Sanaa Gamil

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

Gender

Female

Birthday

1930-04-27

Day of death

2002-12-22 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Egypt

Sanaa Gamil

Biography

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

  • Ana Wi Habibi

    Ana Wi Habibi

  • The Sky Devils

    The Sky Devils

  • Good News

    Good News

  • Adam and Eve

    Adam and Eve

  • Al-Kharteet

    Al-Kharteet

  • April Fool

    April Fool

  • أهل الهوى

    أهل الهوى

  • Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better

    Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better

  • Iidini eaqlak

    Iidini eaqlak

  • زهرة الصبار

    زهرة الصبار

  • Nisaa Fi Hayaty

    Nisaa Fi Hayaty

  • Some Live Twice

    Some Live Twice

  • Dawn of a New Day

    Dawn of a New Day

  • الميعاد

    الميعاد

  • Lady of The Train

    Lady of The Train

  • When Evening Comes

    When Evening Comes

  • Money slaves

    Money slaves

  • Kedt Ahdem Baity

    Kedt Ahdem Baity

  • Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'

    Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'

  • No Tears

    No Tears

  • The Great Clown

    The Great Clown

  • Al Shaytan wal Kharif

    Al Shaytan wal Kharif

  • Have Mercy

    Have Mercy

  • killer mother

    killer mother

  • Nahed

    Nahed

  • The Cursed

    The Cursed

  • Fi Sharaa Meen

    Fi Sharaa Meen

  • The Second Wife

    The Second Wife

  • The Basement

    The Basement

  • Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool

    Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool

  • Back Streets

    Back Streets

  • شريك حياتى

    شريك حياتى

  • Heart of Gold

    Heart of Gold

  • Tawheeda

    Tawheeda

  • Zeinab

    Zeinab

  • I'll Never Cry

    I'll Never Cry

  • زوجات وأزواج

    زوجات وأزواج

  • The Impossible

    The Impossible

  • Maa Al Ayam

    Maa Al Ayam

  • The Beginning and the End

    The Beginning and the End

  • Nessa Khalf Al Qodban

    Nessa Khalf Al Qodban

  • Ya Zalemni

    Ya Zalemni

  • The White Flag

    The White Flag

  • Aunt Safiya & the Monastery

    Aunt Safiya & the Monastery

  • The Lady from Cairo

    The Lady from Cairo

  • أشجان

    أشجان

  • Eyes

    Eyes

  • Saken Osady

    Saken Osady

  • An Escape Night

    An Escape Night

  • قلوب فقدت الحب

    قلوب فقدت الحب

  • أزواج لكن غرباء

    أزواج لكن غرباء

  • اللعبة المجنونة

    اللعبة المجنونة

  • إصلاحية جبل الليمون

    إصلاحية جبل الليمون

  • الحب وسنينه

    الحب وسنينه

  • الجاهزين قوي

    الجاهزين قوي

  • Isalu kalbi

    Isalu kalbi

  • Doubt, My Love

    Doubt, My Love

  • Your Wisdom, God!

    Your Wisdom, God!

  • The Lady's Driver

    The Lady's Driver

  • Mr. K

    Mr. K

  • Marret El-ayam

    Marret El-ayam

  • Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna

    Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna

  • A solution that pleases all

    A solution that pleases all

  • أحلام الربيع

    أحلام الربيع

  • The Unknown

    The Unknown

  • Ahlan Ya Captin

    Ahlan Ya Captin