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Mokihana Kiaaina
Acting
25 Sept 1931
† 15 Sept 1994
Hawaii, USA
Biography
Merllyn Mokihana Kiaaina was a Hawaiian chanteuse actress. She sold fish at her mother's Chinatown fish stall, before, in the early '60s, a Hollywood director Mervyn LeRoy signed her to a role in the Frank Sinatra-Spencer Tracy movie, "The Devil at Four O'Clock", that opened doors for her. It was her portrayal of Bloody Mary in the Broadway musical "South Pacific" that became her signature. For years, she was the only Polynesian trouper (she was part Hawaiian) to play that role. Her flair for c...
Also Known As
Merllyn Mokihana Kiaaina, Marilyn Mokihana Kiaaina, Mokihana
