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Tarita Teriipaia

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Tarita Tumi Teriʻipaia
Born
Tarita Tumi Teri'ipaia

(1941-12-30) 30 December 1941 (age 82)
Years active1962–1985
Spouse
(m. 1962; div. 1972)
Children2, including Cheyenne Brando; 2 adopted
Parent(s)Teriʻiehira Teriʻipaia (father)
Tetuareva Turia (mother)

Tarita Teriʻipaia (born 30 December 1941) is a French retired actress of French Polynesian and Chinese descent who was the third wife of actor Marlon Brando;[1] the couple divorced in 1972. For media and entertainment appearances and engagements, she has usually been billed as Tarita.

Biography

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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.[3] Only months after Marlon Brando's death in 2004, Tarita published her memoirs titled Marlon, My Love and My Torment.[4] She is the only wife of Brando still alive, after Movita Castaneda and Anna Kashfi died on 12 February and 16 August 2015, respectively.

Filmography

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Claudia Luther; Elaine Dutka (4 July 2004). "A Hollywood Iconoclast Who Transformed the Art of Acting". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Golden Globe Awards: Winners & Nominees 1963". GoldenGlobes.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ Natalie Finn (15 May 2022). "Inside the Most Publicly Tragic Chapter of Marlon Brando's Scandalous Family History". E!News. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ^ Carole Corm (1 February 2005). "Brando's Ex Tells Her Story". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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