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