Sanaa Gamil
Known for: Acting
Born: April 27, 1930
Died: December 22, 2002
Place of birth: 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. 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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Filmography
54 movies · 13 TV shows, newest first
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البر الغربي
2001
7.2
Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better
1998
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Aunt Safiya & the Monastery
1996
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Saken Osady
1995
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Mr. K
1994
6.2
The Lady's Driver
1993
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اللعبة المجنونة
1991
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الحب وسنينه
1989
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An Escape Night
1989
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The White Flag
1988
6.0
The Basement
1987
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Al-Kharteet
1987
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Nessa Khalf Al Qodban
1986NR
أزواج لكن غرباء
1986
6.0
A solution that pleases all
1986
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When Evening Comes
1985
6.5
The Unknown
1984
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Eyes
1980
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إصلاحية جبل الليمون
1979
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The Cursed
1979
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Doubt, My Love
1979
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Ahlan Ya Captin
1978
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قلوب فقدت الحب
1977
6.0
Your Wisdom, God!
1976
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Tawheeda
1976
8.5
The Message
1976
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Back Streets
1974
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Al Shaytan wal Kharif
1972
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Some Live Twice
1971
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أشجان
1970NR
زوجات وأزواج
1969NR
الجاهزين قوي
1968
7.4
The Second Wife
1967
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زهرة الصبار
1967
7.4
The Impossible
1965
7.8
Dawn of a New Day
1964
7.0
No Tears
1961
8.2
The Beginning and the End
1960
9.0
A Heart of Gold
1959
9.0
Maa Al Ayam
1958
8.5
I'll Never Cry
1957
9.0
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
1957
8.0
Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'
1956
7.0
The Sky Devils
1956
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الميعاد
1955
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أهل الهوى
1955
8.0
Spring Fantasies
1955
7.0
April Fool
1954
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Ya Zalemni
1954
9.0
Marret El-ayam
1954
9.0
Kedt Ahdem Baity
1954
10.0
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
1953
6.3
Have Mercy
1953
7.0
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
1953
9.0
Money slaves
1953
9.0
Ana Wi Habibi
1953
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شريك حياتى
1953
7.0
Fi Sharaa Meen
1953
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Iidini eaqlak
1952
5.4
Lady of The Train
1952
7.0
Zeinab
1952
9.0
Isalu kalbi
1952
7.0
The Great Clown
1952
8.5
Good News
1952
9.0
killer mother
1952
8.0
Adam and Eve
1951
8.0
Nahed
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