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