Sanaa Gamil

Acting

Sanaa Gamil

Born April 27, 1930 · Egypt

Died December 22, 2002 · aged 72

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…

Known For

The MessageThe Message · 1976
The Message
8.61976
MovieHistoryDrama
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
The Beginning and the EndThe Beginning and the End · 1960
The Beginning and the End
8.21960
MovieDrama
Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.
The Great ClownThe Great Clown · 1952
The Great Clown
7.01952
MovieDrama
Shehata Effendi is a clerk for a wealthy woman who is in dispute with her husband. Her husband divorced her a third time, so they resort to Shehata to marry her. Then the wealthy wife dies and he inherits her fortune, prompting him to think of marrying his old neighbor Asrar.
Dawn of a New DayDawn of a New Day · 1964
Dawn of a New Day
7.81964
MovieDramaRomance
The story of a 40-year-old married woman who has fallen into idleness and does not know how to approach the revolutionary events in her country. She finds a new meaning in life when she falls in love with an aspiring young student. “I shot FAGR YOM GUEDID in 1964. I count it among my best films and still stand by it completely. It is about the class whose assets were nationalized after the 1952 revolution. I explored the question of whether this class still had a place in Egyptian society.”
Money slavesMoney slaves · 1953
Money slaves
9.01953
MovieDrama
Wahid and Mansour are friends, working in a drug trafficking gang, but Mansour is charged with murder and is sentenced to imprisonment. Before going to jail, he asks Wahid to watch over his wife, and he leaves his money with him. But Wahid betrays his trust, he spends his money and cheats with his wife.
Lady of The TrainLady of The Train · 1952
Lady of The Train
5.71952
MovieDrama
Fikria is a singer who's married to Farid ,the gambling addict. When she's traveling by train, she gets in an accident and a peasant treats her. After she returns home,her husband asks her to stay hidden to get the insurance money to pay for his gambling debts.
The ImpossibleThe Impossible · 1965
The Impossible
7.41965
MovieDrama
Helmy's father forces him to marry someone he doesn't love. When his father dies, Helmy decides to break free. He meets Nany, the gentle helpless girl, then he meets the lawyer Fatima, a liberal who claims to be cultured.
The Second WifeThe Second Wife · 1967
The Second Wife
7.41967
MovieDramaThriller
A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power.

Movies

The MessageThe Message · 1976
The Message
8.61976
MovieHistoryDrama
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
The Beginning and the EndThe Beginning and the End · 1960
The Beginning and the End
8.21960
MovieDrama
Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.
The Great ClownThe Great Clown · 1952
The Great Clown
7.01952
MovieDrama
Shehata Effendi is a clerk for a wealthy woman who is in dispute with her husband. Her husband divorced her a third time, so they resort to Shehata to marry her. Then the wealthy wife dies and he inherits her fortune, prompting him to think of marrying his old neighbor Asrar.
Dawn of a New DayDawn of a New Day · 1964
Dawn of a New Day
7.81964
MovieDramaRomance
The story of a 40-year-old married woman who has fallen into idleness and does not know how to approach the revolutionary events in her country. She finds a new meaning in life when she falls in love with an aspiring young student. “I shot FAGR YOM GUEDID in 1964. I count it among my best films and still stand by it completely. It is about the class whose assets were nationalized after the 1952 revolution. I explored the question of whether this class still had a place in Egyptian society.”
Money slavesMoney slaves · 1953
Money slaves
9.01953
MovieDrama
Wahid and Mansour are friends, working in a drug trafficking gang, but Mansour is charged with murder and is sentenced to imprisonment. Before going to jail, he asks Wahid to watch over his wife, and he leaves his money with him. But Wahid betrays his trust, he spends his money and cheats with his wife.
Lady of The TrainLady of The Train · 1952
Lady of The Train
5.71952
MovieDrama
Fikria is a singer who's married to Farid ,the gambling addict. When she's traveling by train, she gets in an accident and a peasant treats her. After she returns home,her husband asks her to stay hidden to get the insurance money to pay for his gambling debts.
The ImpossibleThe Impossible · 1965
The Impossible
7.41965
MovieDrama
Helmy's father forces him to marry someone he doesn't love. When his father dies, Helmy decides to break free. He meets Nany, the gentle helpless girl, then he meets the lawyer Fatima, a liberal who claims to be cultured.
The Second WifeThe Second Wife · 1967
The Second Wife
7.41967
MovieDramaThriller
A story in the Egyptian countryside about an unjust mayor who controls everything in the village with his power.
NahedNahed
Nahed
8.0
Movie
A girl is married to a doctor and they are living a love story. She was the target of all the relatives who tried to ruin this marriage and they actually succeeded in doing so. The wife was jealous of her husband because of her friend who asked her friend's husband, the doctor, to get rid of the fetus she had conceived from her lover, but the doctor refused, so the family collapsed because of the wife's suspicions.
Nisaa Fi HayatyNisaa Fi Hayaty · 1957
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
9.01957
MovieDrama
Ahmed Awad Najjar Isami, who ended up with a grand workshop owner in which dozens of workers work, he meets with Tuha, a girl he saw growing up in his neighborhood and attached to it, and he dreamed of it, but she does not exchange love, and then he loses his wealth, as a fire breaks out in the workshop and he comes over it, and then Ahmed meets Sana in the hospital to which Ahmed is taken after he was injured in the fire, and at the same time Ahmed loves tohave violently, and with the same violence Nana protects him, and Sana loves him.
Nessa Khalf Al QodbanNessa Khalf Al Qodban · 1986
Nessa Khalf Al Qodban
1986
MovieDrama
The film revolves around "Nadia" who refuses to marry lawyer "Hatem", who covets a rich marriage, while "Laila", who is assisted by her father and a great lawyer in his research, is impressed by Youssef, who owns a film company, decides to work with him.
شريك حياتىشريك حياتى · 1953
شريك حياتى
1953
MovieDrama
Smile, The Photo Comes Out BetterSmile, The Photo Comes Out Better · 1998
Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better
7.01998
MovieRomanceDrama
Photographer Sayed Gharib leaves his hometown and moves Cairo to be close to the Faculty of Medicine that his daughter Tahani attends. Tahani clashes with the aristocratic society around her as love blossoms between her and the son of a famous businessman
The Lady's DriverThe Lady's Driver · 1993
The Lady's Driver
6.21993
MovieComedyDrama
A Lady of the royal family live and breed on the ruins of the past, her husband, son and daughter suffering from her domination and control. When she got a new driver to work with, all the family members will have different life.
April FoolApril Fool · 1954
April Fool
7.01954
MovieComedyDrama
Ismail wants to grab his wife's Turkish money, claiming that he has the children of a former wife who died, and that he can not spend on them, but Ismail does not realize that this little lie has left him in an endless series of lies, Of each lie with a greater lie, and every time the wife deals with him in good faith.
A Heart of GoldA Heart of Gold · 1959
A Heart of Gold
9.01959
MovieDramaCrime
One day, while Nadia is returning by car at night, she hits a woman with her car and she is killed, which causes her to suffer a nervous shock. After a while, she decides to go to Dr. Adel, the husband of the murdered woman, who discovers through the investigation that his wife was in Cairo the day before her death, and not on the day of her death itself, which leads him to suspect his wife.
Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' · 1956
Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame' Ismail Yassine fi Mat'haff Elshame'
8.01956
MovieComedy
Three people, each with a story: a police officer, a gangster and an undertaker. First, the police officer discovered the gang but could not arrest them because they knew about the discovery and killed him. The gang was one that steels artifacts and statues from museums. The undertaker works to bury the statues.
Iidini eaqlakIidini eaqlak · 1952
Iidini eaqlak
1952
MovieDramaComedy
After Kamal returns to his hometown after finishing his studies and marrying a very beautiful Cairene girl, both Jazar and Ghoneim become jealous, so they decide to travel to Cairo in order to search for Cairene girls for marriage, but they fall into a series of strange paradoxes, including falling into the hands of a professional fraudster. They worked in a doctor's house as servants.
Have MercyHave Mercy · 1953
Have Mercy
6.31953
MovieHorrorComedy
Ismail and Abdo work at an antiquities shop. One day, they bring a box with a mummy inside. They are watched by a man who claims to be an archaeologist, but it turns out that he has a devilish plot that will get Ismail in big trouble.
Isalu kalbiIsalu kalbi · 1952
Isalu kalbi
9.01952
MovieDramaRomance
A wealthy girl falls in love with a famous actor, but her father refuses to complete the relationship out of respect for family traditions. The actor withdraws from her life out of respect for her family, and pretends to be in a relationship with a dancer. She leaves him and marries her cousin. The actor becomes addicted to alcohol, his condition deteriorates, and he leaves his job.
I'll Never CryI'll Never Cry · 1957
I'll Never Cry
8.51957
MovieDrama
The family of Abu Taqiyya holds the hostility to the pasha who obtained their land from a public auction. This pasha has a daughter who falls in love with an agricultural engineer, and one of her relatives is trying to marry her in the greed of her father's money.
Back StreetsBack Streets · 1974
Back Streets
1974
Movie
Several models of Egyptian citizens are introduced during the British occupation, from Shukry the army officer who refuses to shoot at student demonstrations, Saad who engages in political activity against the British occupation, to Abdel Azis who loves Raja, the dancer.
killer motherkiller mother · 1952
killer mother
9.01952
Movie
A married engineer with a son and a daughter, he drives in love with a dancer who sets her window around him with the help of her boyfriend until she marries him out of the greed for his wealth, and actually this is done without the knowledge of the wife and children. The daughter has no choice but to inform her mother of this.
Good NewsGood News · 1952
Good News
8.51952
MovieDramaRomance
Sanaa is the daughter of Mukhtar Pasha, a young woman who prefers to marry Susu Beek, one of the sons of the high class of her father's friends, and her father welcomes this, but she refuses to marry because she loves Hussein Her father, Khateeb, discovers that Soso is in agreement with the director of the company to rhythm between them, and one of the dancers is called to pretend that she is the wife of the engineer and the events and surprises follow.

TV Shows

Saken OsadySaken Osady · 1995
Saken Osady
1995
SeriesComedyDrama
An Egyptian social comedy series, the events of which take place in separate connected episodes between the families of (Kamal Al-Hamrawi) and (Sayed Al-Akhdar) adjacent to the residence in the same building, and in each episode there is a new comic situation between them that puts the members of the two families in funny situations.
The White FlagThe White Flag · 1988
The White Flag
1988
Series
According to a true story, a frantic struggle does not end between two parties in Alexandria, (Silver Maadawi), a wealthy and authoritarian merchant in the fish ring, and retired Ambassador Moufid Abu Al Ghar, where Silver Maadawi tries with all its influence to seize the archaeological palace owned by Dr. Moufid and reside In him after his retirement.
أشجانأشجان · 1970
أشجان
1970
SeriesDrama
Aunt Safiya & the MonasteryAunt Safiya & the Monastery · 1996
Aunt Safiya & the Monastery
1996
SeriesDrama
Safiya loves Harby but marries his uncle Asran after she finds that he loves another. After the mayor plots against Harby and Asran, he kills Asran and Harby is arrested. Safiya decides to raise her son Hassan to take revenge for his father and kill Harby after his release from prison.
An Escape NightAn Escape Night · 1989
An Escape Night
1989
SeriesDrama
(Ahmed) returns from abroad after obtaining a doctorate in philosophy, disappointing his father, who wanted him to study business administration to take over the management of the institution he owns, and marries Noura and his cousin Najwa, and is accused of killing the latter, so he escapes to Egypt and falls prey to a drug gang.
EyesEyes · 1980
Eyes
1980
SeriesComedy
Mukhtar Al-Iskandarani is a successful lawyer, but he suffers from sleepwalking. When his wife finds in one of his pockets a photo of a woman who was murdered in a mysterious crime, suspicions revolve around him. Heriam, his daughter's fiance, takes him to a psychiatrist to treat him.
قلوب فقدت الحبقلوب فقدت الحب · 1977
قلوب فقدت الحب
1977
SeriesDrama
الحب وسنينهالحب وسنينه · 1989
الحب وسنينه
1989
SeriesComedy
إصلاحية جبل الليمونإصلاحية جبل الليمون · 1979
إصلاحية جبل الليمون
1979
SeriesDrama
البر الغربيالبر الغربي · 2001
البر الغربي
2001
Series
اللعبة المجنونةاللعبة المجنونة · 1991
اللعبة المجنونة
1991
Series