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

  • The Great Clown

    The Great Clown

  • Lady of The Train

    Lady of The Train

  • I'll Never Cry

    I'll Never Cry

  • The Beginning and the End

    The Beginning and the End

  • Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool

    Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool

  • Tawheeda

    Tawheeda

  • Dawn of a New Day

    Dawn of a New Day

  • Zeinab

    Zeinab

  • Al Shaytan wal Kharif

    Al Shaytan wal Kharif

  • Good News

    Good News

  • Heart of Gold

    Heart of Gold

  • An Escape Night

    An Escape Night

  • The Cursed

    The Cursed

  • Nisaa Fi Hayaty

    Nisaa Fi Hayaty

  • Ya Zalemni

    Ya Zalemni

  • Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better

    Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better

  • Ana Wi Habibi

    Ana Wi Habibi

  • Iidini eaqlak

    Iidini eaqlak

  • Saken Osady

    Saken Osady

  • Money slaves

    Money slaves

  • Back Streets

    Back Streets

  • زهرة الصبار

    زهرة الصبار

  • No Tears

    No Tears

  • The White Flag

    The White Flag

  • The Second Wife

    The Second Wife

  • Maa Al Ayam

    Maa Al Ayam

  • Some Live Twice

    Some Live Twice

  • Nahed

    Nahed

  • Al-Kharteet

    Al-Kharteet

  • Kedt Ahdem Baity

    Kedt Ahdem Baity

  • The Basement

    The Basement

  • The Sky Devils

    The Sky Devils

  • killer mother

    killer mother

  • أشجان

    أشجان

  • أهل الهوى

    أهل الهوى

  • شريك حياتى

    شريك حياتى

  • April Fool

    April Fool

  • The Impossible

    The Impossible

  • Fi Sharaa Meen

    Fi Sharaa Meen

  • الميعاد

    الميعاد

  • When Evening Comes

    When Evening Comes

  • Nessa Khalf Al Qodban

    Nessa Khalf Al Qodban

  • Adam and Eve

    Adam and Eve

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

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

  • زوجات وأزواج

    زوجات وأزواج

  • Have Mercy

    Have Mercy

  • Aunt Safiya & the Monastery

    Aunt Safiya & the Monastery

  • الجاهزين قوي

    الجاهزين قوي

  • The Lady from Cairo

    The Lady from Cairo

  • إصلاحية جبل الليمون

    إصلاحية جبل الليمون

  • الحب وسنينه

    الحب وسنينه

  • Eyes

    Eyes

  • اللعبة المجنونة

    اللعبة المجنونة

  • أزواج لكن غرباء

    أزواج لكن غرباء

  • قلوب فقدت الحب

    قلوب فقدت الحب

  • Your Wisdom, God!

    Your Wisdom, God!

  • The Lady's Driver

    The Lady's Driver

  • Mr. K

    Mr. K

  • Spring Fantasies

    Spring Fantasies

  • The Unknown

    The Unknown

  • Isalu kalbi

    Isalu kalbi

  • Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna

    Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna

  • A solution that pleases all

    A solution that pleases all

  • Doubt, My Love

    Doubt, My Love

  • Ahlan Ya Captin

    Ahlan Ya Captin

  • Marret El-ayam

    Marret El-ayam