Sanaa Gamil
Acting·April 27, 1930·† December 22, 2002 — 72 years old·Egypt
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.
Known For
Filmography · 67
—NahedGamalat2001البر الغربيTVCreator1998Smile, The Photo Comes Out BetterSayed's Mother1996Aunt Safiya & the MonasteryTV1995Saken OsadyTVسلوى1994Mr. K1993The Lady's Driverلطيفة هانم شوكت باشا1991اللعبة المجنونةTV1989الحب وسنينهTV1989An Escape NightTV1988The White FlagTVفضة المعداوي1987The Basementأم الخير1987Al-Kharteetنرجس1986Nessa Khalf Al Qodban1986أزواج لكن غرباءTV1986A solution that pleases all1985When Evening Comes1984The UnknownAleya "The Mother"1980EyesTV1979إصلاحية جبل الليمونTV1979The Cursedبهيرة1979Doubt, My Loveبهيجة1978Ahlan Ya Captin1977قلوب فقدت الحبTV1976Your Wisdom, God!1976Tawheedaأم توحيده1976The MessageSumayya1974Back Streets1972Al Shaytan wal Kharifنرجس1971Some Live Twice1970أشجانTV1969زوجات وأزواج1968الجاهزين قويTV1967The Second WifeHafiza حفيظة1967زهرة الصبارالآنسة جيهان1965The Impossibleفاطمة1964Dawn of a New DayNayla1961No Tears1960The Beginning and the EndNefisah1959A Heart of GoldAwsaf1958Maa Al Ayam1957I'll Never CrySamiha1957Nisaa Fi Hayaty1956Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'1956The Sky DevilsHead Nurse - رئيسة الممرضات1955الميعاد1955أهل الهوىزوبة الشغالة1955Spring Fantasies1954April Fool1954Ya Zalemni1954Marret El-ayam1954Kedt Ahdem Baity1953Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna1953Have Mercy1953Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasoolزوجة المرابي اليهودي1953Money slavesفتاة المنحلة بالكباريه1953Ana Wi HabibiFake Lover1953شريك حياتىسهير1953Fi Sharaa Meen1952Iidini eaqlakBahiga1952Lady of The TrainAfaf1952Zeinabمسعودة1952Isalu kalbi1952The Great Clown1952Good NewsNoura نورا1952killer mother1951Adam and EveMagdy Siddiq Sami's fiancée