Sanaa Gamil
Born April 27, 1930 (Age: 95)
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Egypt
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
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
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Filmography
Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better
1998
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as Sayed's Mother
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Age: 68
Mr. K
1994
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as
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Age: 63
The Lady's Driver
1993
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as لطيفة هانم شوكت باشا
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Age: 63
The Basement
1987
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as
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Age: 57
Al-Kharteet
1987
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as
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Age: 56
A solution that pleases all
1986
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as
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Age: 55
When Evening Comes
1985
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Age: 55
Ahlan Ya Captin
1978
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as
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Age: 48
Back Streets
1974
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as
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Age: 44
Al Shaytan wal Kharif
1972
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as نرجس
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Age: 42
Some Live Twice
1971
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as
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Age: 41
No Image
زوجات وأزواج
1969
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as
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Age: 38
The Impossible
1965
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as فاطمة
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Age: 34
Dawn of a New Day
1964
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as Nayla
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Age: 33
No Tears
1961
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as
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Age: 31
The Beginning and the End
1960
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as Nefisah
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Age: 30
Heart of Gold
1959
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as Awsaf
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Age: 28
Maa Al Ayam
1958
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as
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Age: 27
Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'
1956
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as
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Age: 26
The Sky Devils
1956
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as Head Nurse - رئيسة الممرضات
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Age: 25
الميعاد
1955
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as
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Age: 25
أهل الهوى
1955
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as زوبة الشغالة
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Age: 25
Spring Fantasies
1955
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as
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Age: 24
April Fool
1954
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Age: 24
Ya Zalemni
1954
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Age: 24
Marret El-ayam
1954
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Age: 23
Kedt Ahdem Baity
1954
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Age: 23
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
1953
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Age: 23
Have Mercy
1953
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Age: 23
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
1953
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as زوجة المرابي اليهودي
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Age: 23
Money slaves
1953
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as فتاة المنحلة بالكباريه
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Age: 22
Ana Wi Habibi
1953
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as Fake Lover
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Age: 22
شريك حياتى
1953
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as سهير
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Age: 22
Fi Sharaa Meen
1953
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as
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Age: 22