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