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Birthday: Feb 11, 1934
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Tina Louise

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tina Louise (born February 11, 1934) is an American actress best known for playing movie star Ginger Grant in the CBS television situation comedy Gilligan's Island. She began her career on stage during the mid-1950s, before landing her breakthrough role in 1958 drama film God's Little Acre for which she received Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. Louise had starring roles in a number of Hollywood movies, including The Trap, The Hangman, Day of the Outlaw, and For Those Who Think Young. Louise later returned to film, appearing in The Wrecking Crew, The Happy Ending, and The Stepford Wives (1975). Tina Blacker was born in New York City. By the time she was four years of age, her parents had divorced. An only child, she was raised by her mother, Sylvia Horn (née Myers) Blacker (1916–2011), a fashion model. Tina's father, Joseph Blacker, was a candy store owner in Brooklyn and later an accountant. The name "Louise" was allegedly added during her senior year in high school when she mentioned to her drama teacher that she was the only girl in the class without a middle name. He selected the name "Louise" and it stuck. She attended Miami University in Ohio. At the early age of just two years, Tina got her first role, after being seen in an ad for her father's candy store. She played numerous roles until she decided it was best to focus on school work. By the age of 17, Louise began studying acting, singing and dancing. She studied acting under Sanford Meisner at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan. During her early acting years, she was offered modeling jobs, including as a rising starlet, who along with Jayne Mansfield, was a product advocate in the 1958 Frederick's of Hollywood catalog, and appeared on the cover of several pinup magazines such as Adam, Sir! and Modern Man. Her later pictorials for Playboy (May 1958; April 1959) were arranged by Columbia Pictures studio in an effort to further promote the young actress. Louise with Gene Barry from the television series Burke's Law (1964). Her acting debut came in 1952 in the Bette Davis musical revue Two's Company,[4] followed by roles in other Broadway productions, such as John Murray Anderson's Almanac, The Fifth Season, and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? She appeared in such early live television dramas as Studio One, Producers' Showcase, and Appointment with Adventure. In 1957, she appeared on Broadway in the hit musical Li'l Abner. Her album, It's Time for Tina, was released that year, with songs such as "Embraceable You" and "I'm in the Mood for Love". Louise made her Hollywood film debut in 1958 in God's Little Acre. That same year, the National Art Council named her the "World's Most Beautiful Redhead." The next year she starred in Day of the Outlaw, with Robert Ryan. She became an in-demand leading lady for major stars like Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark, often playing somber roles quite unlike the glamorous pinup photographs and Playboy pictorials she had become famous for in the late 1950s. ] In 1962, she guest-starred on the sitcom The Real McCoys, portraying a country girl from West Virginia in an episode titled "Grandpa Pygmalion". Two years later, prior to the development of Gilligan's Island, she appeared with Bob Denver in the beach party film For Those Who Think Young. CLR

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
The Wrecking Crew Lola Medina 1968
The Stepford Wives Charmaine Wimpiris 1975
O.C. and Stiggs Florence Beaugereaux 1987
God's Little Acre Griselda Walden, Ty Ty's daughter-in-law 1958
Il fischio al naso dottoressa Immer Mehr 1967
Day of the Outlaw Helen Crane 1959
The Hangman Selah Jennison 1959
Evils of the Night Cora 1985
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys Carmel 1969
The Trap Linda Anderson 1959
Hell Riders Claire Delaney 1984
Nightmare in Badham County Greer 1976
For Those Who Think Young Topaz McQueen 1964
How to Commit Marriage Laverne Baker 1969
Siege of Syracuse Diana / Artemide / Lucrezia 1960
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby Marjean Dorn 1976
Mean Dog Blues Donna Lacey 1978
Viva l'Italia! French Journalist 1961
Friendships, Secrets and Lies Joan Holmes 1979
Late Phases Clarissa 2014
SST: Death Flight Mae 1977
Notre Dame de la Croisette Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983
The Warrior Empress Sappho 1960
Dog Day Noémie Blue 1984
Armored Command Alexandra Bastegar 1961
Dixie Lanes Violet 1988
Welcome to Woop Woop Bella 1998
Advice to the Lovelorn Diane Marsh 1981
The Day the Women Got Even Mary Jo Alfieri 1980
Tapestry Rose 2019
The Happy Ending Helen Bricker 1969
Call to Danger April Tierney 1973
Salute to Stan Laurel Self 1965
Johnny Suede Mrs. Fontaine 1991
Death Scream Hilda Murray 1975
But I Don't Want to Get Married! Miss Spencer 1970
Fanfare for a Death Scene Coola Hana 1964
Series Cast Year
CHiPs Edie Marshall 1977
Burke's Law Bonnie Belle Tate 1963
The Jackie Gleason Show 1966
Kung Fu 1972
Kraft Suspense Theatre Angie Powell 1963
Simon & Simon 1981
Gilligan's Island Ginger Grant 1964
L.A. Heat 1999
Knight Rider Anne Tyler 1982
Route 66 1960
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
Kojak Audrey Norris 1973
Studio One Dolores 1948
Cannon 1971
Ironside Candy 1967
Police Story 1973
Matt Houston 1982
Climax! Maxene Sumner 1954
The New Breed Stella Knowland 1961
Blacke's Magic 1986
The Oscars Self 1953
CHiPs Tina Louise (uncredited) 1977
The Love Boat Tina Louise 1977
Married... with Children Miss Beck 1987
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
The Bob Hope Show Self 1950
Checkmate Joanne Dunn 1960
Bonanza Mary Burns 1959
Love, American Style Mrs. Michele Rossi 1969
Dallas Julie Grey 1978
The Real McCoys Tilda Hicks 1957
The Love Boat Betty Bricker 1977
Mannix Linda Cole 1967
Love, American Style Aubrey 1969
Love, American Style Lola 1969
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