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Biography
Tina Louise is best known as a film actress. Actress who played Ginger on the Gilligan’s island. Her appearance in the 1958 film God’s Little Acre earned her the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. She was born on February 11, 1934 in New York City, NY. She appeared at the Gilligan Island TV show with Jim Backus. She started studying acting, singing , and dancing at the age of 17. She appeared on the TV show The Real McCoys in 1962.
Short Bio
First Name
Tina
Last Name
Louise
Profession
Movie Actress
Age
85 years old
Birthday & Zodiac
Birth Sign
Aquarius
Birth Date
February 11, 1934
Birthday
February 11
Birth Place
New York City, NY
Country
NY
Career
Film Actress
Singer
Tina Louise Education
Following high school, she attended Miami University in Ohio.
Before Fame
At the time she was four years old , her parents had divorced. She was the only child and was brought up by her mother, Sylvia Horn (née Myers) Blacker (1916–2011), a fashion artist. Tina’s father , Joseph Blacker, was the owner of a candy store in Brooklyn and later the accountant. The name Louise was said to have been added to her high school senior when she mentioned to her drama teacher that she was the only girl in the class without a middle name, and he suggested it.
Tina Louise Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Tina Louise is 85 years old, she is 5′ 7″ (1.74 m) tall. Her body measurements are 35-22-36 In. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Height & Weight
Height (Approx.)
5 Ft 7 In
Weight (Approx.)
57 Kg
Body Measurements
35-22-36 In
Physical Stats
Eye Color
Unknown
Hair Color
Unknown
Dress Size
4 (US)
Shoe Size
Unknown
Achievements
She began her career as a model and nightclub singer while studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater and the Actors Academy, both in New York City. After that she made her Broadway debut at the Bette Davis musical magazine Two’s Company in 1952.
She also appeared on Broadway with Julie Newmar in 1957’s hit musical, Li’l Abner; she released the same year ‘s song, It’s Time for Tina. Then she landed on the cover of Modern Man Magazine in July 1957; she appeared in Playboy Magazine in 1957, ’58 and ’59. Tina trained with Lee Strasberg and became a part of the Actors Studio & landed the role of Ginger Grant on Gilligan ‘s Island while looking at Broadway in Fade Out, Fade In.
Tina Louise Music
Louise got a record album, It’s Time for Tina, which was officially published on Concert Hall in 1957 (Concert Hall 1521) and then reissued on Urania Records (1958 and 1959). For the arrangements of Jim Timmens and Buddy Weed’s Orchestra, 12 songs include “Tonight Is the Night” and “I’m in the Mood for Love.” Coleman Hawkins is featured on tenor sax. The album was reissued twice on CD, most recently on the UK label Harkit Records. This album was released on iTunes in 2012. She also recorded for United Artists Chart, but only released one single for that label in 1958.
Tina Louise Martial Status
From 1966 to 1971, Louise was married to radio and TV announcer / interviewer Les Crane, with whom she had a daughter, Caprice Crane (born in 1970), who became an MTV producer and novelist. Crane’s first novel, Stupid and Contagious, was printed in 2006 and dedicated to her mother.
Tina Louise Current Activity
Louise is now living in New York City. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a member of the Actors Guild throughout her lifetime. Louise has been a vocal supporter of promoting child literacy. She contributed part of the proceeds from her 2007 book, When I Grow Up, to literacy programs and revealed in a 2013 interview that she had been volunteering at local public schools since 1996. She wrote three novels, including Sunday: A Memoir (1997) and When I Grow Up (2007).
Tina Louise Filmography
Year
Film
Role
Notes
1958
God’s Little Acre
Griselda Walden
Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress Laurel Award for Best Female Supporting Performance (5th place)
1959
The Trap
Linda Anderson
1959
The Hangman
Selah Jennison
1959
Day of the Outlaw
Helen Crane
1960
L’assedio di Siracusa
Diana / Artemide / Lucrezia
1960
The Warrior Empress
Sappho
1961
Garibaldi
French Journalist
1961
Armored Command
Alexandra Bastegar
1964
For Those Who Think Young
Topaz McQueen
1967
The Seventh Floor
Dr. Immer Mehr
1968
The Wrecking Crew
Lola Medina
1969
How to Commit Marriage
Laverne Baker
1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Carmel
1969
The Happy Ending
Helen Bricker
1970
But I Don’t Want to Get Married!
Miss Spencer
Television film
1973
Call to Danger
April Tierney
Television film
1975
The Stepford Wives
Charmaine Wimpiris
1975
Death Scream
Hilda Murray
1976
Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby
Marjean Dorn
Television film
1976
Nightmare in Badham County
Greer
Television film
1977
SST: Death Flight
Mae
Television film
1977
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Voice
1978
Mean Dog Blues
Donna Lacey
1979
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
Joan Holmes
Television film
1980
The Day the Women Got Even
Mary Jo Alfieri
Television film
1981
Advice to the Lovelorn
Diane Marsh
Television film
1984
Dog Day
Noémie Blue
1984
Hell Riders
Claire Delaney
1985
Evils of the Night
Cora
1985
O.C. and Stiggs
Florence Beaugereaux
1987
The Pool
Miloha
1988
Dixie Lanes
Violet Hunter
1991
Johnny Suede
Mrs. Fontaine
1997
Welcome to Woop Woop
Bella
2000
Growing Down in Brooklyn
Mrs. Pip
2004
West from North Goes South
Celeste Clark
2014
Late Phases
Clarissa
2017
Tapestry
Rose
Tina Louise Television Work
Year
Show
Role
Notes
1956
Studio One
Dolores
Episode: “Johnny August”
1956
Producers’ Showcase
Maude
Episode: “Happy Birthday”
1957
The Phil Silvers Show
Gina
Episode: “Bilko Goes South”
1957
Climax!
Maxene Sumner
Episode: “A Matter of Life and Death”
1961
Tales of Wells Fargo
Helene Montclair
Episode: “New Orleans Trackdown”
1961
The New Breed
Stella Knowland
Episode: “I Remember Murder”
1962
Checkmate
Checkmate
Episode: “A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the Game”
1963
Burke’s Law
Bonnie Belle Tate
Episode: “Who Killed Billy Jo?”
1963
Route 66
Robin
Episode: “I’m Here to Kill a King”
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Angie Powell
Episode: “The Deep End”
1964
Mr. Broadway
The Girl
Episode: “Smelling Like a Rose”
1966
The Red Skelton Show
Daisy June
Episode: “Be It Ever So Homely, There’s No Face Like Clem”
1964–1967
Gilligan’s Island
Ginger Grant
Series regular, 98 episodes
1967
Bonanza
Mary Burns
Episode: “Desperate Passage”
1968
It Takes a Thief
Anna Martine
Episode: “Totally by Design”
1970
Ironside
Candy
Episode: “Beware the Wiles of the Stranger”
1973
Mannix
Linda Cole
Episode: “The Faces of Murder”
1969–1973
Love, American Style
Mrs. Rossi / Wilma / Lola/ Audrey
4 episodes
1974
Kojak
Audrey Norris
Episode: “Die Before They Wake”
1973, 1974
Police Story
April / Anita
2 episodes
1974
Movin’ On
Helen Trueblood
Episode: “The Cowhands”
1974
Kung Fu
Carol Mercer
Episode: “A Dream Within a Dream”
1975
Cannon
Nell Dexter
Episode: “The Wedding March”
1976
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Susan Dager
Episode: “All Passions Spent”
1978–1979
Dallas
Julie Grey
Special guest star, 5 episodes
1979
The Love Boat
Betty Bricker
Episode: “My Sister, Irene/The ‘Now’ Marriage/Second Time Around”
1980
Fantasy Island
Lisa Corday
Episode: “Unholy Wedlock/Elizabeth”
1980
CHiPs
Edie Marshall
2 episodes
1982
Matt Houston
Jessica Collier
Episode: “The Kidnapping”
1983
Knight Rider
Anne Tyler
Episode: “The Topaz Connection”
1984–1985
Rituals
Taylor Chapin Field von Platen
Series regular
1986
Blacke’s Magic
Lainie Warde
Episode: “Death Goes to the Movies”
1986
Santa Barbara
Cassie Dunn
Special guest star
1986
Simon & Simon
Robin Price
Episode: “Act Five”
1990
Married… with Children
Miss Beck
Episode: “Kelly Bounces Back”
1994
All My Children
Tish Pridmore
Special guest star
1995
Roseanne
Roseanne (cameo)
Episode: “Sherwood Schwartz: A Loving Tribute”
1999
L.A. Heat
Patricia Ludwigson
Episode: “In Harm’s Way”
Tina Louise Stage Work
Two’s Company (1952)
The Fifth Season (1953)
John Murray Anderson’s Almanac (1953)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1955)
Li’l Abner (1956)
Fade Out – Fade In (1964)
Awards & Achievements
1959, Golden Globe — New Star of the Year – Actress: Winner
Family & Relatives
Father
Unknown
Mother
Unknown
Husband
Les Crane
Children
Caprice Crane
Tina Louise Net Worth
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