabab Magnoun Geddan
as Madiha (Ismat) مديحة (عصمت) · 1967
Hassan and Nayima
as نعيمة · 1959
The Second Wife
as Fatma فاطمة · 1967
Afghanistan For What?
as امرأة أفغانية · 1984
My Wife & the Dog
as سعاد · 1971
His Excellency, The Ambassador
as Huda هدى · 1966
Watch Out for Zuzu
as Zuzu/Zeinab · 1972
3 Men and a Woman
as ثريا · 1960
Where Is My Mind?
as Aida · 1974
The Choice
as Sherifa · 1971
Shakket Al-Talaba
as Mona منى · 1967
The Place of Weeping Lovers
as سكينه · 1966
Men Gheir Ma'ad
as سلوى · 1962
Whom Should We Shoot?
as Tahany · 1975
The Well of Deprivation
as Nahed / Mervit ناهد / مرفت · 1969
Hekayet Gawaz
as Adela عديلة منصور · 1964
The Third Class
as Manaa · 1988
Nadia
as Nadia/Mona نادية / منى · 1969
Lady Aziza
as Aziza - عزيزة · 1961
El dow' El khafet
as نوال · 1961
The Game of Love and Marriage
as Ameira أميرة · 1964
The Road
as Elham إلهام · 1964
Women in the City
as ضيف شرف-بنفسها · 1977
Stranger In My House
as عفاف عبدالواحد · 1982
A Dinner Date
as نوال إبراهيم كامل · 1981
The Hunger
as زبيده · 1986
The Fear
as سعاد · 1972
صراع مع الملائكة
as نجوى · 1962
Shakawet banat
as Amany أمانى · 1963
The People and the Nile
as Nadia · 1972
Why Am I Living
as نبيلة · 1961
Aaela Zeze
as Sanaa Shalaby سناء شلبي · 1963
اللقاء الثاني
as هدى · 1967
Marriage on the Modern Way
as نهى · 1968
The Savage
as Baheya · 1979
Sweet and Naughty
as عزيزة عبدالمُتجلي سطوحي/ نوسة وجدي · 1968
A Bit of Torment
as إلهام / سلوى · 1969
People Of The Top
as Siham · 1981
The Laughing Crime
as Laila ليلى · 1963
ُُThe Student and the Teacher
as سلوى · 1968
The Tale of Three Girls
as Shahira شهيرة · 1968
Love in a Jail Cell
as فايزة حسن · 1983
Chakawet rejala
as فريدة مدبولي · 1966
Serr el hareba
as Horia حورية · 1963
Shafiqa and Metwally
as شفيقة · 1978
Money and Women
as نعمت · 1960
The Wedding Night
as Salwa · 1966
Past Love
as Maha مها · 1973
Meeting at the Tower
as آمال · 1962
The Groom Arrives Tomorrow
as سميرة · 1963
Gharamiat emaraa
as أمينة · 1960
Too Young for Love
as Samiha / Karima سميحة عبدالسلام/ كريمة عبدالسلام · 1966
The Lost Love
as Laila ليلى · 1970
The Showgirl
as فايزة · 1969
The Teenagers
as Nahed ناهد · 1964
El talata yuhebbunaha
as Iman ايمان · 1965
Mean yekdar al-aziza
as مشاهدي عرض الأزياء · 1975
Fares Bani Hemdan
as Naglaa نجلاء · 1966
Strangers
as نادية · 1973
Cairo 30
as إحسان · 1966
El mughammerun el talata
as Mona منى · 1965
The Seven Daughters
as سلوى · 1961
Dearest Beloved
as كوثر · 1961
Bird Of The Orient
as ريم · 1986
For Men Only
as Salwa/Hassan سلوى (حسن) · 1964
The Headmaster Woman
as هدى · 1968
Baba Ayez Keda
as نادية شكري · 1968
Fire of Love
as Nadia نادية · 1968
The Little Charmer
as هنية · 1963
H-3
as سعاد خطيبة احمد · 1961
Al-Ozab Al-Thalatha
as Elham إلهام · 1964
No Understanding
as Laila ليلى · 1961
The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni
as Herself · 2011
Eve and the monkey
as نادية · 1968
Sunset and Sunrise
as مديحة · 1970
First Love
as Donia دنيا · 1964