Momu — Pearl of the South Pacific Character Profile

About Momu

The daughter of chief Halemano and George's intended bride. Her wedding ceremony is interrupted by the arrival of the outsiders. She burns Rita's missionary clothes and represents the island's initial resistance to the interlopers.

Character Facts

Played by

Lisa Montell

Appears in

Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Momu — Romantic Fiancés — George (Lance Fuller)

  Engaged couple whose wedding is interrupted by the outsiders.

• Momu — Family Father — Halemano (Murvyn Vye)

  Father-daughter relationship within the native tribal hierarchy.

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More characters from Pearl of the South Pacific

• Rita Delaine (Virginia Mayo)
• Dan Merrill (Dennis Morgan)
• Bully Hague (David Farrar)
• George (Lance Fuller)
• Halemano (Murvyn Vye)
• Tuan Michael (Basil Ruysdael)
• Mother (Carol Thurston)