Ann Darrow has appeared in three incarnations of King Kong media, including the first 1933 movie, the 2005 Peter Jackson remake, and even a seldom-known 1998 cartoon musical, The Mighty Kong.

in "King Kong" (2005), with Jack Black and Naomi Watts; the violent rampage of Gordy the Chimpanzee in "Nope," starring Daniel Kaluuya, Steven Yeun, and Keke Palmer; and the intelligence and ...