Sanaa Gamil
Acting · Born Apr 27, 1930 · Died Dec 22, 2002 (72) · Egypt
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
Known for
Films
Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better
19987.4
Mr. K
1994
The Lady's Driver
19936.2
What is wrong with the world
1988
The Basement
19876.0
Al-Kharteet
1987
Nessa Khalf Al Qodban
1986
A solution that pleases all
19866.0
When Evening Comes
1985
The Unknown
19846.5
The Cursed
1979
Doubt, My Love
1979
Ahlan Ya Captin
1978
Your Wisdom, God!
19766.0
Tawheeda
1976
The Message
19768.5
Back Streets
1974
Al Shaytan wal Kharif
1972
Some Live Twice
1971
The Second Wife
19677.6
زهرة الصبار
1967
The Impossible
19657.4
Dawn of a New Day
19647.8
No Tears
19617.0
The Beginning and the End
19608.2
A Heart of Gold
19599.0
Maa Al Ayam
19589.0
I'll Never Cry
19578.5
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
19579.0
Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'
19568.0
The Sky Devils
19567.0
الميعاد
1955
أهل الهوى
1955
Spring Fantasies
19558.0
April Fool
19547.0
Ya Zalemni
1954
Marret El-ayam
19549.0
Kedt Ahdem Baity
19549.0
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
195310.0
Have Mercy
19536.3
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
19537.0
Money slaves
19539.0
Ana Wi Habibi
19539.0
شريك حياتى
1953
Fi Sharaa Meen
19537.0
Iidini eaqlak
1952
Lady of The Train
19525.4
Zeinab
19527.0
Isalu kalbi
19529.0
The Great Clown
19527.0
Good News
19528.5
killer mother
19529.0
Adam and Eve
19518.0
Nahed
Movie8.0
