Trivia

She was the last surviving cast member of Les révoltés du Bounty (1935).

She played Tehani in Les révoltés du Bounty (1935) while her second husband Marlon Brando played Fletcher Christian in the remake, Les Révoltés du Bounty (1962).

Was born on a train that was en route from Mexico to Nogales, Arizona.

Movita told writer Michael Taub that MGM inflated her age. At the time, she said, she was 14 - not 19, as the studio claimed on government documents.

Her stage name 'Movita' was coined for her by MGM executives who thought it sounded Polynesian.

She lives in Mexico. (2006)

Married Irish prizefighter Jack Doyle in 1939. Doyle was also a tenor, known as "the Irish thrush". He performed with Movita at European cabarets and for some time they owned a London nightclub called the 'Swizzle Stick'.

Was discovered for the screen by RKO producer Pandro S. Berman.

Mother, with Marlon Brando, of Miko C. Brando and Rebecca Brando.

Was trained in classical music and voice performance. Had a dramatic soprano voice with a five octaves range.

Grandmother of Miko Brando's children, Prudence Brando and Shane Brando.

Lived in London where she appeared in several musicals and plays.

Sister-in-law of Jocelyn Brando during marriage to Marlon Brando.

Daughter-in-law of Marlon Brando Sr. during her marriage to Marlon Brando.