The most globally recognizable monkey-woman romantic storyline is King Kong (1933 and subsequent adaptations). Ann Darrow (the “girl”) is a struggling actress; Kong is a gigantic prehistoric ape. Director Merian C. Cooper explicitly framed the relationship as a “beauty and the beast” romance, but with a crucial difference: the beast cannot be transformed into a prince.
Modern adaptations often humanize these figures by giving them romantic interests to explore themes of earthly desire versus spiritual duty. Monkey Bridegrooms monkey sex woman girl