Nejla Ates


Nejla Ate was a Turkish belly dancer and actress, born in Constana, Romania. Born as Naciye Batr, she achieved fame under the stage name Nejla Ate in Turkey and as Nejla Ates in the United States. She was also known as Turkish Delight. Notably, she appeared in the films King Richard and the Crusaders and Son of Sinbad and Fanny, a Broadway musical.

She also suffered a series of injuries, including a slipped disc, apparently related to her dancing. Scandal sheets reported that after she left America to return to Turkey, the once delicate 411 tall 98160lb brunette dancer had become a 200160lb blonde. Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen states that she was born in Romania onMarch 1932 and died in an Istanbul hospital in April 2005.

Source: Wikipedia