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
Filmography
all 46
Movies 35
TV Shows 11
Creator 1
البر الغربي (2001)
Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better (1998)
Aunt Safiya & the Monastery (1996)
Saken Osady (1995)
Mr. K (1994)
The Lady's Driver (1993)
The Lady from Cairo (1992)
اللعبة المجنونة (1991)
الحب وسنينه (1989)
An escape night (1989)
The White Flag (1988)
The Basement (1987)
Nessa Khalf Al Qodban (1986)
أزواج لكن غرباء (1986)
The Unknown (1984)
Eyes (1980)
إصلاحية جبل الليمون (1979)
Al-Shakk ya Habibi (1979)
The Cursed (1979)
Ahlan Ya Captin (1978)
قلوب فقدت الحب (1977)
Your Wisdom, God! (1976)
توحيدة (1976)
Back Streets (1974)
Al Shaytan wal Kharif (1972)
The Second Wife (1967)
The Impossible (1966)
Dawn of a New Day (1964)
A Beginning and an Ending (1960)
I'll Never Cry (1957)
Nisaa Fi Hayaty (1957)
Ismail Yassine at the Waxworks (1956)
The Sky Devils (1956)
أحلام الربيع (1955)
Ya Zalemni (1954)
Marret El-ayam (1954)
Have Mercy (1953)
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool (1953)
Money slaves (1953)
Ana Wi Habibi (1953)
Iidini eaqlak (1952)
The Lady on the Train (1952)
The Great Clown (1952)
Good News (1952)
الأم القاتلة (1952)
Adam and Eve (1951)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1930-04-27
Deathday2002-12-22 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceUpper Egypt, Egypt
CitizenshipsEgypt
Also Known Asسناء جميل, Sanaa Jamil, ثريا يوسف عطا الله
AwardsOrder of Sciences and Arts
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