Tarita Teriipaia

Tarita Teri'ipaia (born 29 December 1941) is a former French actress of French Polynesian and Chinese descent most famous for having been the third wife of actor Marlon Brando,[1] whom she later divorced. For media and entertainment appearances and engagements, she has usually been billed as Tarita.

Tarita Tumi Teri'ipaia
Born
Tarita Tumi Teri'ipaia

(1941-12-29) 29 December 1941
Bora Bora, French Polynesia, France
Years active1962–1985
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1962; div. 1972)​
Children3, including Cheyenne Brando

Biography

Born in Bora Bora, French Polynesia, she played Maimiti opposite Marlon Brando in the film Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress.[2] She became Brando's third wife in 1962. She is the mother of two of Brando's children, a son, Simon Teihotu (born in 1963) and a daughter, Tarita Cheyenne (1970-1995). They divorced in 1972. Only months after Marlon Brando's death in 2004, Tarita published her memoirs titled Marlon, My Love and My Torment.[3] One of their grandsons, Tuki Brando, is a prominent model. As of 2015, she is the only wife of Brando who is still alive, after Movita Castaneda and Anna Kashfi died on 12 February and 16 August 2015, respectively.

References
  1. Claudia Luther and Elaine Dutka (4 July 2004). "A Hollywood Iconoclast Who Transformed the Art of Acting". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 March 2016.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. "Golden Globe Awards: Winners & Nominees 1963". GoldenGlobes.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. Carole Corm (1 February 2005). "Brando's Ex Tells Her Story". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

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