About

Known credits:
50
Birthday:
1930-04-27
Place of birth:
Egypt
Website:
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Sanaa Gamil

Overview

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

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1998 Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better Actor Sayed's Mother 59
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1996 Aunt Safiya & the Monastery Actor N/A
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1995 Saken Osady Actor سلوى N/A
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1994 Mr. K Actor N/A
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1993 The Lady's Driver Actor لطيفة هانم شوكت باشا 58
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1992 The Lady from Cairo Actor N/A
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1991 اللعبة المجنونة Actor N/A
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1989 الحب وسنينه Actor N/A
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1989 An Escape Night Actor N/A
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1988 The White Flag Actor فضة المعداوي N/A
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1987 The Basement Actor 59
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1987 Albadarun Actor N/A
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1986 Nessa Khalf Al Qodban Actor N/A
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1986 أزواج لكن غرباء Actor N/A
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1984 The Unknown Actor Om Nagy 59
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1980 Eyes Actor N/A
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1979 إصلاحية جبل الليمون Actor N/A
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1979 The Cursed Actor baheria N/A
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1979 Al-Shakk ya Habibi Actor بهيجة N/A
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1976 Your Wisdom, God! Actor 59
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1976 توحيدة Actor N/A
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1974 Back Streets Actor N/A
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1972 Al Shaytan wal Kharif Actor N/A
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1967 The Second Wife Actor Hafiza حفيظة 59
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1967 زهرة الصبار Actor الآنسة جيهان N/A
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1966 The Impossible Actor فاطمة 58
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1964 Dawn of a New Day Actor Nayla 59
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1960 A Beginning and an Ending Actor نفيسة 59
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1959 Heart of Gold Actor Awsaf N/A
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1957 I'll Never Cry Actor Samiha N/A
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1957 Nisaa Fi Hayaty Actor N/A
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1956 The Sky Devils Actor Head Nurse N/A
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1955 أحلام الربيع Actor N/A
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1954 April Fool Actor 59
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1954 Ya Zalemni Actor N/A
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1954 Marret El-ayam Actor N/A
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1953 Have Mercy Actor 58
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1953 في شرع مين Actor N/A
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1953 Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool Actor زوجة المرابي اليهودي 59
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1953 Money slaves Actor فتاة المنحلة بالكباريه N/A
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1953 Ana Wi Habibi Actor Fake Lover N/A
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1953 شريك حياتى Actor سهير N/A
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1952 Iidini eaqlak Actor Bahiga N/A
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1952 The Lady on the Train Actor Afaf 59
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1952 Zeinab Actor مسعودة N/A
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1952 The Great Clown Actor N/A
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1952 Good News Actor Noura نورا N/A
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1952 الأم القاتلة Actor N/A
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1951 Adam and Eve Actor Magdy Siddiq Sami's fiancée N/A
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Nahed Actor Gamalat N/A
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