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Souad Hosny

Soad Hosny Al Baba was born in Cairo, Bulaq to a family who was active in the art community. Her father is Mohamed Hosny al-Baba who was a renowned calligrapher noted for contributing embroidered script to the Holy Kaba. Her sister is a musician named Nagat. So’ad’s career began at a young age and her talents were first noticed by Abd Al Rahman Al Khameisy. She has portrayed various roles and was dubbed (Cindrella of the Screen). Hosny ranked second in the Egyptian poll for best actress of the 20th century and appeared in no less than eight movies listed in the 'Top 100 of Egyptian films', compiled in 1996 in celebration of the centenary of Egyptian cinema. Soad has practiced singing and acting, she is self-taught and speaks both French and English. On television she has performed in the tv series (Howa wa Heyya). she aslo received various awards along her career for being in movies such as (al Houb al Lazi Kan ), (Ghroub wa Shorouq), (Ayn Aqly), (Shafiqa wa Metwally) and (Maw’id ‘ala al ‘Ashaa). She is considered by some to be the only actress that rivaled Fatten Hammama as the premier actress of the twentieth century. Her performances were outstanding from the outset and her career displayed a mix of talents manifested in acting, singing and modeling. It should be noted that her career in modeling was among the longest in comparison to other models. Soad is remembered as the quiet country girl who was endearing to viewers. She can be observed in her best form in (Sagheera ‘ala al Houb ), (al-Qahira 30 ), (Khally Balak Men Zuzu) and Youssef Chahine's (Al Ikhtiyar). in 2001 So'ad Hosny died in a falling accident from a building in London, and the real cause of her death is still unknown.


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Born:
Jan 26, 1943 In Cairo, Egypt
Movie/TV Credits:
26
First Appeared:
In the movie Hassan and Nayima 1959-04-01
Latest Project:
Movie The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni 2011-07-10
Known For
Poster of Karnak
Poster of Whom Should We Shoot?
Poster of People and the Nile
Poster of Eshaet Hob
Filmography
Movie The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni Herself (archive footage) 2011-07-10
Movie The Shepherd and the Women Wafaa 1991-10-14
Movie The Hunger 1986-01-02
Movie Bird Of The Orient Reem 1986-03-24
Movie Love in a Jail Cell 1983-02-14
Movie People Of The Top 1981-05-11
Movie Al-Qadisiyya 1981-07-13
Movie A Dinner Date Nawal 1981-11-16
Movie The Suspect فاطمة / بطة 1981-08-20
Movie Shafiqa and Metwally 1978-11-27
Movie Whom Should We Shoot? Tahany 1975-12-08
Movie Karnak Zainab 1975-12-29
Movie Strangers 1973-04-09
Movie Watch Out for Zuzu 1972-11-06
Movie People and the Nile Nadia 1972-01-17
Movie The Choice 1971-03-15
Movie My Wife & the Dog Soad 1971-11-17
Movie Sunset and Sunrise Madeha 1970-03-16
Movie The Tale of Three Girls Shahira 1968-01-01
Movie The Second Wife Fatma 1967-10-14
Movie Too Young for Love Sameha/ Kareemah 1966-01-05
Movie Cairo 30 1966-10-31
Movie The Road Elham 1964-12-14
Movie Eshaet Hob Sameha 1960-11-21
Movie The Girls in Summer سميحة 1960-03-28
Movie Hassan and Nayima Najima 1959-04-01
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