Soad Hosny
Acting · Born Jan 26, 1943 · Died Jun 21, 2001 (58) · Bulaq, Cairo, Egypt
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.
Films
The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni
20116.0
The Shepherd and the Women
19915.7
The Third Class
19885.5
Bird Of The Orient
1986
The Hunger
19867.0
Afghanistan For What?
1984
Love in a Jail Cell
19836.0
Stranger In My House
19826.2
A Dinner Date
19817.6
The Suspect
19816.4
Al-Qadisiyya
198110.0
People Of The Top
19815.0
The Savage
19796.0
Shafiqa and Metwally
19786.7
Women in the City
1977
Mean yekdar al-aziza
19759.0
Karnak
19756.8
Whom Should We Shoot?
19756.5
Amira.. My Love
19756.4
Where Is My Mind?
19746.2
Past Love
1973
Strangers
1973
Watch Out for Zuzu
19724.7
The Fear
19728.0
The People and the Nile
19724.0
My Wife & the Dog
19717.4
The Choice
19717.4
The Lost Love
19706.7
Sunset and Sunrise
19707.2
The Well of Deprivation
19696.3
Nadia
19696.0
The Showgirl
19696.0
A Bit of Torment
19698.0
ُُThe Student and the Teacher
1968
Marriage on the Modern Way
19686.7
The Headmaster Woman
19688.0
Baba Ayez Keda
1968
Sweet and Naughty
19689.0
Eve and the monkey
1968
The Tale of Three Girls
19687.0
Fire of Love
1968
The Second Wife
19677.6
Shabab Magnoun Geddan
19677.0
اللقاء الثاني
19677.0
Shakket Al-Talaba
19678.5
Cairo 30
19667.6
The Place of Weeping Lovers
19667.0
His Excellency, The Ambassador
19667.0
The Wedding Night
19669.0
Chakawet rejala
19667.0
Fares Bani Hemdan
1966
Too Young for Love
19667.0
El mughammerun el talata
1965
El talata yuhebbunaha
19657.0
The Road
19647.0
For Men Only
19646.3
Hekayet Gawaz
19647.0
The Teenagers
1964
First Love
1964
The Game of Love and Marriage
19647.0
Al-Ozab Al-Thalatha
1964
The Groom Arrives Tomorrow
1963
The Laughing Crime
19637.3
The Little Charmer
19638.0
Serr el hareba
1963
Aaela Zeze
19637.5
Shakawet banat
19637.0
Meeting at the Tower
19628.0
Men Gheir Ma'ad
19628.0
صراع مع الملائكة
1962
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun
19627.0
The Three Troublemakers
1962
El dow' El khafet
19619.0
No Understanding
19617.5
Dearest Beloved
19618.0
H-3
196110.0
Lady Aziza
19616.8
Why Am I Living
19617.5
The Seven Daughters
19618.0
Money and Women
196010.0
Eshaet Hob
19607.9
3 Men and a Woman
19607.0
Gharamiat emaraa
19608.0
The Girls in Summer
19608.3
Hassan and Nayima
19597.1
