Soad Hosny
Egyptian actress (1943–2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Soad Muhammad Kamal Hosny (Egyptian Arabic: سعاد حسنى, pronounced [soˈʕæːd ˈħosni]; 26 January 1943[1] – 21 June 2001) was an Egyptian actress born in Cairo.[2] She was known as the "Cinderella of Egyptian cinema" and one of the most influential actresses in the Middle East and the Arab world.[3] She rose to stardom at the end of the 1950s, performing in more than 83 films between 1959 and 1991 with nine films in the greatest 100 films in the history of Egyptian cinema. A majority of her films were shot in the 1960s and 1970s. Her final screen appearance was in the 1991 film,The Shepherd and the Women, directed by her ex-husband Ali Badrakhan.[4]
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سُعاد حسنى | |
Born | Soad Muhammad Kamal Hosny ElBaba (1943-01-26)26 January 1943 |
Died | 21 June 2001(2001-06-21) (aged 58) Westminster, London, England |
Burial place | Cairo, Egypt |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Other names | Cinderella of Egyptian cinema |
Citizenship | Egypt |
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Years active | 1959–2001 |
Notable work | Full list |
Spouses | Salah Kurayyem
(m. 1968; div. 1969)Maher Awad (m. 1987) |
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Relatives | Nagat El-Sagheera (half-sister) |
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