Soad Hosny

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1943-01-26

Deathday 2001-06-21 (58 years old)

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

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

Actor

1988
1986
1986
The Hunger

as زبيده

1984
أفغانستان لماذا؟

as امرأة أفغانية

1983
Love in a Jail Cell

as فايزة حسن

1982
Stranger In My House

as عفاف عبدالواحد

1981
A Dinner Date

as نوال إبراهيم كامل

1981
The Suspect

as Fatima/Batta

1981
Al-Qadisiyya

as شيرين

1981
1979
The Savage

as Baheya

1978
Shafiqa and Metwally

as شفيقة

1977
Women in the City

as ضيف شرف-بنفسها

1975
Mean yekdar al-aziza

as مشاهدي عرض الأزياء

1975
Karnak

as Zeinab

1975
1975
1975
من أنا؟

as ليلى

1974
1973
Past Love

as Maha مها

1973
Strangers

as نادية

1972
Watch Out for Zuzu

as Zuzu/Zeinab

1972
The Fear

as سعاد

1972
1972
النورس

as د. مروة عبدالغفار حمزاوي

1971
My Wife & the Dog

as سعاد

1971
The Choice

as Sherifa

1970
Al-Hob Al-Daayie

as Laila ليلى

1970
Sunset and Sunrise

as مديحة

1969
The Well of Deprivation

as Nahed / Mervit ناهد / مرفت

1969
Nadia

as Nadia/Mona نادية / منى

1969
Fatatt El Estearaad

as فايزة

1969
A Bit of Torment

as إلهام / سلوى

1969
الحب الضائع

as نادية

1968
El-sit el-nazra

as هدى

1968
Baba Ayez Keda

as نادية شكري

1968
Sweet and Naughty

as عزيزة عبدالمُتجلي سطوحي/ نوسة وجدي

1968
Eve and the monkey

as نادية

1968
The Tale of Three Girls

as Shahira شهيرة

1968
Fire of Love

as Nadia نادية

1968
Nadia

as نادية

1967
The Second Wife

as Fatma فاطمة

1967
Shabab Magnoun Geddan

as Madiha (Ismat) مديحة (عصمت)

1967
Shakket Al-Talaba

as Mona منى

1967
أيام معه

as ريم

1966
Cairo 30

as إحسان

1966
مبكى العشاق

as سكينه

1966
1966
Chakawet rejala

as فريدة مدبولي

1966
Fares Bani Hemdan

as Naglaa نجلاء

1966
Too Young for Love

as Samiha / Karima سميحة عبدالسلام/ كريمة عبدالسلام

1965
1965
El talata yuhebbunaha

as Iman ايمان

1964
The Road

as Elham إلهام

1964
For Men Only

as Salwa/Hassan سلوى (حسن)

1964
Hekayet Gawaz

as Adela عديلة منصور

1964
The Teenagers

as Nahed ناهد

1964
First Love

as Donia دنيا

1964
The Game of Love and Marriage

as Ameira أميرة

1964
Al-Ozab Al-Thalatha

as Elham إلهام

1964
لا شيء يهم

as سناء

1963
1963
The Laughing Crime

as Laila ليلى

1963
The Little Charmer

as هنية

1963
Serr el hareba

as Horia حورية

1963
Shakawet banat

as Amany أمانى

1963
Zizi's Family

as Sanaa Shalaby سناء شلبي

1962
1962
Men Gheir Ma'ad

as سلوى

1962
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun

as عطيات

1962
El ashkiaa el talata

as ميرفت

1961
1961
No Understanding

as Laila ليلى

1961
Dearest Beloved

as كوثر

1961
H-3

as سعاد خطيبة احمد

1961
El safira Aziza

as عزيزة

1961
Why Am I Living

as نبيلة

1961
1960
Money and Women

as نعمت

1960
Eshaet Hob

as Samiha

1960
3 Men and a Woman

as ثريا

1960
Gharamiat emaraa

as أمينة

1960
The Girls in Summer

as سميحة

1959
Hassan and Nayima

as نعيمة

Sound

1985
1979
The Savage

as Songs

1975
1972
1969
1969
1968
1966

Producer

1979
The Savage

as Producer