Sanaa Gamil

Sanaa Gamil

1930-04-27 – 2002-12-22 (age 72) 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

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Known For

The Message
The Message

1976

as Sumayya

Ana Wi Habibi
Ana Wi Habibi

1953

as Fake Lover

Iidini eaqlak
Iidini eaqlak

1952

as Bahiga

Fi Sharaa Meen
The Beginning and the End
Heart of Gold
Heart of Gold

1959

as Awsaf

Lady of The Train
Lady of The Train

1952

as Afaf

Ya Zalemni
Money slaves
Money slaves

1953

as فتاة المنحلة بالكباريه

Ahlan Ya Captin
Maa Al Ayam
The Cursed
The Cursed

1979

as baheria

When Evening Comes
شريك حياتى
شريك حياتى

1953

as سهير

No Tears
April Fool
Your Wisdom, God!
The Sky Devils
The Sky Devils

1956

as Head Nurse - رئيسة الممرضات

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