Soad Hosny Al Baba was born in Cairo, Bulaq to a family who was active in the art community. Her father is Mohamed Hosny al-Baba who was a renowned calligrapher noted for contributing embroidered script to the Holy Kaba. Her sister is a musician named Nagat. So’ad’s career began at a young age and her talents were first noticed by Abd Al Rahman Al Khameisy. She has portrayed various roles and was dubbed (Cindrella of the Screen). Hosny ranked second in the Egyptian poll for best actress of the 20th century and appeared in no less than eight movies listed in the 'Top 100 of Egyptian films', compiled in 1996 in celebration of the centenary of Egyptian cinema. Soad has practiced singing and acting, she is self-taught and speaks both French and English. On television she has performed in the tv series (Howa wa Heyya). she aslo received various awards along her career for being in movies such as (al Houb al Lazi Kan ), (Ghroub wa Shorouq), (Ayn Aqly), (Shafiqa wa Metwally) and (Maw’id ‘ala al ‘Ashaa). She is considered by some to be the only actress that rivaled Fatten Hammama as the premier actress of the twentieth century. Her performances were outstanding from the outset and her career displayed a mix of talents manifested in acting, singing and modeling. It should be noted that her career in modeling was among the longest in comparison to other models. Soad is remembered as the quiet country girl who was endearing to viewers. She can be observed in her best form in (Sagheera ‘ala al Houb ), (al-Qahira 30 ), (Khally Balak Men Zuzu) and Youssef Chahine's (Al Ikhtiyar). in 2001 So'ad Hosny died in a falling accident from a building in London, and the real cause of her death is still unknown.
Movie | The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni | Herself (archive footage) | 2011-07-10 |
Movie | The Shepherd and the Women | Wafaa | 1991-10-14 |
Movie | The Third Class | نعناعة | 1988-07-24 |
Movie | The Hunger | 1986-01-02 | |
Movie | Bird Of The Orient | Reem | 1986-03-24 |
Movie | Love in a Jail Cell | 1983-02-14 | |
Movie | Stranger In My House | Afaf Abdul Wahed | 1982-02-08 |
Movie | People Of The Top | 1981-05-11 | |
Movie | Al-Qadisiyya | 1981-07-13 | |
Movie | The Suspect | فاطمة / بطة | 1981-08-20 |
Movie | A Dinner Date | Nawal | 1981-11-16 |
Movie | The Savage | بهية | 1979-02-19 |
Movie | Shafiqa and Metwally | 1978-11-27 | |
Movie | Amira.. My Love | اميرة | 1975-01-07 |
Movie | Whom Should We Shoot? | Tahany | 1975-12-08 |
Movie | Karnak | Zainab | 1975-12-29 |
Movie | Where Is My Mind ? | Aida | 1974-01-02 |
Movie | Strangers | 1973-04-09 | |
Movie | Past Love | Maha | 1973-12-31 |
Movie | People and the Nile | Nadia | 1972-01-17 |
Movie | Watch Out for Zuzu | 1972-11-06 | |
Movie | The Fear | Soad | 1972-01-24 |
Movie | The Choice | 1971-03-15 | |
Movie | My Wife & the Dog | Soad | 1971-11-17 |
Movie | Sunset and Sunrise | Madeha | 1970-03-16 |
Movie | Al-Hob Al-Daayie | 1970-10-20 | |
Movie | The Showgirl | 1969-10-06 | |
Movie | A Bit of Torment | 1969-09-22 | |
Movie | Nadia | nadia/mona | 1969-12-08 |
Movie | The Well of Deprivation | Nahed / Mervit | 1969-12-29 |
Movie | Eve and the monkey | Nadia | 1968-03-04 |
Movie | Fire of Love | Nadia | 1968-01-01 |
Movie | Sweet and Naughty | Aziza/Noussa | 1968-03-25 |
Movie | The Tale of Three Girls | Shahira | 1968-01-01 |
Movie | Baba Ayez Keda | 1968-07-29 | |
Movie | ُُThe Student and the Teacher | Salwa | 1968-11-04 |
Movie | Marriage on the Modern Way | Noha | 1968-10-14 |
Movie | El-sit el-nazra | Huda | 1968-09-09 |
Movie | Shakket Al-Talaba | mona | 1967-02-06 |
Movie | Shabab Magnoun Geddan | 1967-09-25 | |
Movie | The Second Wife | Fatma | 1967-10-14 |
Movie | Fares Bani Hemdan | Naglaa | 1966-03-09 |
Movie | Too Young for Love | Sameha/ Kareemah | 1966-01-05 |
Movie | Chakawet rejala | 1966-04-20 | |
Movie | His Excellency, The Ambassador | huda | 1966-06-29 |
Movie | Cairo 30 | 1966-10-31 | |
Movie | مبكى العشاق | 1966-07-20 | |
Movie | The Wedding Night | 1966-05-25 | |
Movie | El talata yuhebbunaha | Iman | 1965-10-18 |
Movie | El mughammerun el talata | Mona | 1965-11-22 |
Movie | The Game of Love and Marriage | Ameira | 1964-02-13 |
Movie | Al-Ozab Al-Thalatha | Elham | 1964-02-13 |
Movie | The Teenagers | Nahed | 1964-04-20 |
Movie | First Love | Donia | 1964-04-16 |
Movie | The Road | Elham | 1964-12-14 |
Movie | For Men Only | 1964-11-16 | |
Movie | Hekayet Gawaz | Adela | 1964-10-18 |
Movie | Zizi's Family | Sanaa | 1963-04-29 |
Movie | Shakawet banat | Amany | 1963-04-29 |
Movie | Serr el hareba | Horia | 1963-08-04 |
Movie | The Little Charmer | Hania | 1963-09-19 |
Movie | The Laughing Crime | Laila | 1963-10-14 |
Movie | The Groom Arrives Tomorrow | Samira | 1963-10-28 |
Movie | El ashkiaa el talata | Mervat | 1962-01-29 |
Movie | Ghosn Al-Zaytoun | عطيات | 1962-04-26 |
Movie | Men Gheir Ma'ad | سلوى | 1962-12-10 |
Movie | Meeting at the Tower | آمال | 1962-12-12 |
Movie | Al safira Aziza | عزيزة | 1961-01-30 |
Movie | The Seven Daughters | Salwa | 1961-01-16 |
Movie | Why Am I Living | نبيلة | 1961-01-23 |
Movie | H-3 | سعاد خطيبة احمد | 1961-02-20 |
Movie | Dearest Beloved | كوثر | 1961-04-03 |
Movie | الضوء الخافت | نوال | 1961-12-29 |
Movie | No Understanding | ليلى | 1961-12-11 |
Movie | The Girls in Summer | سميحة | 1960-03-28 |
Movie | Gharamiat emaraa | أمينة | 1960-09-03 |
Movie | Eshaet Hob | Sameha | 1960-11-21 |
Movie | 3 Men and a Woman | ثريا | 1960-10-03 |
Movie | Money and Women | نعمت | 1960-11-27 |
Movie | Hassan and Nayima | Najima | 1959-04-01 |