As a result of his portrayal of Mafia head Don Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather in 1972, Brando's career was given a new lease on life. He was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in this role. On the other hand, he declined the Oscar in order to voice his disapproval of the way Hollywood approaches Native Americans. While the awards presentation was going on, Brando himself did not turn up. Instead, he assigned Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American Apache, to decline the honor on his place. It was later discovered that Littlefeather was actually an actress who played a Native American character.
Later Roles
Brando then moved on to the hugely contentious yet highly renowned film Last Tango in Paris the following year, which was …show more content…
Brando believed that she was of Asian Indian descent. Anna, who was aware that Brando had a reputation for favoring exotic women, continued to maintain the pretense that she was of Asian Indian heritage. To tell the truth, her name was Joan O'Callaghan, and she was an Irish Roman Catholic citizen from Wales. After the couple's marriage came to an end in 1959, they had one child together, a son named Christian Brando. A different actress named Movita Castaneda, who was seven years older than Brando, was the one whom Brando wed in the year 1960. Two children were born to them. During the production of Mutiny on the Bounty in 1962, Brando had the opportunity to meet Tarita Teriipia, a stunning Tahitian actress who would later play his love interest in the film. Additionally, she was his third wife, and she was 18 years younger than he was. It was with her that he had two children. A maid named Christina Maria Ruiz, who lived with Brando in the late 1980s and early 1990s, was also the mother of three children that Brando had with her. A total of three children were also adopted by