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Soad Hosny

1943 - 2001

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Soad Mohammad Kamal Hosny (Arabic: سُعاد حسني, pronounced [soˈʕæːd ˈħosni]; 26 January 1943 – 21 June 2001) was an Egyptian actress. She was known as the "Cinderella of the Screen" and one of the most influential actresses in the Middle East and the Arab world. She is generally regarded as one of Egypt's most iconic female performers of the 20th-century, who played leading roles for many of the country's top directors, in a career spanning 83 films between 1959 and 1991, garnering several national and international accolades. Born in the Boulaq district of Cairo to an artistic family. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Soad Hosny is the 1,756th most popular actor (down from 1,433rd in 2019), the 333rd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 310th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Egyptian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Soad Hosny ranks 1,756 out of 13,578. Before her are Diane Ladd, Tom Savini, Michael Kelly, George Dzundza, Brandon deWilde, and Ann Miller. After her are Peter Vaughan, Lisa Bonet, Mark Dacascos, Elijah Wood, Pernilla August, and André Dussollier.

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Among people born in 1943, Soad Hosny ranks 207. Before her are Horst-Dieter Höttges, Terry Eagleton, Nancy Greene Raine, Randy Newman, Ian Kershaw, and Boris Gromov. After her are Lucio Battisti, Nikolay Shmatko, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Edward L. G. Bowell, Albert Pintat, and Nicholas Negroponte. Among people deceased in 2001, Soad Hosny ranks 86. Before her are Nikos Sampson, Renato Carosone, Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Elazar Shach, and William Masters. After her are Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Hannelore Kohl, Pierre Klossowski, Tamara Smirnova, Mortimer J. Adler, and Phoolan Devi.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Soad Hosny ranks 333 out of 642. Before her are Pope Timothy II of Alexandria (null), Hermias (401), Ahmad al-Tayyeb (1946), Ahmed Aboul Gheit (1942), Omar Abdel-Rahman (1938), and Shawar (1100). After her are Amr Moussa (1936), Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (1902), Nebettawy (-1250), Shenoute (348), Ibn Taghribirdi (1410), and Said Halim Pasha (1865).

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Among ACTORS In Egypt

Among actors born in Egypt, Soad Hosny ranks 5. Before her are Omar Sharif (1932), Faten Hamama (1931), Marika Rökk (1913), and Adel Emam (1940). After her are Shadia (1931), Zubaida Tharwat (1940), Hind Rostom (1929), Taheyya Kariokka (1915), Nadia Gamal (1937), Mena Massoud (1991), and Julian Fellowes (1949).

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