Taheyya Kariokka (Arabic: تحية كاريوكا) also Tahiya Carioca (born Badaweya Taheyya Mohamed Ali Elnedany Kareem (Arabic: بدوية تحية محمد علي النيداني كريم)), (February 22, 1915[a] – September 20, 1999) was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress.

[6][7] With the help of her nephew Osman Elnedany, she escaped to Cairo to stay with Souad Mahasen, a night club owner and an artist.

She began starring in movies during what is dubbed as the Egyptian film industry's "Golden Age", such as The Leech, Love and Adoration, and Mother of the Bride.

Three years later, in 1972, the film Watch Out for ZouZou, starring Soad Hosni with Kariokka performing the supporting role as well, was released to become the biggest box-office hit in Egyptian cinema to date.

[8][9][10] Taheyya married 14 times, some of them included high-profile artistic figures such as actor Rushdy Abaza and playwright Fayez Halawa.