Tahiyya Kariokka
Tahiyya Kariokka ( Arabic تحية كاريوكا, DMG Taḥiyya Kāriyūkā ) also Tahiya Mohamed , alternative spellings including Tahiya Karioka , Taheya Cariocca , Tahia Carioca and Tahiya Carioka (born: Badaweya Mohamed Kareem Al Nidani , Arabic بدوية محمد علي النيداني, DMG Badawiyya Muḥammad ʿAlī an-Nīdānī ), (born February 22, 1919 in Ismailia , † September 20, 1999 in Cairo ) was an Egyptian belly dancer and actress . She began her career as a group dancer with Badia Masabni and then slowly worked her way up to become a solo dancer.
Tahiyya was married 14 times; among her husbands were the famous actor Rushdy Abaza and playwright Fayez Halawa. She has adopted a daughter (Atiyat Allah).
Tahiyya died of a heart attack on September 20, 1999.
Filmography (selection)
- 1935: Dr. Farhat
- 1942: Ahib al ghalat
- 1943: Ahlam el chabab
- 1944: Taqiyyat al ikhfa
- 1944: Rabiha-takiet el ekhfaa
- 1944: Naduga
- 1945: Lailat el jumaa
- 1945: El hub el awal
- 1945: Aheb el baladi
- 1946: El Sabr tayeb
- 1946: Najaf
- 1946: Ma akdarshi
- 1946: Li'bat al sitt
- 1948: Yahia el fann
- 1948: Ibn el fellah
- 1948: Hub wa junun
- 1949: Mandeel al helu
- 1949: El Katel
- 1949: Amirat el djezira
- 1949: Aheb el raks
- 1950: Ayni bi-meet
- 1950: Akbal el bakari
- 1951: Khadaini abi
- 1951: Ibn el halal
- 1951: Feiruz hanem
- 1952: El Zuhur el fatina
- 1952: El Omm el katila
- 1952: El Muntasir
- 1953: Ibn al ajar
- 1953: Hira wa chebab
- 1964: Al-Tareek
- 1977: Al-Saqqa mat
- 1985: Weda'an Bonapart
- 1990: Iskanderiya, kaman wi kaman
- 1993: Mercedes
Web links
- Taheyya Kariokka in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Belly Dance Museum (English)
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SURNAME | Kariokka, Tahiyya |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | تحية كاريوكا; Mohamed, Tahiya; Carioca, tahiya; Cariocca, Taheya; Carioca, Tahia; Carioka, Tahiya; Badaweya Mohamed Kareem Al Nidani; (Arabic) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian belly dancer and actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1919 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ismailia , Egypt |
DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1999 |
Place of death | Cairo , Egypt |