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 Mosc...
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Dawn of a New Day
As Nayla
The Great Clown
Mr. K
أحلام الربيع
Good News
As Noura نورا
The Cursed
As baheria
The Second Wife
As Hafiza حفيظة
The Impossible
As فاطمة
The Lady on the Train
As Afaf
الأم القاتلة
The Sky Devils
As Head Nurse
The Basement
Iidini eaqlak
As Bahiga
Adam and Eve
As Magdy Siddiq Sami's fiancée
Marret El-ayam
The Lady from Cairo
April Fool
في شرع مين
شريك حياتى
As سهير
Zeinab
As مسعودة
Your Wisdom, God!
A Beginning and an Ending
As نفيسة
Smile, The Photo Comes Out Better
As Sayed's Mother
The Lady's Driver
As لطيفة هانم شوكت باشا
Have Mercy
Nessa Khalf Al Qodban
I'll Never Cry
As Samiha
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
Al Shaytan wal Kharif
Money slaves
As فتاة المنحلة بالكباريه
The Unknown
As Om Nagy
Al-Shakk ya Habibi
As بهيجة
Ana Wi Habibi
As Fake Lover
توحيدة
Ya Zalemni
Back Streets
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
As زوجة المرابي اليهودي
زهرة الصبار
As الآنسة جيهان
No Tears
الحب وسنينه
قلوب فقدت الحب
إصلاحية جبل الليمون
Aunt Safiya & the Monastery
An Escape Night
اللعبة المجنونة
The White Flag
As فضة المعداوي
Saken Osady
As سلوى
Eyes
أزواج لكن غرباء