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Ayşe Nana

1936 – 2014

Turkish actor and dancer of Armenian ancestry

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About Ayşe Nana

Lived 1936 – 2014 (aged 77). Ayşe Nana was a Turkish and Italian actor and dancer.

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.

Death Nana died from cancer on 29 January 2014 at the Aurelia Hospital in Rome, Italy. She was 78.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1956 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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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Also known as
Kiash Nanah

Family & relationships

Spouse
Sergio Pastore

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ayşe Nana's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ayşe Nana?

Turkish actor and dancer of Armenian ancestry (1936–2014)

When was Ayşe Nana born?

Ayşe Nana was born on 10 February 1936 in Beirut, Istanbul.

When did Ayşe Nana die?

Ayşe Nana died on 29 January 2014 in Rome.

What was Ayşe Nana's occupation?

Ayşe Nana was an actor and dancer.

What nationality was Ayşe Nana?

Ayşe Nana was Turkish and Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ayşe Nana

· Wikidata: Q11089630

· DBpedia: Aïché Nana

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