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Taheya Cariocca (1919–1999)

Although her parents did not approve of her becoming a belly dancer, she became world renowned. Although Islam frowned upon belly dancing, she was the only one recognized with a public funeral procession. She performed in over 300 movies and television shows. She gave up dancing in 1963 but as late as the mid-1980's ran her own theater in Cairo... See full bio »

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(age 80) in Cairo, Egypt

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Filmography

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1993 Mercedes
 
1990 Iskanderija, kaman oue kaman
Tahia (as Tahia Carioca)
 
1985 Adieu Bonaparte
La sage femme
 
1981 Al-saqqa mat
 
1975 Al karnak
Zainab's mother
 
1972 Khally ballak men ZouZou
Naima Almazia
 
1964 The Road
 
1964 Mother of the Bride
Zeinab
 
1962 Undecided Youth
 
1961 Oh Islam
Queen Shagaret El Dor
 
1961 The Shore of Love
Rawheya
 
1959 The Ghost of Samara
Samara
 
1959 The Female Boss
 
1958 Hidden Shore
 
1957 The Tough
 
1956 The Leech
Shafaat
 
1956 Al-mufattish al-amm
Shakhlaa
 
1956 The Meeting
 
1956 The Great Lady
 
1956 Samara
Samara
 
1955 Rommel's Treasure (as Tahia Carioca)
 
1955 People of Love
 
1953 Is It My Fault?
 
1953 Hamido
 
1952 The Conqueror
 
1951 The Shores of Love
Sohair
 
1951 Lady Feyrouz
 
1950 A Dancer's Love
 
1950 A Large Family
 
1949 I Like Dancing
 
1949 The Big House
Doctor's Wife
 
1949 The Murderer
 
1948 Long Live Art
 
1946 Have Patience
 
1946 I Can't Do It
 
1946 Najaf
 
1945 First Love
 
1945 Friday Evening
 
1944 Naduga
 
1944 The Magic Hat
 
1943 Dreams of Youth
 
1942 I Like Mistakes
 
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Personal Details


Alternate Names:

Tahia Carioca | Abla Mohammed Karim
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Trivia:

Although Islam frowns on belly dancing, Egyptian Culture Minister, Farouk Hosni, led her funeral procession. She had married 14 different husbands among them an American army officer whom she met during World War II, an actor and a prominent playwright. When another great Egyptian belly dancer, Samia Gamal, died in 1994, her funeral was officially ignored. Has an adopted daughter, Atiyat Allah. See more »

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