Haji (born Barbarella Catton; January 24, 1946 – August 9, 2013) was a Canadian-born actress of British and Filipino descent, and a former exotic dancer known for her role in Russ Meyer's 1965 cult classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. She made significant contributions to her roles by introducing elements of psychedelia and witchcraft as well as writing most of her own dialogue.
Born in Quebec, Canada, Haji—a nickname given to her by an uncle—appeared in several Russ Meyer films, including Motorpsycho (1965), Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965), Good Morning and... Goodbye! (1967), and Supervixens (1975). Haji's final role was as 'Moonji' in Killer Drag Queens on Dope (2003).
Haji was reunited with fellow Russ Meyer film stars Kitten Natividad and Raven De La Croix in the 2001 comedy feature film The Double-D Avenger, directed by William Winckler. In it, Haji played evil exotic dancer Hydra Heffer.
Haji was featured as one of the top 1,000 most glamorous women of the 20th century in the book Glamorous Girls of the Century by Steve Sullivan. She was also interviewed in the book Invasion of the B-Girls by Jewel Shepard. Haji lived in Malibu, California.
well he was just about the baddest cat in Bagdad
I mean to tell you that this cat was so bad
he was as big as a tiger, mean as a snake
and when haji got angry, the walls would shake
Haji I'm the king of the Genies
Haji and shit Haji I'm the King of the Genies
moved to Florida, Jeanie's town
to start his own business and get down
his powers concealed nobody knew
he wheeled and dealed and did what Haji had to do
Haji I'm the king of the Genies
Haji and shit Haji I said I'm the King of the Genies
well lets go now he kicks full throttle from his bottle ladies wall to wall
The Bosstones partied with my man and man it was a ball
he kept things fired kept us wired betties, Bud and booze
bourbon in his turban and sheeba from his shoes
he busted out in a cloud of smoke he just left like he came
he's King of the Genies and all that shit
but what a stupid name my story is over Haji lives on
and he'll be around long after we're gone
because Genies don't die, and Haji wull rule
Haji is bad b-b-b-bad and cool
Haji I'm the king of the Genies
Haji and shit Haji I said I'm the King of the Genies