Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 26, 1943
Died
Jun 21, 2001
Place of Birth
Bulaq, Cairo, Egypt
Credits
92 titles
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
Filmography
The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni
Herself
The Shepherd and the Women
وفاء
The Third Class
Manaa
Bird Of The Orient
ريم
The Hunger
زبيده
He and She Stories
Afghanistan For What?
امرأة أفغانية
Love in a Jail Cell
فايزة حسن
Stranger In My House
عفاف عبدالواحد
A Dinner Date
نوال إبراهيم كامل
The Suspect
Fatima/Batta
Al-Qadisiyya
شيرين
People Of The Top
Siham
The Savage
Baheya
Shafiqa and Metwally
شفيقة
Women in the City
ضيف شرف-بنفسها
Mean yekdar al-aziza
مشاهدي عرض الأزياء
Karnak
Zeinab
Whom Should We Shoot?
Tahany
Amira.. My Love
Amira
من أنا؟
ليلى
Where Is My Mind?
Aida
Past Love
Maha مها
Strangers
نادية
Watch Out for Zuzu
Zuzu/Zeinab
The Fear
سعاد
The People and the Nile
Nadia
النورس
د. مروة عبدالغفار حمزاوي
My Wife & the Dog
سعاد
The Choice
Sherifa
The Lost Love
Laila ليلى
Sunset and Sunrise
مديحة
The Well of Deprivation
Nahed / Mervit ناهد / مرفت
Nadia
Nadia/Mona نادية / منى
The Showgirl
فايزة
A Bit of Torment
إلهام / سلوى
الحب الضائع
نادية
ُُThe Student and the Teacher
سلوى
Marriage on the Modern Way
نهى
The Headmaster Woman
هدى
Baba Ayez Keda
نادية شكري
Nadia
نادية
Sweet and Naughty
عزيزة عبدالمُتجلي سطوحي/ نوسة وجدي
Eve and the monkey
نادية
The Tale of Three Girls
Shahira شهيرة
Fire of Love
Nadia نادية
The Second Wife
Fatma فاطمة
Shabab Magnoun Geddan
Madiha (Ismat) مديحة (عصمت)
أيام معه
ريم
اللقاء الثاني
هدى