Sanaa Gamil
Born to a Coptic Orthodox family in Minya Governorate, she moved to Cairo to pursue her acting career and changed her name to Sanaa Gamil.
One of her most notable roles was Nefisah in front of Omar Sharif in the movie Bidaya wa nihaya (A Beginning and an End) directed by Salah Abouseif in 1960. The movie was based on a novel with the same name by the Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz. Sanaa Gamil won the best supporting actress award at the Moscow Film Festival in 1961 for her role in this movie.
Not only a movie actress, but more importantly one of the best Egyptian theater actresses. She has also played a number of roles on the French Stage for La Comedie Francaise.
She was married to the famous Egyptian journalist Louis Greiss and had no children.
She also acted in a number of TV series like Oyoun (Eyes) with Fuad Al Mohandes, and in a number of plays such as The Visit with Gamil Rateb
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Movies (57)
Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better
1998 · Sayed's Mother
Mr. K
1994
The Lady's Driver
1993 · لطيفة هانم شوكت باشا
What is wrong with the world
1988 · سنية
The Basement
1987 · أم الخير
Al-Kharteet
1987 · نرجس
Nessa Khalf Al Qodban
1986
A solution that pleases all
1986
When Evening Comes
1985
The Unknown
1984 · Aleya "The Mother"
The Cursed
1979 · بهيرة
Doubt, My Love
1979 · بهيجة
Ahlan Ya Captin
1978
Your Wisdom, God!
1976
Tawheeda
1976 · أم توحيده
The Message
1976 · Sumayya
Back Streets
1974
House of Sand
1972
Al Shaytan wal Kharif
1972 · نرجس
Some Live Twice
1971
زوجات وأزواج
1969
The Second Wife
1967 · Hafiza حفيظة
زهرة الصبار
1967 · الآنسة جيهان
The Impossible
1965 · فاطمة
Dawn of a New Day
1964 · Nayla
No Tears
1961
The Beginning and the End
1960 · Nefisah
A Heart of Gold
1959 · Awsaf
Maa Al Ayam
1958
المجد
1957
I'll Never Cry
1957 · Samiha
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
1957
Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'
1956 · سامية
The Sky Devils
1956 · Head Nurse - رئيسة الممرضات
الميعاد
1955
أهل الهوى
1955 · زوبة الشغالة
Spring Fantasies
1955
April Fool
1954
Ya Zalemni
1954
Marret El-ayam
1954
Kedt Ahdem Baity
1954
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
1953
Have Mercy
1953
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
1953 · زوجة المرابي اليهودي
Money slaves
1953 · فتاة المنحلة بالكباريه
Ana Wi Habibi
1953 · Fake Lover
شريك حياتى
1953 · سهير
Fi Sharaa Meen
1953
Iidini eaqlak
1952 · Bahiga
Lady of The Train
1952 · Afaf
Zeinab
1952 · مسعودة
Isalu kalbi
1952
The Great Clown
1952
Good News
1952 · Noura نورا
Nahed
1952 · Gamalat - جمالات
killer mother
1952
Adam and Eve
1951 · Magdy Siddiq Sami's fiancée
