Aïché Nana
Aïché Nana | |
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![]() Aïché Nana during an infamous striptease in Trastevere (Rome), 1958 | |
Born | Kiash Nanah 1935 or 1936 |
Died | (aged 78) |
Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer, stripper |
Years active | 1954–2014 |
Spouse | Sergio Pastore |
Kiash Nanah (1935/36 – 29 January 2014), better known by her stage name Aïché (Ayşe) Nana, was a Lebanese-born dancer and stripper.
Born in Beirut, Lebanon to Armenian parents, she began her career in 1954, before moving to France then Italy and becoming a belly dancer. She was married to Italian film director and producer and screenwriter Sergio Pastore.[1]
She became a celebrity in Italy, following a famous striptease on 5 November 1958 during a private party at the Rugantino restaurant and nightclub on the Viale di Trastevere in Rome, which caused a national scandal and went on to provide the inspiration for the 'orgy' scene in Federico Fellini's film La dolce vita.[2][3]
Death
Nana died from cancer on 29 January 2014 at the Aurelia Hospital in Rome, Italy. She was 78.[1][4]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1956 | The Lebanese Mission | La danseuse | |
1956 | A Touch of the Sun | Belly Dancer | |
1965 | Sheriff Won't Shoot | Desiree | |
1966 | A... For Assassin | Adriana Prescott | |
1966 | Thompson - 1880 | Fanny | |
1968 | Giurò... e li uccise ad uno ad uno... Piluk il timido | Daisy Sugar Candy | |
1968 | Due occhi per uccidere | Nadia | |
1968 | Crisantemi per un branco di carogne | ||
1970 | Edipeon | Lola | |
1977 | I nuovi mostri | La principessa Altoprati | (segment "First Aid") |
1978 | Porco mondo | ||
1978 | Enfantasme | Gipsy | |
1979 | Images in a Convent | Mother Superior | |
1983 | The Story of Piera | La veggente / Midwife | |
1985 | King David | Ahinoab | |
1991 | Strepitosamente... flop | Pon | (final film role) |
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