Early Life and Career
Souad Muhammad Kamal Hosny Al Baba was born on January 26, 1943 in Ataba, Cairo, Egypt. She was the tenth sibling of 17 brothers and sisters. Hosni started her career at a very young age, through singing Okht El Qamar (Sister of the Moon) in the radio children program Baba Sharo. A family friend, Abdel Rahman el-Khamissy (a writer/director) discovered her and asked an Arabic language teacher at the time to give her singing lessons. Abdel Rahman was screening for the film Hassan We Na’ima, and wanted to present Hosny as his new discovery in the role of Na’ima. The film was produced and directed by Henry Barakat.
Hosny was known as the "Cinderella" of Arab cinema and one of the most influential actresses in the Arabic art world. 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. These include Saghira El Hob and Khally Balek Min ZouZou. In many of her films she acted alongside actors Hussein Fahmy, Roshdy Abaza, Nadia Lutfi and belly dancer Taheyya Kariokka. Hosny was also infamous for her love affairs and many marriages which always ended in failure and divorce. Her final screen appearance was in 1991, with the movie Al Ra'i We El Nissa.
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