Sanaa Gamil
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
66 acting credits
Acting · 66
The Message
1976
Saken Osady
1995
The White Flag
1988
أشجان
1970
Aunt Safiya & the Monastery
1996
Eyes
1980
An Escape Night
1989
الحب وسنينه
1989
Lady of The Train
1952
الجاهزين قوي
1968
قلوب فقدت الحب
1977
Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better
1998
The Beginning and the End
1960
Ana Wi Habibi
1953
The Cursed
1979
April Fool
1954
The Great Clown
1952
Nessa Khalf Al Qodban
1986
I'll Never Cry
1957
Iidini eaqlak
1952
Zeinab
1952
Nahed
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Al Shaytan wal Kharif
1972
The Sky Devils
1956
The Unknown
1984
Ya Zalemni
1954
The Lady's Driver
1993
Money slaves
1953
The Basement
1987
اللعبة المجنونة
1991
A solution that pleases all
1986
Tawheeda
1976
Back Streets
1974
Your Wisdom, God!
1976
killer mother
1952
إصلاحية جبل الليمون
1979
Doubt, My Love
1979
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
1953
When Evening Comes
1985
The Second Wife
1967
Ahlan Ya Captin
1978
أزواج لكن غرباء
1986
The Impossible
1965
No Tears
1961
Have Mercy
1953
Fi Sharaa Meen
1953
Heart of Gold
1959
Al-Kharteet
1987
الميعاد
1955
Mr. K
1994
Isalu kalbi
1952
Kedt Ahdem Baity
1954
Adam and Eve
1951
Marret El-ayam
1954
Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'
1956
شريك حياتى
1953
Some Live Twice
1971
أهل الهوى
1955
Spring Fantasies
1955
زهرة الصبار
1967
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
1957
Good News
1952
زوجات وأزواج
1969
Dawn of a New Day
1964
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
1953
Maa Al Ayam
1958