Soad Hosny (Arabic: سعاد Øسني‎, pronounced [soËˆÊ•Ã¦Ë d
ˈħosni]; January 26, 1943 â€" June 21, 2001) was an Egyptian actress
born in Cairo. She was known as the "Cinderella of Egyptian cinema"
and one of the most influential actresses in the Middle East and the
Arab world. She ascended to stardom at the end of the 1950s,
performing in more than 83 films between 1959 and 1991. A majority of
her films were shot in the 1960s and 1970s. Her final screen
appearance was in the 1991 film, The Shepherd and the Women, directed
by her ex-husband, Ali Badrakhan.Soad Muhammad Kamal Hosny was born in
Bulaq district in Cairo, Egypt. She was one of three sisters born to
prominent calligrapher Mohammad Hosni and his second wife, an Egyptian
woman called Gawhara. She also had eight half-siblings from her
father's first marriage. Her parents divorced and her mother
remarried, to an Egyptian man, Abdul Monem Hafeez, with whom she had
six more children, thus giving Soad and her two sisters no fewer than
14 half-siblings.Her father's household was known as "the artists'
home" because leading artists from across the Arab world regularly
visited Hosni's home in Cairo for tuition and social interaction with
the master calligrapher. Her father, whose artistic output included
the production of frames for the silent movies and book covers, was
well known across the artistic community. A number of his children
became performance artists. Soad's half-sister, Najat, was an actress
and singer. Her half-brother, Ezz Eddin Hosni (1927â€"2013), was a
music composer and taught both Soad and Najat music and singing.
Another sibling, Sami Hosni became a cello player, jewellery designer
and also calligrapher. while yet another brother, Farooq, was a
painter and his daughter Samira was also an actress.
ˈħosni]; January 26, 1943 â€" June 21, 2001) was an Egyptian actress
born in Cairo. She was known as the "Cinderella of Egyptian cinema"
and one of the most influential actresses in the Middle East and the
Arab world. She ascended to stardom at the end of the 1950s,
performing in more than 83 films between 1959 and 1991. A majority of
her films were shot in the 1960s and 1970s. Her final screen
appearance was in the 1991 film, The Shepherd and the Women, directed
by her ex-husband, Ali Badrakhan.Soad Muhammad Kamal Hosny was born in
Bulaq district in Cairo, Egypt. She was one of three sisters born to
prominent calligrapher Mohammad Hosni and his second wife, an Egyptian
woman called Gawhara. She also had eight half-siblings from her
father's first marriage. Her parents divorced and her mother
remarried, to an Egyptian man, Abdul Monem Hafeez, with whom she had
six more children, thus giving Soad and her two sisters no fewer than
14 half-siblings.Her father's household was known as "the artists'
home" because leading artists from across the Arab world regularly
visited Hosni's home in Cairo for tuition and social interaction with
the master calligrapher. Her father, whose artistic output included
the production of frames for the silent movies and book covers, was
well known across the artistic community. A number of his children
became performance artists. Soad's half-sister, Najat, was an actress
and singer. Her half-brother, Ezz Eddin Hosni (1927â€"2013), was a
music composer and taught both Soad and Najat music and singing.
Another sibling, Sami Hosni became a cello player, jewellery designer
and also calligrapher. while yet another brother, Farooq, was a
painter and his daughter Samira was also an actress.
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