Sanaa Gamil
Born
April 27, 1930
Died
December 22, 2002 (72 years old)
Known For
Acting
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
Known For
Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better
Sayed's Mother
1998
Aunt Safiya & the Monastery
(17 episodes)
1996
Saken Osady
سلوى · (4 episodes)
1995
Mr. K
1994
The Lady's Driver
لطيفة هانم شوكت باشا
1993
The Lady from Cairo
1992
اللعبة المجنونة
(1 episode)
1991
الحب وسنينه
(1 episode)
1989
An Escape Night
(16 episodes)
1989
The White Flag
فضة المعداوي · (16 episodes)
1988
The Basement
1987
Al-Kharteet
1987
Nessa Khalf Al Qodban
1986
أزواج لكن غرباء
(1 episode)
1986
A solution that pleases all
1986
The Unknown
Om Nagy
1984
Eyes
(13 episodes)
1980
إصلاحية جبل الليمون
(1 episode)
1979
The Cursed
baheria
1979
Doubt, My Love
بهيجة
1979
Ahlan Ya Captin
1978
قلوب فقدت الحب
(1 episode)
1977
Your Wisdom, God!
1976
Tawheeda
أم توحيده
1976
Back Streets
1974
Al Shaytan wal Kharif
نرجس
1972
أشجان
(7 episodes)
1970
زوجات وأزواج
1969
الجاهزين قوي
(1 episode)
1968
The Second Wife
Hafiza حفيظة
1967
زهرة الصبار
الآنسة جيهان
1967
The Impossible
فاطمة
1966
Dawn of a New Day
Nayla
1964
No Tears
1961
The Beginning and the End
Nefisah
1960
Heart of Gold
Awsaf
1959
Maa Al Ayam
1958
I'll Never Cry
Samiha
1957
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
1957
Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'
1956
The Sky Devils
Head Nurse
1956
أحلام الربيع
1955
April Fool
1954
Ya Zalemni
1954
Marret El-ayam
1954
Kedt Ahdem Baity
1954
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
1953
Have Mercy
1953
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
زوجة المرابي اليهودي
1953
Money slaves
فتاة المنحلة بالكباريه
1953
Ana Wi Habibi
Fake Lover
1953
شريك حياتى
سهير
1953
Fi Sharaa Meen
1953
Iidini eaqlak
Bahiga
1952
The Lady on the Train
Afaf
1952
Zeinab
مسعودة
1952
Isalu kalbi
1952
The Great Clown
1952
Good News
Noura نورا
1952
killer mother
1952
Adam and Eve
Magdy Siddiq Sami's fiancée
1951
Nahed
Gamalat