Soad Hosny
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1943-01-26
- Died
- 2001-06-21
- Place of birth
- Bulaq, Cairo, Egypt
- Also known as
- سعاد حسني · Soad Hosni · Суад Хусни · Souad Hosny · سعاد حسني البابا · Souad Hosni
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
TV Shows (7)
Movies (85)
Eshaet Hob
1960
as Samiha
The Shepherd and the Women
1991
as وفاء
The People and the Nile
1972
as Nadia
Too Young for Love
1966
as Samiha / Karima سميحة عبدالسلام/ كريمة عبدالسلام
Sweet and Naughty
1968
as عزيزة عبدالمُتجلي سطوحي/ نوسة وجدي
The Tale of Three Girls
1968
as Shahira شهيرة
Shabab Magnoun Geddan
1967
as Madiha (Ismat) مديحة (عصمت)
Past Love
1973
as Maha مها
The Third Class
1988
as Manaa
The Girls in Summer
1960
as سميحة
The Hunger
1986
as زبيده
Karnak
1975
as Zeinab
Hassan and Nayima
1959
as نعيمة
Meeting at the Tower
1962
as آمال
No Understanding
1961
as Laila ليلى
Al-Qadisiyya
1981
as شيرين
Amira.. My Love
1975
as Amira
Watch Out for Zuzu
1972
as Zuzu/Zeinab
Nadia
1969
as Nadia/Mona نادية / منى
The Showgirl
1969
as فايزة
Sunset and Sunrise
1970
as مديحة
Women in the City
1977
as ضيف شرف-بنفسها
My Wife & the Dog
1971
as سعاد
Cairo 30
1966
as إحسان
The Wedding Night
1966
as Salwa
Dearest Beloved
1961
as كوثر
Love in a Jail Cell
1983
as فايزة حسن
Shakket Al-Talaba
1967
as Mona منى
The Suspect
1981
as Fatima/Batta
Fares Bani Hemdan
1966
as Naglaa نجلاء
Shafiqa and Metwally
1978
as شفيقة
A Dinner Date
1981
as نوال إبراهيم كامل
The Headmaster Woman
1968
as هدى
Eve and the monkey
1968
as نادية
The Laughing Crime
1963
as Laila ليلى
Men Gheir Ma'ad
1962
as سلوى
El talata yuhebbunaha
1965
as Iman ايمان
El dow' El khafet
1961
as نوال
Deprivation Well
1969
as Nahed / Mervit ناهد / مرفت
Marriage on the Modern Way
1968
as نهى
Baba Ayez Keda
1968
as نادية شكري
3 Men and a Woman
1960
as ثريا
Stranger In My House
1982
as عفاف عبدالواحد
The Game of Love and Marriage
1964
as Ameira أميرة
El mughammerun el talata
1965
as Mona منى
Money and Women
1960
as نعمت
Chakawet rejala
1966
as فريدة مدبولي
His Excellency, The Ambassador
1966
as Huda هدى
Lady Aziza
1961
as Aziza - عزيزة
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun
1962
as عطيات
Where Is My Mind ?
1974
as Aida
The Savage
1979
as Baheya
A Bit of Torment
1969
as إلهام / سلوى
For Men Only
1964
as Salwa/Hassan سلوى (حسن)
The Road
1964
as Elham إلهام
Whom Should We Shoot?
1975
as Tahany
First Love
1964
as Donia دنيا
H-3
1961
as سعاد خطيبة احمد
The Place of Weeping Lovers
1966
as سكينه
People Of The Top
1981
as Siham
Gharamiat emaraa
1960
as أمينة
The Choice
1971
as Sherifa
The Fear
1972
as سعاد
The Seven Daughters
1961
as سلوى
Shakawet banat
1963
as Amany أمانى
The Groom Arrives Tomorrow
1963
as سميرة
The Lost Love
1970
as Laila ليلى
Aaela Zeze
1963
as Sanaa Shalaby سناء شلبي
The Second Wife
1967
as Fatma فاطمة
Mean yekdar al-aziza
1975
as مشاهدي عرض الأزياء
Serr el hareba
1963
as Horia حورية
Afghanistan For What?
1984
as امرأة أفغانية
Hekayet Gawaz
1964
as Adela عديلة منصور
The Little Charmer
1963
as هنية
The Teenagers
1964
as Nahed ناهد
The Three Troublemakers
1962
as ميرفت
Strangers
1973
as نادية
Why Am I Living
1961
as نبيلة
اللقاء الثاني
1967
as هدى
Bird Of The Orient
1986
as ريم
Fire of Love
1968
as Nadia نادية
ُُThe Student and the Teacher
1968
as سلوى
Al-Ozab Al-Thalatha
1964
as Elham إلهام
The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni
2011
as Herself
صراع مع الملائكة
1962
as نجوى
About Soad Hosny
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… With 92 credits spanning from 1959 to 2011, Soad Hosny has appeared in 85 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Soad Hosny Movies
- Eshaet Hob (1960) — as Samiha
- The Shepherd and the Women (1991) — as وفاء
- The People and the Nile (1972) — as Nadia
- Too Young for Love (1966) — as Samiha / Karima سميحة عبدالسلام/ كريمة عبدالسلام
- Sweet and Naughty (1968) — as عزيزة عبدالمُتجلي سطوحي/ نوسة وجدي
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