Sanaa Gamil

Biography

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

Saken Osady

The Message

The White Flag

أشجان

Aunt Safiya & the Monastery

Eyes

الحب وسنينه

The Beginning and the End

All Movies (54)

• Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better1998 · as Sayed's Mother
• Mr. K1994
• The Lady's Driver1993 · as لطيفة هانم شوكت باشا
• The Basement1987
• Al-Kharteet1987
• Nessa Khalf Al Qodban1986
• A solution that pleases all1986
• When Evening Comes1985
• The Unknown1984 · as Aleya "The Mother"
• The Cursed1979 · as baheria
• Doubt, My Love1979 · as بهيجة
• Ahlan Ya Captin1978
• Your Wisdom, God!1976
• Tawheeda1976 · as أم توحيده
• The Message1976 · as Sumayya
• Back Streets1974
• Al Shaytan wal Kharif1972 · as نرجس
• Some Live Twice1971
• زوجات وأزواج1969
• The Second Wife1967 · as Hafiza حفيظة
• زهرة الصبار1967 · as الآنسة جيهان
• The Impossible1965 · as فاطمة
• Dawn of a New Day1964 · as Nayla
• No Tears1961
• The Beginning and the End1960 · as Nefisah
• Heart of Gold1959 · as Awsaf
• Maa Al Ayam1958
• I'll Never Cry1957 · as Samiha
• Nisaa Fi Hayaty1957
• Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'1956
• The Sky Devils1956 · as Head Nurse - رئيسة الممرضات
• الميعاد1955
• أهل الهوى1955 · as زوبة الشغالة
• Spring Fantasies1955
• April Fool1954
• Ya Zalemni1954
• Marret El-ayam1954
• Kedt Ahdem Baity1954
• Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna1953
• Have Mercy1953
• Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool1953 · as زوجة المرابي اليهودي
• Money slaves1953 · as فتاة المنحلة بالكباريه
• Ana Wi Habibi1953 · as Fake Lover
• شريك حياتى1953 · as سهير
• Fi Sharaa Meen1953
• Iidini eaqlak1952 · as Bahiga
• Lady of The Train1952 · as Afaf
• Zeinab1952 · as مسعودة
• Isalu kalbi1952
• The Great Clown1952
• Good News1952 · as Noura نورا
• killer mother1952
• Adam and Eve1951 · as Magdy Siddiq Sami's fiancée
• Nahed— · as Gamalat

All TV Shows (12)

• Aunt Safiya & the Monastery1996
• Saken Osady1995 · as سلوى
• اللعبة المجنونة1991
• الحب وسنينه1989
• An Escape Night1989
• The White Flag1988 · as فضة المعداوي
• أزواج لكن غرباء1986
• Eyes1980
• إصلاحية جبل الليمون1979
• قلوب فقدت الحب1977
• أشجان1970
• الجاهزين قوي1968