Marlon Brando’s ex-wife actress Movita Castaneda, who starred in ‘Mutiny on the Bounty,’ dies at age 98

  • Movita Castaneda, the raven-haired actress met Marlon Brando on a movie set and later married him and had two of his children
  • Castaneda died Thursday at a Los Angeles rehabilitation center after being treated for a neck injury
  • Married Brando in 1960 and got an annulment in 1968 – though he reportedly married a co-star in 1962
  • She came to prominence after appearing in the 1935 classic ‘Mutiny on the Bounty,’ a film that would be remade decades later starring Brando 

Movita Castaneda, the raven-haired actress who met Marlon Brando on a movie set and later married him and had two of his children, has died.

Barbara Sternig, a family friend, says Castaneda died last Thursday at a Los Angeles rehabilitation center after being treated for a neck injury. 

The Los Angeles Times  says Castaneda was believed to be 98. There is debate as to what year she was born, as her age was inflated during her time as an actress.

She married Brando in 1960 and the two stayed together until 1962 when he fell in love with his costar while remaking ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ – the very movie that made Castaneda a star. 

However, Brando and Castaneda later had a second child together in 1966. 

Injury: Castaneda (photographed) reportedly died Thursday at the age of 98 after being treated for a neck injury

Injury: Castaneda (photographed) reportedly died Thursday at the age of 98 after being treated for a neck injury

Discussions: Here, Castaneda discusses divorce with an attorney in Santa Monica's Superior Court in 1967

The Mexican-American actress came to prominence after appearing in the 1935 classic ‘Mutiny on the Bounty,’ a film that would be remade decades later starring Brando.

In the film, Castaneda played a Tahitian named Tehani who marries a sailor.

The film was remade in 1962 with Brando, Castaneda’s then-husband, playing Fletcher Christian.