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.
Movie | The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni | Herself (archive footage) | 2011-07-10 |
Movie | The Shepherd and the Women | وفاء | 1991-10-14 |
Movie | The Third Class | نعناعة | 1988-07-24 |
Movie | The Hunger | زبيده | 1986-01-02 |
Movie | The Bird of East | Reem | 1986-03-24 |
Movie | Hekayat Howa wa Heya | 1985-05-20 | |
Series | حكايات هو وهي | 1985-05-20 | |
Movie | Love in a Jail Cell | Fayza Hassan | 1983-02-14 |
Movie | Stranger in My House | Afaf Abdul Wahed | 1982-02-08 |
Movie | A Dinner Date | نوال إبراهيم كامل | 1981-11-16 |
Movie | Al-Qadisiyya | Unknown | 1981-07-13 |
Movie | People Of The Top | Siham | 1981-05-11 |
Movie | The Suspect | Fatima/Batta | 1981-08-20 |
Movie | El Motawahesha | Baheya | 1979-02-19 |
Movie | Shafiqa and Metwally | Shafiqa | 1978-11-27 |
Movie | Women in the City | ضيف شرف-بنفسها | 1977-07-25 |
Movie | Amira.. My Love | Amira | 1975-01-07 |
Series | من أنا؟ | ليلى | 1975-01-01 |
Movie | Whom Should We Shoot? | Tahany | 1975-12-08 |
Movie | Al-Karnak | زينب دياب | 1975-12-29 |
Movie | Where Is My Mind ? | Aida | 1974-01-02 |
Movie | Strangers | 1973-04-09 | |
Movie | Past Love | Maha | 1973-12-31 |
Series | النورس | د. مروة عبدالغفار حمزاوي | 1972-01-01 |
Movie | People and the Nile | Nadia | 1972-01-17 |
Movie | The Fear | سعاد | 1972-01-24 |
Movie | Watch Out for Zuzu | Zuzu / Zeinab | 1972-11-06 |
Movie | The Choice | Sherifa | 1971-03-15 |
Movie | My Wife & the Dog | Soad | 1971-11-17 |
Movie | Sunset and Sunrise | Madiha | 1970-03-16 |
Movie | Al-Hob Al-Daayie | Laila | 1970-10-20 |
Movie | A Bit of Torment | Ilham/Salwa | 1969-09-22 |
Series | الحب الضائع | نادية | 1969-01-01 |
Movie | Fatatt El Estearaad | Faiza | 1969-10-06 |
Movie | Nadia | Nadia/Mona | 1969-12-08 |
Movie | The Well of Deprivation | Nahed / Mervit | 1969-12-29 |
Movie | Sweet and Naughty | عزيزة عبدالمُتجلي سطوحي/ نوسة وجدي | 1968-03-25 |
Movie | Eve and the monkey | نادية | 1968-03-04 |
Series | نادية | نادية | 1968-04-01 |
Movie | The Tale of Three Girls | Shahira | 1968-01-01 |
Movie | Fire of Love | Nadia | 1968-01-01 |
Movie | Baba Ayez Keda | نادية شكري | 1968-07-29 |
Movie | the student and the teacher | سلوى | 1968-11-04 |
Movie | Marriage on the Modern Way | نهى | 1968-10-14 |
Movie | El-sit el-nazra | Huda | 1968-09-09 |
Movie | Shakket Al-Talaba | Mona | 1967-02-06 |
Series | أيام معه | ريم | 1967-04-17 |
Movie | Shabab Magnoun Geddan | Madiha (Ismat) | 1967-09-25 |
Movie | The Second Wife | Fatma | 1967-10-14 |
Movie | Fares Bani Hemdan | Naglaa | 1966-03-09 |
Movie | Too Young for Love | Samiha / Karima | 1966-01-05 |
Movie | Chakawet rejala | Unknown | 1966-04-20 |
Movie | Mabka el oshak | Unknown | 1966-07-20 |
Movie | The Wedding Night | Salwa | 1966-05-25 |
Movie | Cairo 30 | Ihsan | 1966-10-31 |
Movie | His Excellency, The Ambassador | Huda | 1966-06-29 |
Movie | El talata yuhebbunaha | Iman | 1965-10-18 |
Movie | El mughammerun el talata | Mona | 1965-11-22 |
Movie | Al-Ozab Al-Thalatha | Elham | 1964-02-13 |
Movie | First Love | Donia | 1964-04-16 |
Series | لا شيء يهم | سناء | 1964-01-15 |
Movie | The Game of Love and Marriage | Ameira | 1964-02-13 |
Movie | The Teenagers | Nahed | 1964-04-20 |
Movie | For Men Only | Salwa/Hassan | 1964-11-16 |
Movie | The Road | Elham | 1964-12-14 |
Movie | Hekayet Gawaz | Adela | 1964-10-18 |
Movie | Shakawet banat | Amany | 1963-04-29 |
Movie | Zizi's Family | Sanaa Shalaby | 1963-04-29 |
Movie | Serr el hareba | Horia | 1963-08-04 |
Movie | The Laughing Crime | Laila | 1963-10-14 |
Movie | The Little Charmer | Hania | 1963-09-19 |
Movie | The groom arrives tomorrow | Samira | 1963-10-28 |
Movie | Ghosn Al-Zaytoun | عطيات | 1962-04-26 |
Movie | El ashkiaa el talata | ميرفت | 1962-01-29 |
Movie | Men Gheir Ma'ad | سلوى | 1962-12-10 |
Movie | Meeting at the Tower | آمال | 1962-12-12 |
Movie | El safira Aziza | عزيزة | 1961-01-30 |
Movie | The Seven Daughters | سلوى | 1961-01-16 |
Movie | H-3 | سعاد خطيبة احمد | 1961-02-20 |
Movie | Why Am I Living | نبيلة | 1961-01-23 |
Movie | Dearest Beloved | كوثر | 1961-04-03 |
Movie | الضوء الخافت | نوال | 1961-12-29 |
Movie | No Discussion | ليلى | 1961-12-11 |
Movie | The Girls in Summer | سميحة | 1960-03-28 |
Movie | Gharamiat emaraa | أمينة | 1960-09-03 |
Movie | Eshaet Hob | Samiha | 1960-11-21 |
Movie | ٣ رجال وإمرأة | ثريا | 1960-10-03 |
Movie | Mal wa Nisaa | نعمت | 1960-11-27 |
Movie | Hassan and Nayima | نعيمة | 1959-04-01 |