Sanaa Gamil
Known for: Acting
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
Filmography
Series
Saken Osady
سلوى
1995
Series
The White Flag
فضة المعداوي
1988
Series
أشجان
1970
Film
The Message
Sumayya
1976
Series
Aunt Safiya & the Monastery
1996
Series
Eyes
1980
Film
The Beginning and the End
Nefisah
1960
Film
Lady of The Train
Afaf
1952
Series
قلوب فقدت الحب
1977
Film
Dawn of a New Day
Nayla
1964
Series
An Escape Night
1989
Film
Adam and Eve
Magdy Siddiq Sami's fiancée
1951
Film
Al Shaytan wal Kharif
نرجس
1972
Film
The Second Wife
Hafiza حفيظة
1967
Film
Marret El-ayam
1954
Film
Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better
Sayed's Mother
1998
Series
اللعبة المجنونة
1991
Film
I'll Never Cry
Samiha
1957
الجاهزين قوي
1968
Series
الحب وسنينه
1989
Film
أهل الهوى
زوبة الشغالة
1955
Film
A Heart of Gold
Awsaf
1959
Series
إصلاحية جبل الليمون
1979
Film
شريك حياتى
سهير
1953
Film
The Impossible
فاطمة
1965
Film
Zeinab
مسعودة
1952
Film
Spring Fantasies
1955
Film
Back Streets
1974
Film
Doubt, My Love
بهيجة
1979
Film
Some Live Twice
1971
Film
The Great Clown
1952
Film
زهرة الصبار
الآنسة جيهان
1967
أزواج لكن غرباء
1986
Film
Fi Sharaa Meen
1953
Film
The Sky Devils
Head Nurse - رئيسة الممرضات
1956
Film
April Fool
1954
Film
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
1957
Film
Money slaves
فتاة المنحلة بالكباريه
1953
Film
killer mother
1952
Film
Tawheeda
أم توحيده
1976
Film
Al-Kharteet
نرجس
1987
Film
Your Wisdom, God!
1976
Film
The Cursed
بهيرة
1979
Film
Iidini eaqlak
Bahiga
1952
Film
Isalu kalbi
1952
Film
Ya Zalemni
1954
Film
A solution that pleases all
1986
Film
الميعاد
1955
Film
The Unknown
Aleya "The Mother"
1984
Film
Good News
Noura نورا
1952
Film
The Basement
أم الخير
1987
Film
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
1953
Film
No Tears
1961
Film
The Lady's Driver
لطيفة هانم شوكت باشا
1993
Film
Ahlan Ya Captin
1978
Film
When Evening Comes
1985
Film
Ana Wi Habibi
Fake Lover
1953
Film
Kedt Ahdem Baity
1954
Film
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
زوجة المرابي اليهودي
1953
زوجات وأزواج
1969
Film
Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'
1956
Film
Nessa Khalf Al Qodban
1986
Film
Mr. K
1994
Film
Have Mercy
1953
Film
Maa Al Ayam
1958
Film
Nahed
Gamalat