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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 26, 1943
Died
June 21, 2001
Place of Birth
Bulaq, Cairo, Egypt
Also Known As
- سعاد حسني
- Soad Hosni
- Суад Хусни
- Souad Hosny
- سعاد حسني البابا
- Souad Hosni
- Suad Husni
- سعاد محمد محمود حسني أمين البابا
- السندريلا
- زوزو
- أخت القمر
Soad Hosny
1.6 Popularity
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
6.0
Herself
The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni
2011
5.8
وفاء
The Shepherd and the Women
1991
5.5
Manaa
The Third Class
1988
0.0
ريم
Bird Of The Orient
1986
7.0
زبيده
The Hunger
1986
7.0
He and She Stories
1985
0.0
امرأة أفغانية
Afghanistan For What?
1984
6.4
فايزة حسن
Love in a Jail Cell
1983
6.3
عفاف عبدالواحد
Stranger In My House
1982
7.4
نوال إبراهيم كامل
A Dinner Date
1981
Credits
The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni
as Herself
2011
6.0
The Shepherd and the Women
as وفاء
1991
5.8
The Third Class
as Manaa
1988
5.5
Bird Of The Orient
as ريم
1986
0.0
The Hunger
as زبيده
1986
7.0
He and She Stories
1985
7.0
Afghanistan For What?
as امرأة أفغانية
1984
0.0
Love in a Jail Cell
as فايزة حسن
1983
6.4
Stranger In My House
as عفاف عبدالواحد
1982
6.3
A Dinner Date
as نوال إبراهيم كامل
1981
7.4
The Suspect
as Fatima/Batta
1981
6.4
Al-Qadisiyya
as شيرين
1981
0.0
People Of The Top
as Siham
1981
5.0
The Savage
as Baheya
1979
6.0
Shafiqa and Metwally
as شفيقة
1978
6.6
Women in the City
as ضيف شرف-بنفسها
1977
0.0
Mean yekdar al-aziza
as مشاهدي عرض الأزياء
1975
0.0
Karnak
as Zeinab
1975
7.0
Whom Should We Shoot?
as Tahany
1975
6.5
Amira.. My Love
as Amira
1975
6.4
من أنا؟
as ليلى
1975
0.0
Where Is My Mind ?
as Aida
1974
6.7
Past Love
as Maha مها
1973
0.0
Strangers
as نادية
1973
0.0
Watch Out for Zuzu
as Zuzu/Zeinab
1972
6.5
The Fear
as سعاد
1972
8.0
The People and the Nile
as Nadia
1972
3.3
🎬
النورس
as د. مروة عبدالغفار حمزاوي
1972
0.0
My Wife & the Dog
as سعاد
1971
7.4
The Choice
as Sherifa
1971
7.4
The Lost Love
as Laila ليلى
1970
6.7
Sunset and Sunrise
as مديحة
1970
7.2
Deprivation Well
as Nahed / Mervit ناهد / مرفت
1969
6.3
Nadia
as Nadia/Mona نادية / منى
1969
6.0
The Showgirl
as فايزة
1969
6.0
A Bit of Torment
as إلهام / سلوى
1969
8.0
الحب الضائع
as نادية
1969
0.0
ُُThe Student and the Teacher
as سلوى
1968
0.0
Marriage on the Modern Way
as نهى
1968
6.0
The Headmaster Woman
as هدى
1968
0.0
Baba Ayez Keda
as نادية شكري
1968
0.0
Nadia
as نادية
1968
0.0
Sweet and Naughty
as عزيزة عبدالمُتجلي سطوحي/ نوسة وجدي
1968
0.0
Eve and the monkey
as نادية
1968
0.0
The Tale of Three Girls
as Shahira شهيرة
1968
0.0
Fire of Love
as Nadia نادية
1968
0.0
The Second Wife
as Fatma فاطمة
1967
7.0
Shabab Magnoun Geddan
as Madiha (Ismat) مديحة (عصمت)
1967
6.5
أيام معه
as ريم
1967
0.0
اللقاء الثاني
as هدى
1967
0.0
Shakket Al-Talaba
as Mona منى
1967
7.0
Cairo 30
as إحسان
1966
7.5
The Place of Weeping Lovers
as سكينه
1966
0.0
His Excellency, The Ambassador
as Huda هدى
1966
6.0
The Wedding Night
as Salwa
1966
0.0
Chakawet rejala
as فريدة مدبولي
1966
0.0
Fares Bani Hemdan
as Naglaa نجلاء
1966
0.0
Too Young for Love
as Samiha / Karima سميحة عبدالسلام/ كريمة عبدالسلام
1966
7.4
El mughammerun el talata
as Mona منى
1965
0.0
El talata yuhebbunaha
as Iman ايمان
1965
0.0
The Road
as Elham إلهام
1964
7.0
For Men Only
as Salwa/Hassan سلوى (حسن)
1964
6.5
Hekayet Gawaz
as Adela عديلة منصور
1964
6.5
The Teenagers
as Nahed ناهد
1964
0.0
First Love
as Donia دنيا
1964
0.0
Al-Ozab Al-Thalatha
as Elham إلهام
1964
0.0
The Game of Love and Marriage
as Ameira أميرة
1964
0.0
لا شيء يهم
as سناء
1964
0.0
The Groom Arrives Tomorrow
as سميرة
1963
0.0
The Laughing Crime
as Laila ليلى
1963
6.5
The Little Charmer
as هنية
1963
8.5
Serr el hareba
as Horia حورية
1963
0.0
Zizi's Family
as Sanaa Shalaby سناء شلبي
1963
7.2
Shakawet banat
as Amany أمانى
1963
0.0
Meeting at the Tower
as آمال
1962
0.0
Men Gheir Ma'ad
as سلوى
1962
0.0
صراع مع الملائكة
as نجوى
1962
0.0
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun
as عطيات
1962
0.0
The Three Troublemakers
as ميرفت
1962
0.0
El dow' El khafet
as نوال
1961
0.0
No Understanding
as Laila ليلى
1961
6.0
Dearest Beloved
as كوثر
1961
0.0
H-3
as سعاد خطيبة احمد
1961
0.0
Lady Aziza
as Aziza - عزيزة
1961
7.3
Why Am I Living
as نبيلة
1961
6.0
The Seven Daughters
as سلوى
1961
7.0
Money and Women
as نعمت
1960
0.0
Eshaet Hob
as Samiha
1960
7.8
3 Men and a Woman
as ثريا
1960
0.0
Gharamiat emaraa
as أمينة
1960
6.0
The Girls in Summer
as سميحة
1960
8.0
Hassan and Nayima
as نعيمة
1959
7.2