Domestic (American) & Foreign
A soon to be exhaustive list of bellydancers in the movies. Tacky, cheesy, original, authentic, totally insulting to bellydancers, I will list them all. Keep checking back and when I have turned every stone and unearthed every movie, they will be listed here for you to rent for your viewing pleasure. I am listing your nominations as soon as they arrive. So, never fear, your favorite bellydancer movie scene will be listed below for all to see. I danced in movie # 32, "Traveler's Gin", produced by Kannon/Toll productions. BUT, don't blink, I'm in it for 4 - 5 seconds. Tons of fun, and would do it again in a heartbeat. Great people to work with also. Kiss, Kiss.......
(I am taking suggestions from the viewing public, PLEASE e-mail me with your nominations)
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Ever Expanding List of BellyDancers in Movies *
I
have decided (in my infinite wisdom & due to popular demand) to
add foreign flicks - so anyone with any foreign flicks, drop me an e-mail
| 1.Sinbad | 1950's movie with Vincent Price |
| 2.Casino Royale | James Bond spoof w/Peter Sellers & David Niven |
| 3.History of the World | Mel Brooks |
| 4.The Mummy | 1999 version |
| 5.Wild Wild West | Will Smith |
| 6.A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Zero Mostel |
| 7. Salome | Rita Hayworth |
| 8. Barefoot in the Park | Jane Fonda & Robert Redford |
| 9 From Russia with Love | Sean Connery, Lisa Guiraut, dancer |
| 10. Mr. Wrong | Ellen DeGeneres |
| 11.From Dusk 'Till Dawn * | Salma Hayek (*snake dance) |
| 12. The Hell With Heroes | Rod Taylor (1968 movie featuring Tania Lemani) |
| 13. The King's Pirate | Jill St. John |
| 14. The Man With the Golden Gun | James Bond Movie |
| 15. Head | Tania Lemani , also starring the Monkees, Helena Kallianotes |
| 16. China Syndrome | Jane Fonda, dancer Delilah of Seattle |
| 17. Paradise | Willie Aames & Phoebe Cates |
| 18. John Goldfarb, Please Come Home | Richard Crenna, Peter Ustinov (Nai Bonet and Sultanna, Antoinette, dancers) |
| 19. Beau Geste | 1966 version with Doug McClure & Leslie Neilsen |
| 20. Rollercoaster | George Segal & Timothy Bottoms |
| 21. King Richard & The Crusaders | 1954 starring Rex Harrison, Turkish dancer Nejla Ates |
| 22. Videodrome | James Woods & Deborah Harry, dancer Franciszka Hedland |
| 23. The Man With Bogart's Face | 1980 comedy w/Robert Sacchi (3 dancerscene over 5 min.) Kamala, Jaqueline Lombard and Mish Mish dancers, Guy Chookoorian and his band were the orchestra. |
| 24. Sinbad & The Eye of the Tiger | 1977 Jane Seymour (notable for the BAD dancing) |
| 25. The Golden Voyage of Sinbad | 1974 John Phillip Law & Caroline Munroe |
| 26. Warlords | 1988 starring David Carradine |
| 27. Things Are Tough All Over* | 1982, Cheech & Chong,* bellydancer with snake, Maya Harman, dancer |
| 28. Island of Dr. Moreau | 1996 |
| 29. Topkapi | 1964, Maximilian Schell, Melina Mercuri |
| 30. The Snake People* | 1968 Boris Karloff, a BAD movie and BAD snake dancing |
| 31. Help | 1965 The Beatles |
| 32. Traveler's Gin | 2000 movie, Maria, dancer |
| 33. Days of Wine and Roses | Lisa Guirat, dancer |
| 34. Khartoum | Lisa Guirat, dancer |
| 35. Five Easy Pieces | dancer, Helena Kallianiotes, who played Parma Podica |
| 36. She | 1964, Julie Mendez, Lisa Peake and Soraya, dancers |
| 37. Devils of Darkness* | *60's film, snake dance by Julie Mendez |
| 38. The Inspector * | * 60's film snake dance by Julie Mendez |
| 39. The Projectionist | 60's film - Morocco & Zafrana dancers, movie starring Chuck McCann, Ina Balin & Rodney Dangerfield |
| 40. Two Faces of Dr. Jeckyl * | *snake dancing |
| 41. The Spy with a Cold Nose | Nai Bonet, dancer, 1966 spy spoof |
| 42. Rejuvenatrix | 1988, Goddess Ambrosia, dancer |
| 43. Hell Squad | 1985, Anaheed, dancer |
| 44. Countess Dracula | 1971, Hulya Babus, dancer |
| 45. Your Ticket is No Longer Valid | Star Bell, dancer, 1981 |
| 46. Life with Mikey | 1993, Adreinne Canterna, dancer |
| 47. Cast a Giant Shadow | 1966, Samra Dedes, dancer |
| 48. Impulse | 1974, Paula Dimitrouleas, dancer |
| 49. How Do I Love Thee? | Soroya Farah, dancer, 1970 |
| 50. The Last of the Secret Agents? | Aida Fries, dancer, 1966 |
| 51. Psychic Detective | 1994 Meaghan Gannett, dancer |
| 52. Last Resort | 1994, Tanya George, dancer |
| 53. Wham Bam Thank You Spaceman | 1973, Anisa Gluzan, dancer |
| 54. Wizards of the Demon Sword | 1991, Melinda Golden, dancer |
| 55. Marlowe | 1969, Camille Grant, dancer |
| 56. Paradise | Riki Halfon, dancer, 1982 |
| 57. 10 Violent Women | Cheryl Jensen, dancer, 1982 |
| 58. Harry and Walter Go To New York | Yolanda Mayer, dancer, 1976 |
| 59. Duffy | 1968, Julie Mendez, dancer |
| 60. Hell Squad | 1985, Narayana, dancer |
| 61. Meridian | 1990, Nashira, dancer |
| 62. The Exotic Dreams of Casanova | Kathleen Norris, dancer, 1971 |
| 63. Curse of the Crimson Altar | 1968, Vicky Richards, dancer at party |
| 64. The Monster and the Stripper | June Russell, dancer, 1968 |
| 65. Once Around | 1991, Samra, dancer |
| 66. Cyberjack | 1995, Chantel Tanguay, dancer |
| 67. Diary of a Bachelor | 1964, Saliha Tekneci, dancer |
| 68. Good Neighbor Sam | 1964, Zanouba, dancer |
| 69. Arabian Adventure | 1979, Emma Samms and Peter Cushing |
| 70. Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile | 1961, Vincent Price |
| 71. Fairy Tales | 1979, Nai Bonet, dancer |
| 72. Deadly Rivals | Dallal, belly dancer |
| 73. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round | 1966, James Coburn, Tania Lemani, belly dancer |
| 75. Valley of the Kings | 1950's , Samia Gamal, belly dancer |
| 75. You Can't Win Them All | 1960's Tony Curtis and Charles Bronson |
| 76. Extreme Vengeance | Mesmera, bellydancer |
| 77. Silences of the Palace | 1994,Amel Hedhili & Ghalia Lacroix, Tunisian film, Excellent!!!! |
| 78. Before Sunrise | 1994,Ethan Hawke & Julie Delpy |
| 79. Delta Force | small scene in which dancer is on a TV in the movie |
| 80. The Headless Ghost | 60's British Comedy |
| 81. Mata Hari | 1932 Greta Garbo dances |
| 82. Salome, Where She Danced | 1946, Yvonne DeCarlo, dancer |
| 83. The Egyptian | 1954, Jean Simmons |
| 84. Yankee Pasha | 1955, Rhonda Fleming dancer |
| 85. Zarak | 1956 Anita Ekberg, dancer |
| 86. Jason & The Argonauts | 1963 |
| 87. The Happy Hooker Goes To Washington | 1975 |
| 88. Return of the Pink Panther | 1975 |
| 89. Ilsa, Harem Keeper | 1975 |
| 90. Bolero | 1981, Bo Derek dances |
| 91. Sahara | 1981 |
| 92. The Key to Rebecca | 1983, Lina Raymond, dancer |
| 93. Romancing the Stone | 1984 |
| 94. Young Sherlock Holmes | 1985 |
| 95. Son of the Pink Panther | 1995 |
| 96. The Hunchback | 1997 - Salma Hayek, dancer |
| 97. The Brass Bottle | 1965 barbara eden and tony randall |
| 98. Some Kind of Nut | 1966, Angie Dickenson dances |
| 99. The House of 1000 Dolls | 1967 |
| 100. Ride The High Country | 1963 |
| 101. Something Wicked This Way Comes | 1982 |
| 102. Outlaw of Gor | 1987 |
| 103. Sketches of a Strangler | 1978 starring Allen Garfield & Meridith MacRae |
| 104. Casablanca | dancers shadow on the wall of the Blue Parrot in two scenes |
| 105. The Road to Morocco | dancer wearing cabaret dress in 1942 |
| 106. Charlie's Angels | 2000, Mesmera dances |
| 107. The Jungle Book | 1985 bellydancer at beginning of movie |
| 108. The Witch Maker | 1969,Diane Webber/bellydancer, her name in movie: The Nautch of Tangier |
| 109. Son of Sinbad | 1950's, dancer Nejla Ates |
| 110. Condorman | spy spoof starring Michael Crawford. BD appears in club s |
| 111. Harem Scarum | Elvis Presley |
| 112. Roustabout | Elvis, Wilda Taylor |
| 113. Casino Royale | Joanna Pettet |
| 114. Headless Ghost | Josephine Blake |
| 115. The Egyptian | Carmen de Lavallade |
| 116. Son of Sampson | Chelo Alonso |
| 117.Terror of the Red Mask | Chelo Alonso |
| 118. Sign of the Gladiator | Chelo Alonso |
| 119. Valley of the Doomed | Chelo Alonso |
| 120. Head of a Tyrant | Isabelle Corey |
| 121. Sodom and Gomorrah | Mitsuko Takara |
| 122. Latcho Drom | bellydancer |
| 123. Kismet | bellydancer appears |
| 124. Son of Ali Baba | bellydancer appears |
| 125. House of the Black Death | 1965 cult horror flick, Lon Chaney Jr & John Carradine.Notable for its bellydancing scenes. |
| 126. Abbott & Costello In the Foreign Legion | bellydance scene |
| 127. Carry on Spying | old b&w secret agent spoof |
| 128. Cleopatra | Claudette Colbert |
| 129. Cleopatra | Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton |
| 130. Samson and Delilah | Victor Mature and Hedy LaMar s |
| 131. The Crimson Pirate | Maureen O'Hara s |
| 132. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb | 1961, Mardi Gras Productions, Dahlena, dancer |
| 133. The Dead One | |
| 134. The Three Stooges Join the Foreign Legion | |
| 135. The Return of the Exile | Cirocco/Shelley Schlueter |
| 136. Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy | |
| 137. Harold Robbins' the pirate - 1978 | Anne Archer bellydances on a boat. |
| 138. The Swinger | Anne-Margaret |
| 139. Glass Bottom Boat | Doris Day fantasized about bellydancing momentarily |
| 140. Salome's Last Dance | mostly dancers doing head slides |
| 141. Ali Baba & The 40 Thieves | Samia Gamal |
| 142. Song of Scheherezade | Yvonne de Carlo |
| 143. Flight of the Phoenix | James Stewart,officer having halllucination - sees dancer |
| 144. Conan the Barbarian | Arnold Schwarzennegar/dancer appears in grimy tavern scene, after Conan fights the big snake. |
| 145. Party Girl | movie starring Parker Posey, a bellydancer appears |
| 149. Penny Arcade | the original movie of The Projectionist, (see # 39) - dancers Morocco and Zafrana |
| 147. Song of Norway | Florence Henderson, Morocco dances in scene where Grieg is playing "Anitra's Dance" in the mansion |
| 148. Tamre Henna | starring Naima Akef |
| 149. Habeeb el Omer | starring Samia Gamal and Farid Al Atrache |
| 150. Khally Bhally Min Zou Zou | starring Tahia Carioca and Souad Housney |
| 151. Satin Rouge | directed by Raja Amari, starring Hiam Abbass as Lilias |
| 152. Wonders of Aladdin | starring Donald O'Connor as Alladin |
| 153. Hunchback of Notre Dame | starring Maureen O'Hara |
| 154. Justine | Anouk Aimee, an English film w/several dance scenes, bellydance and a very quick scene with the Tunisian Folkloric Group doing a pot dance. |
| 155. Harem | Nastassja Kinski & Ben Kingsley,1987. A New York stock broker is kidnapped by an OPEC oil-minister and "forced to become a veiled seductress, trained to serve Selim's whims |
| 156.Vengo |
a Spanish film about a feud between 2 gypsy families
in Andalusia. 4 women were doing dervish spins and other bits of arabic dance as well. Soundtrack includes flamenco-sufi & a bit of arabic |
| 157. Pierced by a Ray of Sunshine | dancer does floorwork on table English Subtitles |
| 158. Noor Ey Ini | English subtitles, Fifi Abdo |
| 159. Abbott & Costello in the Foreign Legion | 1950 |
| 160. Some Kind of Nut | bd's tanya lemani and poupee bocar |
| 162. Justine | 1969, actress anna karina dances |
| 163. Marching Onto Glory - (greece) | |
| 165. Melody in My Life - (lebanon) | |
| 166. music in your heart | |
| 167.The Millionairess - (lebanon) | |
| 168. The Mill (turkey) | |
| 169.Nana, Woman of Pleasure * | 1970's snake dancing |
| 170. 9 Ages of Nakedness | 1970's |
| 171. Orchard of Love ( lebanon) | |
| 172. 1001 Kisses (egypt) | |
| 173. Oh Night, Oh Time (egypt) | |
| 174. Poor, but Happy (egypt) | |
| 175. Paris and Love (egypt) | |
| 176. Regards to my Dear Professor (lebanon) | |
| 177.Shafika and Metwalli (egypt) | |
| 178. Suffering on Smiling Lips (egypt) | |
| 179. Storm Over Petra (jordan) | |
| 180. Sah al Nom (syria) | |
| 181. Thieves (egypt) | |
| 182. Third Class (egypt) | |
| 183. Vote for Dr. Suleman (egypt) | candelabra scene |
| 184. Who Will Put Out The Fire (egypt) | |
| 185. Words of Love (lebanon) | |
| 186. Wake Up Happy (syria) | |
| 187. The Accidental Spy | Jackie Chan - Turkish Dervishes in restaurant scene |
| 188. Queen of the Damned | vampire Egyptian bellydancer scene - Akasha dances |
| 189. On The Town | Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Ann Miller, in a stage production the female chorus wears "harem outfits" while the 3 male stars wear dresses/costumes to hide from the Shore Patrol while they are 'on the town |
| 190. Conquerer of the desert | starring Pedro Armandariz contains a bellydance segment from 1962? |
| 191. Rocket Attack USA | 1950's flick A bellydancer is featured in a Moscow nightclub to symbolize the immoral Russian regime |
| 192. Arabian Nights | Maria Montez, plays Sherazade. Arm undulations, backward bend |
| 193. Cobra Woman * | Maria Montez, Dances Around a Cobra, Campy, cheesy, tacky, in other words, a MUST see! |
| 194. Mad Love | Spanish Movie. Short bd scene with on of the king's moorish lovers |
| 195. Sinbad & Eye of the Tiger | (1977) A young Jane Seymore wears several nice
Bellydance costumes. |
| 196. Eve's Fire | evocumentary film by Sheila Foster (from Boulder) & Kirsten D'Andrea Hollander (from Maryland).Bellydancer Jennifer Dove appears dancing in a costume by Domba! |
| 197. After the Fox | 1960's Peter Sellers Movie, sister of thief stands out in desert with underwear on, but wearing a veil. No dancing. I included it because I am a great fan of the movie, and one of my viewers to this site wrote it in. Thanks Steve! |
| 198. Troy | 2004 movie - bellydancers at celebration party in beginning of movie |
| 199. Around the World in 80 Days | 2004 movie - Bellydancers in Turkish Harem w/Arnold Schwarzennegar as Sultan |
| 200. Deathstalker 2 | topless! bellydancer playing zils |
| 201. Salome's Last Dance | a dance of the seven veils |
| 202. Cole Porter Story | w/Cary Grant & Alexis Smith, dancer danced to "Begin the Beguine" |
| 203. Don Juan de Marco | 1990's movie, visits harem |
| 204. Vanity Fair | many bellydance scenes 2004 |
| 205. Alexander | bellydancing with swords, snakes & veils 2004 |
| 206. Time of the Gypsies | Serbian/Romani dancing |
| 207. Underground | Serbian/Romani dancing |
| 208. French Can Can | directed by Jean Renoir, bellydancer opens film |
| 210. Romany Trail, both documentaries, Into Africa and Into Europe | bellydancer and other dancing - Africa has
several bd's and other dancers, Europe has a bd, one child and many Romani Dances. |
| 210. Girl on the Bridge (La Fille Sur le Pont) | French 1999, stars Vanessa Paradis & Daniel Autuil, quick shot of bellydancer |
| 211. The Crazy Stranger by Tony Gatlif | Romani Folk Dancing, bellydancer appears in scene in Bucharest Restaurant |
| 212. Princess of the Nile | Debra Paget dancer |
| 213. The Ten Commandments | Charlton Heston, Yul Brenner, Jethro's daughters bellydance before Moses to pick one for bride |
| 214. Hindi Film "Prem Rog" | 1 1/2 minute bellydance scene |
| 215. Chandu the Magician | 1932 movie w/Bela Lugosi. Night Club Scene, seconds long bellydancers in background |
| 216. Juana la Loca (Juana the Mad) | bellydancer in a tavern, who becomes Phillip of Habsburgo's lover (Spanish movie) |
| 217. Octopussy | The Octopussy clan of girls all bellydance to distract the guards so they can get into the castle (near the end of the movie) |
| 218. 300 Spartans | 1962. The belly dance scene is about 30
seconds long. Three dancers are performing for King Xerxes of
Persia. They are clad in a Hayes Code version of belly dance
costumes (with skirts up to the waist). Their dance consists mainly
of awkward-looking snake arms and high kicks, with the occasional standing backbend. |
| 219. Rabbit Run | 1969/70 Warner Brothers 7 Arts film directed by Jack Smight filmed in Reading, PA Dancer, Sabah Nissan |
| 220.The Girl from S.I.N.
I
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1966 movie set in Black and White.The dancer
in the flick dancers for about 3 and a half minutes, makes out with a
man, then knocks him out with a karate chop.
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| 221. Stoogemania | Starring Josh Mostel, from the '80's , dancers stomach - Jenza's was shown a'quivering to finish off a really bad one-liner! |
| 222. King Frat | 1979 A belly dancer at a costumed frat party dances for about 40 seconds in one scene and 8 in another. |
| 223. The Nine Ages of Nakedness | 1969 - dancer performs before an Egyptian for a minute and a half |
| 224. My mother is a bellydancer (Chinese
title is "Seelai ng yi cho" ) |
A review! click here |
| 225. Moonlighting Wives | Late 1060's movie. - which has a belly dancer dancing poolside for 2 minutes. Cheese cake at it's best (ed. note, this sounds like a "must see") |
| 226. Charlie Wilson's War | 2007 Movie with Tom Hanks, bellydancer scene |
| 227. Joe Strummer | 2007 independent film about Joe Strummer of The Clash (ed.note - I'm a HUGE Clash/Joe Strummer fan - this is a must see movie) fun scenes in b&w of Turkish bellydancing |
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(*Please keep in mind that SOME of these bellydance scenes are NOT representative of what you will see bellydancers normally do and that some of these dancers are not REAL bellydancers)
