Aïché Nana

Kiash Nanah (1935/36 – 29 January 2014), better known by her stage name Aïché (Ayşe) Nana, was a Lebanese-born dancer and stripper.

Aïché Nana
Aïché Nana during an infamous striptease in Trastevere (Rome), 1958
Born	Kiash Nanah 1935 or 1936 Beirut, Lebanon
Died	January 29, 2014 (aged 78) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Actress, dancer, stripper
Years active	1954–2014
Spouse	Sergio Pastore

Born in Beirut, Lebanon 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
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)