Tarita Teriipaia

Tarita Teriʻipaia (born 30 December 1941) is a retired actress of French Polynesian and Chinese descent who was the third wife of actor Marlon Brando;^[1] the couple divorced in 1972.

Tarita Tumi Teriʻipaia
Born	(1941-12-30) 30 December 1941 (age 83) Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Years active	1962–1985
Spouse	Marlon Brando ​ ​ (m. 1962; div. 1972)​
Children	2, including Cheyenne Brando; 2 adopted
Parent(s)	Teriʻiehira Teriʻipaia (father) Tetuareva Turia (mother)

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.^[3] Only months after Marlon Brando's death in 2004, Tarita published her memoirs titled Marlon, My Love and My Torment.^[4]

Filmography

• Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) as Princess Maimiti

See also

• Tetiʻaroa