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Aïché Nana
Aïché Nana during a much talked about strip-tease in Trastevere (Rome), 1958
Born
Kiash Nanah

2 February 1936
Died29 January 2014(2014-01-29) (aged 77)
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer, stripper
Years active1954–2014
SpouseSergio Pastore

Kiash Nanah (2 February 1936[1] – 29 January 2014), better known by her stage name Aïché (Ayşe) Nana, was a Lebanese-born Turkish actress, dancer and stripper.

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, she began her career in 1954 at the age of fourteen, 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 Via Veneto 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, four days before her 78th birthday, at the Aurelia Hospital in Rome, Italy.[1][4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
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)

References

  1. ^ a b c Notice of death of Aïché Nana Nana, picturesthattalk.com; accessed 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ Vitali, Alessandra (29 January 2014). "Addio Aichè Nanà, con il suo spogliarello nacque la Dolce vita". La Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Aiche Nana - obituary". The Telegraph. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Dancer who inspired La Dolce Vita dies at 78". The Guardian. Reuters. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.