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.
85 movies · 7 shows
The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni
2011·6.0
The Shepherd and the Women
1991·5.7
The Third Class
1988·5.5
Bird Of The Orient
1986·0.0
The Hunger
1986·7.0
Afghanistan For What?
1984·0.0
Love in a Jail Cell
1983·6.0
Stranger In My House
1982·6.2
A Dinner Date
1981·7.6
The Suspect
1981·6.4
Al-Qadisiyya
1981·10.0
People Of The Top
1981·5.0
The Savage
1979·6.0
Shafiqa and Metwally
1978·6.7
Women in the City
1977·0.0
Mean yekdar al-aziza
1975·9.0
Karnak
1975·6.8
Whom Should We Shoot?
1975·6.5
Amira.. My Love
1975·6.4
Where Is My Mind?
1974·6.2
Past Love
1973·0.0
Strangers
1973·0.0
Watch Out for Zuzu
1972·4.7
The Fear
1972·8.0
The People and the Nile
1972·4.0
My Wife & the Dog
1971·7.4
The Choice
1971·7.4
The Lost Love
1970·6.7
Sunset and Sunrise
1970·7.2
The Well of Deprivation
1969·6.3
Nadia
1969·6.0
The Showgirl
1969·6.0
A Bit of Torment
1969·8.0
ُُThe Student and the Teacher
1968·0.0
Marriage on the Modern Way
1968·6.7
The Headmaster Woman
1968·8.0
Baba Ayez Keda
1968·0.0
Sweet and Naughty
1968·9.0
Eve and the monkey
1968·0.0
The Tale of Three Girls
1968·7.0
Fire of Love
1968·0.0
The Second Wife
1967·7.4
Shabab Magnoun Geddan
1967·7.0
اللقاء الثاني
1967·7.0
Shakket Al-Talaba
1967·8.5
Cairo 30
1966·7.6
The Place of Weeping Lovers
1966·7.0
His Excellency, The Ambassador
1966·7.0
The Wedding Night
1966·9.0
Chakawet rejala
1966·7.0
Fares Bani Hemdan
1966·0.0
Too Young for Love
1966·7.0
El mughammerun el talata
1965·0.0
El talata yuhebbunaha
1965·7.0
The Road
1964·7.0
For Men Only
1964·6.7
Hekayet Gawaz
1964·7.0
The Teenagers
1964·0.0
First Love
1964·0.0
The Game of Love and Marriage
1964·7.0
Al-Ozab Al-Thalatha
1964·0.0
The Groom Arrives Tomorrow
1963·0.0
The Laughing Crime
1963·7.3
The Little Charmer
1963·8.0
Serr el hareba
1963·0.0
Aaela Zeze
1963·7.5
Shakawet banat
1963·7.0
Meeting at the Tower
1962·8.0
Men Gheir Ma'ad
1962·8.0
صراع مع الملائكة
1962·0.0
Ghosn Al-Zaytoun
1962·7.0
The Three Troublemakers
1962·0.0
El dow' El khafet
1961·9.0
No Understanding
1961·7.5
Dearest Beloved
1961·8.0
H-3
1961·10.0
Lady Aziza
1961·6.8
Why Am I Living
1961·7.5
The Seven Daughters
1961·8.0
Money and Women
1960·10.0
Eshaet Hob
1960·7.9
3 Men and a Woman
1960·8.0
Gharamiat emaraa
1960·8.0
The Girls in Summer
1960·8.3
Hassan and Nayima
1959·7.1