Soad Hosny

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Female

Birthday

1943-01-26

Day of death

2001-06-21 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Bulaq, Cairo, Egypt

Soad Hosny

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Shakawet banat

    Shakawet banat

  • Eshaet Hob

    Eshaet Hob

  • Men Gheir Ma'ad

    Men Gheir Ma'ad

  • 3 Men and a Woman

    3 Men and a Woman

  • Why Am I Living

    Why Am I Living

  • First Love

    First Love

  • People and the Nile

    People and the Nile

  • Watch Out for Zuzu

    Watch Out for Zuzu

  • Shabab Magnoun Geddan

    Shabab Magnoun Geddan

  • Deprivation Well

    Deprivation Well

  • The Girls in Summer

    The Girls in Summer

  • The Suspect

    The Suspect

  • El dow' El khafet

    El dow' El khafet

  • Eve and the monkey

    Eve and the monkey

  • Zizi's Family

    Zizi's Family

  • Hassan and Nayima

    Hassan and Nayima

  • The Savage

    The Savage

  • Stranger In My House

    Stranger In My House

  • Nadia

    Nadia

  • Love in a Jail Cell

    Love in a Jail Cell

  • Baba Ayez Keda

    Baba Ayez Keda

  • The Showgirl

    The Showgirl

  • Shafiqa and Metwally

    Shafiqa and Metwally

  • The Little Charmer

    The Little Charmer

  • El talata yuhebbunaha

    El talata yuhebbunaha

  • A Bit of Torment

    A Bit of Torment

  • The Groom Arrives Tomorrow

    The Groom Arrives Tomorrow

  • My Wife & the Dog

    My Wife & the Dog

  • Sunset and Sunrise

    Sunset and Sunrise

  • Where Is My Mind ?

    Where Is My Mind ?

  • The Headmaster Woman

    The Headmaster Woman

  • Meeting at the Tower

    Meeting at the Tower

  • Women in the City

    Women in the City

  • Sweet and Naughty

    Sweet and Naughty

  • The Tale of Three Girls

    The Tale of Three Girls

  • Karnak

    Karnak

  • The Road

    The Road

  • Marriage on the Modern Way

    Marriage on the Modern Way

  • The Game of Love and Marriage

    The Game of Love and Marriage

  • Money and Women

    Money and Women

  • The Place of Weeping Lovers

    The Place of Weeping Lovers

  • Too Young for Love

    Too Young for Love

  • A Dinner Date

    A Dinner Date

  • The Second Wife

    The Second Wife

  • Cairo 30

    Cairo 30

  • ُُThe Student and the Teacher

    ُُThe Student and the Teacher

  • Amira.. My Love

    Amira.. My Love

  • Lady Aziza

    Lady Aziza

  • The Laughing Crime

    The Laughing Crime

  • Past Love

    Past Love

  • The Third Class

    The Third Class

  • The Choice

    The Choice

  • Mean yekdar al-aziza

    Mean yekdar al-aziza

  • Hekayet Gawaz

    Hekayet Gawaz

  • The Hunger

    The Hunger

  • Whom Should We Shoot?

    Whom Should We Shoot?

  • Gharamiat emaraa

    Gharamiat emaraa

  • صراع مع الملائكة

    صراع مع الملائكة

  • Ghosn Al-Zaytoun

    Ghosn Al-Zaytoun

  • Al-Ozab Al-Thalatha

    Al-Ozab Al-Thalatha

  • Afghanistan For What?

    Afghanistan For What?

  • People Of The Top

    People Of The Top

  • Fire of Love

    Fire of Love

  • For Men Only

    For Men Only

  • The Fear

    The Fear

  • Al-Qadisiyya

    Al-Qadisiyya

  • The Shepherd and the Women

    The Shepherd and the Women

  • He and She Stories

    He and She Stories

  • أيام معه

    أيام معه

  • الحب الضائع

    الحب الضائع

  • Nadia

    Nadia

  • من أنا؟

    من أنا؟

  • النورس

    النورس

  • لا شيء يهم

    لا شيء يهم

  • Shakket Al-Talaba

    Shakket Al-Talaba

  • Serr el hareba

    Serr el hareba

  • The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni

    The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni

  • Chakawet rejala

    Chakawet rejala

  • The Three Troublemakers

    The Three Troublemakers

  • No Understanding

    No Understanding

  • Dearest Beloved

    Dearest Beloved

  • اللقاء الثاني

    اللقاء الثاني

  • Bird Of The Orient

    Bird Of The Orient

  • The Lost Love

    The Lost Love

  • Fares Bani Hemdan

    Fares Bani Hemdan

  • The Seven Daughters

    The Seven Daughters

  • Strangers

    Strangers

  • The Wedding Night

    The Wedding Night

  • His Excellency, The Ambassador

    His Excellency, The Ambassador

  • The Teenagers

    The Teenagers

  • H-3

    H-3

  • El mughammerun el talata

    El mughammerun el talata