Taheyya Kariokka
Taheyya Kariokka | |
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تحية كاريوكا | |
Born | Badaweya Taheyya Mohamed Ali Elnedany Kareem 22 February 1915 Ismailia, Egypt |
Died | 20 September 1999 Cairo, Egypt | (aged 84)
Nationality | Egyptian |
Occupation(s) | Actress and dancer |
Years active | 1935–1998 |
Taheyya Kariokka (
Early life
Born in the Egyptian city of Ismaïlia to Mohamed Ali Elnedany and Fatma Elzharaa. Her father was a boat merchant who had married 6 times. It is said that Badawiya's father was around 60 years old during the time her mother was in her early twenties.[4][5] Badawiya was barely able to speak when her father died. After the death of her father, Badaweya was sent to live with her older half-brother Ahmed Ali Elnedany. While there she was tortured, treated like a slave and locked in chains. Every time she tried to escape he would find her and torture her even more, till one day he shaved her hair.[6][7]
Career
With the help of her nephew Osman Elnedany, she escaped to Cairo to stay with Souad Mahasen, a night club owner and an artist. Tahiya had asked several times for employment in Suad's nightclub but Suad refused to employ her due to the disreputability of working at a nightclub. However, many of Suad's associates and friends became acquainted with Tahiya through various visits to Suad's home. They all advised Suad to add her to one of the shows as a chorus girl but still she refused.
Soon, Tahiya was mentioned to
Personal life
Taheyya married 14 times, some of them included high-profile artistic figures such as actor Rushdy Abaza and playwright Fayez Halawa.[11] She also married a US army officer who took her to the US for a while before they divorced.[12] Tahiya was unable to conceive any children of her own and hence adopted a daughter (Atiyat Allah). Tahiya also was very involved with her sibling's children. Tahiya later moved to London.[citation needed]
Tahyia died of a heart attack on September 20, 1999, aged 84.[11]
Filmography
- Mercedes (1993)
- Iskanderiya, kaman wi kaman (Alexandria Again and Forever) (1990)
- Weda'an Bonapart (Adieu Bonaparte) (1985)
- Saqqa mat, al- (The Water-Carrier Is Dead) (Film, 1977)
- El-Karnak, (Karnak Café) (1975)
- Sabah El Kheir ya Zawgaty El Aziza- (Good Morning, My Dear Wife) (1969)
- Rubabikia (1967) – (play)
- The Last-Born (1966)
- Tareek, al- (The Road) (1964)
- Omm el aroussa (Mother of the Bride) (1963)
- Hob hatta El-Ebada (Love and Adoration) (1960)
- Shabab Emraa(A Woman's Youth), also known as The Leech (1956)
- Samara (1956)
- Rommel's Treasure (1955)
- Hira wa chebab Ana zanbi eh? (Is It My Fault?) (1953)
- Ibn al ajar (A Child for Rent) (1953)
- Muntasir, El (The Conqueror) (1952)
- Omm el katila, El (The Criminal Mother) (1952)
- Zuhur el fatina, El (The Charming Flowers) (1952)
- Feiruz hanem (Mrs. Feiruz) (1951)
- Ibn el halal (The True-born Son) (1951)
- Khadaini abi (My Father Deceived Me) (1951)
- Akbal el bakari (A Large Family) (1950)
- Ayni bi-triff (My Eye Is Winking) (1950)
- Aheb el raks (I Like Dancing) (1949)
- Amirat el djezira (The Princess of the Island) (1949)
- Katel, El (The Murderer) (1949)
- Mandeel al helu (The Beauty's Veil) (1949)
- Hub wa junun (Love and Madness) (1948)
- Ibn el fellah (The Peasant's Son) (1948)
- Yahia el fann (Long Live Art) (1948)
- Li'bat al sitt (The Lady's Puppet) (1946)
- Ma akdarshi (I Can't Do It) (1946)
- Najaf (1946)
- Sabr tayeb, El (Have Patience) (1946)
- Aheb el baladi (I Like Home Cooking) (1945)
- Hub El awal, El (First Love) (1945)
- Lailat el jumaa (Friday Evening) (1945)
- Naduga (1944)
- Rabiha-takiet el ekhfaa (The Magic Hat) (1944)
- Taqiyyat al ikhfa (1944)
- Ahlam El shabab (Dreams of Youth) (1943)
- Ahib Al ghalat (I Like Mistakes) (1942)
See also
Notes
- ^ Her year of birth was 1915 according to author Barbara Sellers-Young, 1919 according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, and 1920 according to her New York Times obituary.
References
- ISBN 9781349949540.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (22 September 1999). "Tahia Carioca, 79, Dies; A Renowned Belly Dancer". The New York Times.
- ^ "Tahia Carioca - Egyptian actor and dancer". Encyclopedia Britannica. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "شاهد رجاء الجداوي تفجر مفاجأة عن علاقتها هيّ وخالتها الراقصة تحية كاريوكا بالسعودية.. وتكشف عن اسمها الحقيقي". Archived from the original on 2019-11-17.
- ^ @majmoutinsaan (June 3, 2019). "ذكريات رجاء الجداوي في السعودية والإمارات" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
- ^ "شقيقها عذبها وربطها في السرير.. محطات في حياة تحية كاريوكا". مصراوي.كوم. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ "من مذكراتها.. حافية وشعرها "محلوق".. قصة هروب تحية كاريوكا من أهلها فى الإسماعيلية لتعمل راقصة فى شارع عماد الدين.. من ساعدها فى "الهروب الكبير".. ومن هى الفنانة "سعاد محاسن"؟". اليوم السابع. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
- ^ [1], Al-Ahram Weekly Online, 28 June - 4 July 2001, Issue No.540, “Before the public gaze” by Mona Anis
- ^ [2], Articles on Soad Hosni, her sister Najat Al Saghira and her father the calligrapher
- ^ Movie - sabah alkhayr ya zawjati aleaziza - 1969 Cast، Video، Trailer، photos، Reviews، Showtimes, retrieved 2022-03-28
- ^ a b "BBC News | Middle East | Farewell to Egypt's Queen of Dance". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "Remembering Tahia Karioka: A little bit of belly-dancing and a lot of acting - Film - Arts & Culture". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
External links
- Taheyya Kariokka at IMDb