Meela Nais

"I am Anck-Su-Namun reincarnated."

- Meela Nais (speaking in Arabic) describing herself to Imhotep.

Meela Nais is a mysterious and beautiful woman who was the reincarnation of Anck-Su-Namun, that joined an Egyptian cult whose intent it was to see that the dreaded High Priest of Osiris Imhotep be resurrected and conquer the Earth. She is a villainess in The Mummy Returns.

She is portrayed by model/actress Patricia Velasquez.

Personality and Traits
Meela Nais was a duplicitous woman, as was her past self, Anck-Su-Namun, and Meela turned to trickery when dealing with those that were, in her views, dispensable. Meela would only turn to violence when in the most pressing situations, knowing well how to handle a gun in a fight. In her incarnation as Meela Nais, she was born a millionaire that had a penchant for obtaining power, and had a fondness for snakes, particularly Egyptian Asps.

Meela took on the same bodily appearance that she had back in 1290 B.C without her body paint, her hair trimmed exactly the same as it had been, with shortly-trimmed bangs. When in a setting such as the digs at Hamunaptra, Meela wore tight-fitting khaki trousers and a cream-coloured shirt with a belt and boots, while in London, Meela's clothing took on a much more formal approach: a tight, glittery, black evening dress with high heeled shoes, a golden necklace that bore the same insignia worn by the cultists and an exact replica of the necklace that she had worn as Anck-Su-Namun, long black gloves, along with a black feather boa and veiled fascinator. In her travels through the desert with the other cultists, Meela wore a matching purple coat, blouse, trousers, and shoes in the true native style, this outfit matching the body paint patterns that she had worn centuries back.

Trivia

 * In the novelization of the film, Meela's surname was Pasha, translating into "viceroy" in Turkish