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Sanaa Gamil

Sanaa Gamil

Actor · Born 1930-04-27 · Egypt

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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

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Message (1976) — Sumayya
  2. The Second Wife (1967) — Hafiza حفيظة
  3. Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better (1998) — Sayed's Mother
  4. The Beginning and the End (1960) — Nefisah
  5. Have Mercy (1953)
  6. Lady of The Train (1952) — Afaf
  7. The Lady's Driver (1993) — لطيفة هانم شوكت باشا
  8. The Impossible (1965) — فاطمة
  9. Dawn of a New Day (1964) — Nayla
  10. The Great Clown (1952)
  11. Good News (1952) — Noura نورا
  12. I'll Never Cry (1957) — Samiha
  13. The Unknown (1984) — Aleya "The Mother"
  14. Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' (1956)
  15. Spring Fantasies (1955)
  16. killer mother (1952)
  17. The Sky Devils (1956) — Head Nurse - رئيسة الممرضات
  18. The Basement (1987) — أم الخير
  19. Adam and Eve (1951) — Magdy Siddiq Sami's fiancée
  20. Marret El-ayam (1954)
  21. April Fool (1954)
  22. Fi Sharaa Meen (1953)
  23. Zeinab (1952) — مسعودة
  24. Your Wisdom, God! (1976)
  25. Nisaa Fi Hayaty (1957)
  26. Money slaves (1953) — فتاة المنحلة بالكباريه
  27. Ana Wi Habibi (1953) — Fake Lover
  28. Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool (1953) — زوجة المرابي اليهودي
  29. No Tears (1961)
  30. Nahed — Gamalat
  31. A Heart of Gold (1959) — Awsaf
  32. Kedt Ahdem Baity (1954)
  33. Isalu kalbi (1952)
  34. Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna (1953)
  35. Maa Al Ayam (1958)
  36. A solution that pleases all (1986)
  37. Mr. K (1994)
  38. The Cursed (1979) — بهيرة
  39. Iidini eaqlak (1952) — Bahiga
  40. شريك حياتى (1953) — سهير