Soad Mohamed Hosny (January 26, 1942 – June 21, 2001 also known as Souad Hosni) was an Egyptian actress with a Syrian family background, born in the Ataba district of Cairo. Hosny was known as the "Cinderella" of Egyptian cinema and one of the most influential actresses in the artistic arena. She ascended to stardom in the end of the 1950s, performing in more than 83 films between 1959 and 1991 . A majority of her films were shot in the 1960s and 1970s. Her final screen appearance was in the 1991 film The Shepherd and the Women, directed by her ex-husband Ali Badrakhan.

Hosny started her career at a very young age, through singing Okht El Qamar (S...
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