Aïché Nana
Quick Facts
Biography
Kiash Nanah (2 February 1936 – 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.
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.
Death
Nana died from cancer on 29 January 2014, four days before her 78th birthday, at the Aurelia Hospital in Rome, Italy.