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'''Soad Mohamed Hosny''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]:'''سعاد حسني''' January 26, 1943 – June 21, 2001) was an [[Egyptians|Egyptian]]<ref name="sis_bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Arts&Culture/Cinema&Drama/EgyptianStars/070402000000000010.htm|title=Soad Hosny|publisher=Egypt State Information Services|accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> actress |
'''Soad Mohamed Hosny''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]:'''سعاد حسني''' January 26, 1943 – June 21, 2001) was an [[Egyptians|Egyptian]]<ref name="sis_bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Arts&Culture/Cinema&Drama/EgyptianStars/070402000000000010.htm|title=Soad Hosny|publisher=Egypt State Information Services|accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> actress born in the Beau Lac district of [[Cairo]].<ref>[http://www.soadhosny.org/sh-home.htm Soad Hosny's Family's Official Website]</ref> Hosny was known as the "[[Cinderella]] of [[Egyptian cinema]]" and one of the most influential actresses in the artistic arena. She ascended to stardom in 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. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Hosny started her career at a very young age, through singing ''Okht El Qamar'' (Sister of the Moon) in the famous radio children program ''Baba Sharo''. A family friend, Abdel Rahman el-Khamissy (a writer/director) discovered her acting talent and asked an Arabic language teacher at the time to give her singing lessons. Abdel Rahman was screening for the film ''Hassan We Na’ima'', and wanted to present Hosny as his new discovery in the role of Na’ima. The film was produced and directed by Henry Barakat. |
Hosny started her career at a very young age, through singing ''Okht El Qamar'' (Sister of the Moon) in the famous radio children program ''Baba Sharo''. A family friend, Abdel Rahman el-Khamissy (a writer/director) discovered her acting talent and asked an Arabic language teacher at the time to give her singing lessons. Abdel Rahman was screening for the film ''Hassan We Na’ima'', and wanted to present Hosny as his new discovery in the role of Na’ima. The film was produced and directed by Henry Barakat. |
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By the 1970s, Egyptian films had struck a balance between politics and entertainment. Films such as 1972's ''Khalli Balak min Zouzou'' (Watch out for Zouzou) and 1975's Al-Karnak, starring Soad Hosny, sought to balance politics and audience appeal. ''Zouzou'' integrated music, dance, and contemporary fashions into a story that balanced campus ferment with family melodrama.<ref>Anis, Mouna, [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/540/cu5.htm "Before the public gaze"], ''[[Al-Ahram]] Weekly'', June 28, 2001</ref> Al-Karnak was a political film addressing civil liberties in Egypt during the final years of the Nasser government. |
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==Notable family members== |
==Notable family members== |
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Soad Hosny had a [[Syria]]n family background,<ref name="sis_bio"/><ref>http://www.middle-east-online.com/?id=32318</ref> and descended from the al-Baba family.<ref>http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/010624/2001062407.html</ref> |
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* Father: Mohammad Hosny - Egyptian calligrapher - with a [[Syria]]n family background.<ref name="sis_bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Arts&Culture/Cinema&Drama/EgyptianStars/070402000000000010.htm|title=Soad Hosny|publisher=Egypt State Information Services|accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> He was the son of singer Hosny al-Baba family].<ref>[http://www.soadhosny.org/sh-home.htm Soad Hosny's Family's Official Website]</ref> |
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* Father: Mohamed Hosny - Egyptian calligrapher - son of a Syrian.<ref>[http://www.middle-east-online.com/?id=32318 Middle East Online 2005-07-23, "أبيها محمد حسني الباباابن المطرب السوري حسني البابا، وأحد رواد الخط العربي"]</ref> His own father was an immigrant to Egypt.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} |
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* Mother: Gawhara Mohamed Hassan - Egyptian citizen |
* Mother: Gawhara Mohamed Hassan - Egyptian citizen |
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* Half sister: Nagat el Saghira - Egyptian singer |
* Half sister: Nagat el Saghira - Egyptian singer |
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==Marriages== |
==Marriages== |
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[[Image:Soad Hosny and Abdel-Halim Hafiz.jpg|thumb|left|Soad Hosny and Abdel-Halim |
[[Image:Soad Hosny and Abdel-Halim Hafiz.jpg|thumb|left|Soad Hosny and Abdel-Halim Hafiz.jpg]] |
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Soad Hosny was married five times. She was (unofficially) married to |
Soad Hosny was married five times. She was (unofficially) married to [[Abdel-halim Hafiz]] for an unknown period of time. In ~1968, she was married to cinematographer Salah Kurayyem; the marriage lasted for approximately one year. In 1970, Soad Hosny was married to film director Ali Badrakhan; this marriage lasted for approximately eleven years. She was married to Zaki Fateen Abdel-Wahab in 1981, the son of Fateen Abdel-Wahab (film director) and [[Leila Mourad]]; this marriage lasted only five months. Finally, in 1987, she was married to Salah Awwad, and she died while still married to him.<ref>[http://www.soadhosny.org/sh-home.htm Soad Hosny's Family's Official Website]</ref> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Hosny died in London, England in 2001. This occurred after she had suffered severely from an unknown illness for five years. Hosny had sought treatment in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] after sustaining a [[spinal injury|spinal fracture]] which had forced her to leave Egypt. |
Hosny died in London, England in 2001. This occurred after she had suffered severely from an unknown illness for five years. Hosny had sought treatment in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] after sustaining a [[spinal injury|spinal fracture]] which had forced her to leave Egypt. |
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In 2001, she was found on the sidewalk below the building in which she was living; she had fallen from the balcony of her apartment. Courts in England could not decide whether Hosny had committed suicide or had been killed by her care-taker. In 2002, however, British courts decided that the cause of Hosny's death had been a [[suicide]], although substantial evidence suggested she had been murdered. |
In 2001, she was found on the sidewalk below the building in which she was living; she had fallen from the balcony of her apartment. Courts in England could not decide whether Hosny had committed suicide or had been killed by her care-taker. In 2002, however, British courts decided that the cause of Hosny's death had been a [[suicide]], although substantial evidence suggested she had been murdered. Prosecutes argued that a woman on the verge of suicide would not have been in the right state of mind to cut through steel netting. Also, while one slipper was still on her foot, the other was found in her bathroom suggesting she has been dragged to the balcony. It has been noted that Hosny has recorded her diaries on tape in preparation for the publication of her biography. This is cited as a motive for murder as the tapes went missing after her death and also because they were said to contain material that would have hurt important public figures in Egypt. |
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Suad Hosni's death was the third in a series of Egyptian notable death; all had died in the same way. Hosny was under therapy for [[Clinical depression|depression]] at the time. She died on [[Abdel Halim Hafez]]'s birthday – one of the many people who influenced her on screen and in her real life. |
Suad Hosni's death was the third in a series of Egyptian notable death; all had died in the same way. Hosny was under therapy for [[Clinical depression|depression]] at the time. She died on [[Abdel Halim Hafez]]'s birthday – one of the many people who influenced her on screen and in her real life. |
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* ''Lekaa el tani, El'' (''The Second Meeting'') (1967). |
* ''Lekaa el tani, El'' (''The Second Meeting'') (1967). |
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* ''Zawja al-thaniya, al-'' (''The Second Wife'') (1967). |
* ''Zawja al-thaniya, al-'' (''The Second Wife'') (1967). |
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* ''Zawag alla tarika el-hadissa'' (''Marriage |
* ''Zawag alla tarika el-hadissa'' (''Marriage a la moderne'') (1968). |
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* ''Sit el-nazra, El-'' (''The Headmistress'') (1968). |
* ''Sit el-nazra, El-'' (''The Headmistress'') (1968). |
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* ''Nil wal-Hayat, al-'' (''The People of the Nile'') (1968). |
* ''Nil wal-Hayat, al-'' (''The People of the Nile'') (1968). |
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1412284.stm Egyptians mourn screen Cinderella] - [[BBC News]]* [http://www.middle-east-online.com/?id=32318] - [[Middle East Online]] |
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1412284.stm Egyptians mourn screen Cinderella] - [[BBC News]]* [http://www.middle-east-online.com/?id=32318] - [[Middle East Online]] |
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* [http://www.ashkra.com/news/view.php?categorypara=art&article_id=757&the_sub_id=8] - [[Alshakra.com]] |
* [http://www.ashkra.com/news/view.php?categorypara=art&article_id=757&the_sub_id=8] - [[Alshakra.com]] |
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* [http://www.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=4&article=44239&issueno=8243] - [[ |
* [http://www.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=4&article=44239&issueno=8243] - [[Ashraq Al-Awsat]] |
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* [http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6450] - [[Egypt Today, The Magazine of Egypt]] |
* [http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6450] - [[Egypt Today, The Magazine of Egypt]] |
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* [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/540/cu5.htm Before the public gaze], ''[[Al Ahram]]'' |
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===Media portrayals=== |
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Revision as of 10:10, 23 August 2009
Soad Hosny
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Born | Souad Muhammad Kamal Hosny |
Other names | Souad Hosni |
Soad Mohamed Hosny (Arabic:سعاد حسني January 26, 1943 – June 21, 2001) was an Egyptian[1] actress born in the Beau Lac district of Cairo.[2] Hosny was known as the "Cinderella of Egyptian cinema" and one of the most influential actresses in the artistic arena. She ascended to stardom in 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.
Career
Hosny started her career at a very young age, through singing Okht El Qamar (Sister of the Moon) in the famous radio children program Baba Sharo. A family friend, Abdel Rahman el-Khamissy (a writer/director) discovered her acting talent and asked an Arabic language teacher at the time to give her singing lessons. Abdel Rahman was screening for the film Hassan We Na’ima, and wanted to present Hosny as his new discovery in the role of Na’ima. The film was produced and directed by Henry Barakat.
Notable family members
Soad Hosny's birth certificate[3] shows that both of her parents were Egyptian citizens.
- Father: Mohammad Hosny - Egyptian calligrapher - with a Syrian family background.[1] He was the son of singer Hosny al-Baba family].[4]
- Mother: Gawhara Mohamed Hassan - Egyptian citizen
- Half sister: Nagat el Saghira - Egyptian singer
- Brother: Ezz Eddin Hosny - Egyptian music composer
- Brother: Sami Hosni - Egyptian cello player / jewelry designer / Arabic calligrapher
Marriages
Soad Hosny was married five times. She was (unofficially) married to Abdel-halim Hafiz for an unknown period of time. In ~1968, she was married to cinematographer Salah Kurayyem; the marriage lasted for approximately one year. In 1970, Soad Hosny was married to film director Ali Badrakhan; this marriage lasted for approximately eleven years. She was married to Zaki Fateen Abdel-Wahab in 1981, the son of Fateen Abdel-Wahab (film director) and Leila Mourad; this marriage lasted only five months. Finally, in 1987, she was married to Salah Awwad, and she died while still married to him.[5]
Death
Hosny died in London, England in 2001. This occurred after she had suffered severely from an unknown illness for five years. Hosny had sought treatment in the UK after sustaining a spinal fracture which had forced her to leave Egypt.
In 2001, she was found on the sidewalk below the building in which she was living; she had fallen from the balcony of her apartment. Courts in England could not decide whether Hosny had committed suicide or had been killed by her care-taker. In 2002, however, British courts decided that the cause of Hosny's death had been a suicide, although substantial evidence suggested she had been murdered. Prosecutes argued that a woman on the verge of suicide would not have been in the right state of mind to cut through steel netting. Also, while one slipper was still on her foot, the other was found in her bathroom suggesting she has been dragged to the balcony. It has been noted that Hosny has recorded her diaries on tape in preparation for the publication of her biography. This is cited as a motive for murder as the tapes went missing after her death and also because they were said to contain material that would have hurt important public figures in Egypt.
Suad Hosni's death was the third in a series of Egyptian notable death; all had died in the same way. Hosny was under therapy for depression at the time. She died on Abdel Halim Hafez's birthday – one of the many people who influenced her on screen and in her real life.
Selected filmography
- Hassan wa Na'ima (Hassan and Na’ima) (1959).
- Esha'a hob (Rumour of Love) (1960).
- Banat waal saif, El (The Girls and the Summer) (1960).
- He talata (H-3) (1961).
- Aaz el habaieb (I Want Love) (1961).
- Ghosn el zeitoun (The Olive Branch) (1962).
- Dow el khafet, El (The Dim Light) (1962).
- Mawed fil borj (Meeting at the Tower) (1963).
- Al-sahera al-saghira (The Little Sorceress) (1963).
- Morahekan, El (The Two Young teenagers) (1964).
- Garima el dahika, El ("the laughing crime") (1964).
- Awwal hob (First Love) (1964).
- Ariss yassel ghadan, El (The groom Arrives Tomorrow) (1964).
- Tareek, al- (The Road) (1964).
- Gharamiyat Imraa (A Woman's Affairs) (1966).
- Shakket el talaba (Students' Apartment) (1966).
- Chakawet rejala (The Awful Men) (1966).
- Lailat el zafaf (The Wedding Night) (1966).
- Al-Kahira thalatheen (Cairo 1930) (1966).
- Saghira ala elhob (Too Young to Love) (1966).
- Shabab magnoun geddan (Very Crazy Youth) (1967).
- Lekaa el tani, El (The Second Meeting) (1967).
- Zawja al-thaniya, al- (The Second Wife) (1967).
- Zawag alla tarika el-hadissa (Marriage a la moderne) (1968).
- Sit el-nazra, El- (The Headmistress) (1968).
- Nil wal-Hayat, al- (The People of the Nile) (1968).
- Baba ayez keda (Daddy Wants it That Way) (1968).
- Ikhtiyar, al- (The Choice) (1970).
- Al-hob al-dayi (Lost Love) (1970).
- Zawgati wal-kalb (My Wife and the Dog) (1971).
- Khalli Balak min Zouzou (Watch out for Zouzou) (1972).
- Ghurabaa (Strangers) (1973).
- Amira hobi ana (My Love's princess") (1974).
- Ala min notliq al-rasas (Whom Should We Shoot?) (1975).
- Al-Karnak (The Karnak Cafe) (1975).
- Chafika wa Metwalli (Chafika and Metwalli) (1979).
- Maowid ala ashaa (A Dinner Date) (1981).
- Al -Mashbouh (The Suspect) (1984).
- Howa wa Heya (Him and Her) (TV series with Ahmed Zaki).
- Al-Ra'i wal Nisaa (The Shepherd and the Women) (1991).
References
- ^ a b "Soad Hosny". Egypt State Information Services. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ Soad Hosny's Family's Official Website
- ^ Soad Hosny's Family's Official Website
- ^ Soad Hosny's Family's Official Website
- ^ Soad Hosny's Family's Official Website
Bibliography
- Ashraf Gharib,2001: "Soad Hosni: Al-Hulm Al-Dai' (Soad Hosni: The Lost Dream)" [5]
- Mohamed Soweid,2004: " Cabaret Suad", Beirut: Dar al-Adab [6]
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
General Internet Resources
- [7]
- Soad Hosny at IMDb
- "...Zouzou" [8]
- [9] Egyptian Figures
- [10] El Cinema
- [11] Coptic History EncYclopedia
Articles and essays
- Egyptian screen star dies - BBC News
- Egyptians mourn screen Cinderella - BBC News* [12] - Middle East Online
- [13] - Alshakra.com
- [14] - Ashraq Al-Awsat
- [15] - Egypt Today, The Magazine of Egypt
Media portrayals
- Movies or series featuring actresses portraying Soad Hosny [16]
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