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

Cast

Dawn of a New Day

(Nayla)

The Great Clown

Mr. K

Spring Fantasies

Good News

(Noura نورا)

The Cursed

(baheria)

The Second Wife

(Hafiza حفيظة)

The Impossible

(فاطمة)

Lady of The Train

(Afaf)

killer mother

The Sky Devils

(Head Nurse - رئيسة الممرضات)

Iidini eaqlak

(Bahiga)

The Basement

Adam and Eve

(Magdy Siddiq Sami's fiancée)

Marret El-ayam

The Lady from Cairo

April Fool

Fi Sharaa Meen

شريك حياتى

(سهير)

Zeinab

(مسعودة)

Your Wisdom, God!

The Beginning and the End

(Nefisah)

Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better

(Sayed's Mother)

The Lady's Driver

(لطيفة هانم شوكت باشا)

Have Mercy

Nessa Khalf Al Qodban

I'll Never Cry

(Samiha)

Nisaa Fi Hayaty

Al Shaytan wal Kharif

(نرجس)

Money slaves

(فتاة المنحلة بالكباريه)

The Unknown

(Om Nagy)

Doubt, My Love

(بهيجة)

Ana Wi Habibi

(Fake Lover)

Tawheeda

(أم توحيده)

Ya Zalemni

Back Streets

Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool

(زوجة المرابي اليهودي)

زهرة الصبار

(الآنسة جيهان)

No Tears

Nahed

(Gamalat)

Heart of Gold

(Awsaf)

Ahlan Ya Captin

Kedt Ahdem Baity

زوجات وأزواج

Isalu kalbi

Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna

Maa Al Ayam

Al-Kharteet

A solution that pleases all

Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'

أهل الهوى

(زوبة الشغالة)

Some Live Twice

When Evening Comes

الميعاد

الحب وسنينه

قلوب فقدت الحب

إصلاحية جبل الليمون

Aunt Safiya & the Monastery

An Escape Night

اللعبة المجنونة

The White Flag

(فضة المعداوي)

Saken Osady

(سلوى)

Eyes

أزواج لكن غرباء

الجاهزين قوي

أشجان