Movita Castaneda

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Actress

Birth Date: December 4, 1916

Death Date: February 12, 2015 — 98 years old

Birth Place: Nogales, Arizona

Spouses: Marlon Brando

Movita Castaneda was an American actress. her earliest roles were in film, including the adaptation "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935) with Charles Laughton, "Captain Calamity" (1936) and "Paradise Isle" (1937).

She also appeared in "Fort Apache" (1948) with John Wayne. Her passion for acting continued to her roles in projects like "Red Light" (1949), the western "The Furies" (1950) with Barbara Stanwyck and the western "Wagonmaster" (1950) with Ben Johnson.

Film continued to be her passion as she played roles in the Stewart Granger action movie "Soldiers Three" (1951), the Cary Grant comedy "Dream Wife" (1953) and the Bill Williams western "Apache Ambush" (1955). Castaneda more recently appeared in "Panic in Echo Park" (NBC, 1976-77).

Castaneda was married to Marlon Brando.

Credits

Apache Ambush

Actor
Rosita
Movie
1955

Dream WifeStream

Actor
Rima
Movie
1953

The Adventures of Kit CarsonStream

Actor
Anita
Series
1951

Soldiers Three

Actor
Cabaret woman
Movie
1951

The Furies

Actor
Chiquita
Movie
1950

Wagon MasterStream

Actor
Young Navajo Indian
Movie
1950
100%

Federal Man

Actor
Lolita
Movie
1950

The Mysterious Desperado

Actor
Luisa
Movie
1949

The Tower of Terror

Actor
Marie Durand
Movie
1941

The Girl From Rio

Actor
Marquita Romero
Movie
1939

Wolf Call

Actor
Towana
Movie
1939

Rose of the Rio Grande

Actor
Rosita del Torre
Movie
1938

Paradise Isle

Actor
Ila
Movie
1937

Siren of the South Seas

Actor
Ila
Movie
1937

Mutiny on the BountyStream

Actor
Tehani
Movie
1935
96%