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==Biography==
Sometimes Credited As:
*Soad Hosny
*Souad Hosni

Suad Husni Born in Ataba, Cairo, Egypt (26 Jan
1942 -  June 22 2001) was an Egyptian actress with
a Syrian family background. She was the 10th
sister from 17 brothers and sisters.

Suad was known as the Cinderella of Egyptian
cinema and one of the most influential people in
the Arabic art world. After climbing to stardom
towards the end of 1950s, she performed in more
than 83 films between 1959 and 1991, but most of
which were shot in the 60s and 70s.

She died at the age of 59 after falling from
(possible suicide) the window of her friend's flat
in London, while she was under therapy for
Clinical depression|depression after sustaining a
spinal fracture that forced her to leave home in
Egypt to seek treatment in the UK.  Ironically,
she died on Abdel Halim Hafez's birthday - the one
she loved.

Her final screen appearance dates back in 1991 in
a film directed by her ex-husband Ali Badrakhan.

==Filmography==

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Suad started her career in a very young, through
singing Okht El Quamar (Sister of the Moon) in the
famous radio children program Baba Sharo.

A family friend, Abd ElRahman ElKhamissy -a writer
/ director- discovered her acting talent and asked
Ibrahim Saafan, an Arabic language teacher at this
time -who later became a comedy actor- to teach
give her oral performance lessons.

Abd ElRahman was screening for the film ‘Hassan
We Na’ima’, and wanted to present Suad as his
new discovery in the role of Na’ima.  The film
was produced and directed by Henry Barakat.

*Al-Ra'i wal Nisaa (The Shepherd and the Women)
Film, 1991
*Howa wa Heya (Him and Her) TV series with Ahmed
Zaki
*Ghurabaa (Strangers) Film, 1973
*Khalli Balak min Zouzou (Watch out for Zouzou)
Film, 1972
*Laylat Al-Zifaf (Wedding Night) Film, 1966
*Gharamiyat Imraa (A Woman's Affairs) Film, 1960
*Hassan wa Na'ima (Hassan We Na’ima) Film, 1959

For her Filmography
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396071/ IMDB

==Family==
===Brothers and Sisters===
*Sister: Nagat Al Saghira - Egyptian Singer
*Brother: Ezz Eldin Hosny - Music Composer.

===Marriages===
Suad married five times including a 12 year
marriage to Ali Badrakhan (movie director), but
had no children. 
She was married to Zaki Fateen Abdel Wahab, son of
Fateen Abdel Wahab, (movie director) and Laila
Mourad (actress).
Her first marriage was to the famous singer Abdel
Halim Hafez.
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