Soad Hosny (Egyptian Arabic: سعاد حسنى, pronounced [soˈʕæːd ˈħosni]; January 26, 1943[1] – June 21, 2001) was an Egyptian[2] actress born in Cairo, Egypt. She was known as the "Cinderella of Egyptian cinema" and one of the most influential actresses in Africa and the Arab world.[3]
Soad Hosny in Watch Out for ZouZou (1972) | ||
| Filmography: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Feature films | 91 | |
| Stage | 1 | |
| TV series | 1 | |
| Broadcast series | 12 | |
Feature films
edit| Year | Title | Arabic Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Hassan and Na'ima | Hassan wa Nayima, حسن و نعيمه | Na'ima | |
| 1960 | The Girls in Summer | El Banat Wa El Seif, البنات و الصيف | Samiha | |
| 1960 | Money and Women | Mal Wa Nesaa, مال و نساء | Nei'mat | |
| 1960 | Gharameyyat Emra'a | Amina | ||
| 1960 | Thalathat Regaal W Emra'a | Thorya | ||
| 1960 | Esha'et Hob | Samiha | ||
| 1961 | Mafish Tafahom | Leila | ||
| 1961 | El-Do' el-Khaft | Nawwal | ||
| 1961 | Talat rijal wa emraa | |||
| 1961 | Lemaza A'aish | Nabila | ||
| 1961 | H-3 | هه٣ | Samiha | |
| 1961 | El-Saferia Aziza | Aziza | ||
| 1961 | El-Sabaa' Banaat | Salwa | ||
| 1961 | A'az El-Habayeb | Kawthar | ||
| 1962 | Mn Gheir Me'aad | Salwa | ||
| 1962 | Seraa' Maa' el-Malaa'eka | Nagwa | ||
| 1962 | Ghosn el-Zaytoon | Atyaat | ||
| 1962 | El-Ashkyaa' el-Talata | Mervat | ||
| 1962 | A Date at the Tower | Maww'ed Fil-borg, موعد فى البرج | Amaal | |
| 1963 | Shaa'awet Banaat | Ammaal | ||
| 1963 | Aylet Zizi | Sanaa' | ||
| 1963 | El-garema el-Dahka | Leila | ||
| 1963 | Ser el-Hareba | Horyah | ||
| 1963 | El-Saheira el-Saghera | Hanya | ||
| 1964 | Hekayt Gawaz | Adeila | ||
| 1964 | The Game of Love and Marriage | Le'bet el-Hob wa el-Gawaz | Amira | |
| 1964 | El-Ozab el-Talata | Elham | ||
| 1964 | The Groom Arrives Tomorrow | El-Arees Yasel Ghadan, العريس يصل غداً | Samira | |
| 1964 | Awwel Hob | Donia | ||
| 1964 | El-Morahekan | Nahed | ||
| 1964 | The Search | El-Taree, الطريق | Elham | |
| 1965 | For Men Only | Lel-Regal Faqat, للرجال فقط | Salwa | |
| 1966 | Fares Bani Hemdan | Naglaa' | ||
| 1966 | Sha't el-Talaba | Mona | ||
| 1966 | Too Young To Love | Saghera A'la el-Hob, صغيره على الحب | Karima / Sameiha | |
| 1966 | Mabka el-Oshak | Sekina | ||
| 1966 | Leilet el-Zefaf | Salwa | ||
| 1966 | His Excellency, The Ambassador | Ganab el-Safeer, جناب السفير | Hoda | |
| 1966 | El-Talta Yhbonha | Eiman | ||
| 1966 | El-Moghamroon el-Talta | Mona | ||
| 1966 | Shaa'awet Regala | Fareda | ||
| 1966 | Cairo 30 | Al-Qāhira 30, القاهره 30 | Ehsan | |
| 1967 | The Second Wife | El Zoga El Tanya, الزوجه التانيه | Fatma | |
| 1967 | Shabab Magnon Geddan | Madeha / Esmat | ||
| 1967 | El-Leka' el-Tani | Hoda | ||
| 1967 | El-Set el-Nazra | Hoda | ||
| 1968 | The Student and the Teacher | El-Tlmeza we el-Ostaz,التلميذة والأستاذ | Salwa | |
| 1968 | Marriage the Modern Way | El-Zawag a'la el Tareeqa el-Hadeesa, الزواج على الطريقة الحديثة | Noha | |
| 1968 | Nar el-Hob | Nadia | ||
| 1968 | Helwa we Sha'ia | Aziza / Nosa | ||
| 1968 | The Tale of Three Girls | Hekayt 3 Banat, حكاية 3 بنات | Shahira | |
| 1968 | Hawaa' we el-Kerd | Nadia | ||
| 1968 | That's What Dad Wants | Baba Ayez Keda, بابا عايز كده | Nadia | |
| 1969 | Something of Torment | Shei' mn el-Azab, شىء من العذاب | Salwa / Ammal | |
| 1969 | Show Girl | Fatat el-esta'rad, فتاة الإستعراض | Fayza | |
| 1969 | Nadia | Nadia / Mona | ||
| 1969 | The Well of Deprivation | Be'r el-Herman, بئر الحرمان | Nahed / Mervat | |
| 1970 | Sunset and Sunrise | Ghroob we Shrooa, غروب و شروق | Madiha | |
| 1970 | The Lost Love | El-Hob el-Daa'ea, الحب الضائع | Leila | |
| 1971 | The Choice | El-Ekhtyaar, الإختيار | Sherifa | |
| 1971 | My Wife and the Dog | Zawgaty Wal Kalb, زوجتى و الكلب | Soad | |
| 1972 | Those People of the Nile | El-Nas we el-Neil, الناس و النيل | Nadia | |
| 1972 | El-Khoof | Soad | ||
| 1972 | Watch Out for ZouZou | Khalli Balak Min ZouZou, خلى بالك من زوزو | ZouZou / Zeinab | |
| 1973 | Strangers | Ghrobaa, غرباء | Nadia | |
| 1973 | El-Hob elazi kan | Maha | ||
| 1974 | Where Is My Mind? | Ayda | ||
| 1974 | Amira...My Love | Amiraa...Hobi Ana, أميرة حبى أنا’ | Amira | |
| 1975 | Whom Should We Shoot? | Alā Mann Notlīq Ar-Rasās, على مَن نطلق الرَصاص؟ | Tahani | |
| 1975 | Karnak | El-Karnak, الكرنك | Zeinab | |
| 1979 | El-Motwhesha | Bahya | ||
| 1979 | Shafika and Metwali | Chafika et Metwal, شفيقه و متولى | Chafika | |
| 1981 | Al Qadisiyya | Shereen | ||
| 1981 | The Suspect | Al-Mashbouh, المشبوه | Fatma / Bata | |
| 1981 | A Dinner Date | Maowid ala ashaa, موعد على العشاء | Nawwaal | |
| 1981 | People on the Top | Ahl el-Qema, أهل القمة | Seham | |
| 1982 | A Stranger at My Home | Ghareeb fi Baity, غريب في بيتى | Afaf | |
| 1983 | Love in a Jail Cell | Hob fel-Znzana, حب فى الزنزانة | Fayza | |
| 1984 | Afghanistan, Why? | Afghanistan Lemaza, أفغانستان، لماذا؟ | Afghani woman | |
| 1986 | The Bird of the East | Asfour el-Shark, عصفور الشرق | Reem | |
| 1986 | The Hunger | Al-Go'a, الجوع | Zebida | |
| 1988 | The 3rd Class | El-Daraga El-Talta, الدرجه الثالته | Nea'na'aa | |
| 1991 | The Shepherd and the Women | Al-Ra'i wal Nisaa, الراعي والنساء | Wafaa' | (final film role) |
Television series
edit| Year | Title | Arabic Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Howa wa heya | Howa Wa Hiya هو و هى | Heya |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "وثيقة مكتوبة : شهادة ميلاد سعاد حسنى 1943 م". souad.banouta.net. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "Roa'ya Assar – بالمستندات الرسمية: سعاد حسنى مصرية و وُلدت... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ "Egyptian Cinderella". Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Soad Hosny (1943 - 2001)". elcinema.com.