Tina Louise

Born: 1934-02-11

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


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The Stepford Wives

as Charmaine Wimpiris
Released: 1975-02-12

Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but...

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Late Phases

as Clarissa
Released: 2014-11-21

When deadly attacks from a nearby forest beset a secluded retirement community, it is up to a...

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The Wrecking Crew

as Lola Medina
Released: 1968-12-30

When Count Contini attempts to destroy the world's economy by masterminding the theft of $1...

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Johnny Suede

as Mrs. Fontaine
Released: 1991-08-18

A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and...

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The Happy Ending

as Helen Bricker
Released: 1969-12-21

The triumphs and failures of middle age as seen through the eyes of runaway American housewife...

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Day of the Outlaw

as Helen Crane
Released: 1959-07-01

Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The...

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Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby

as Marjean Dorn
Released: 1976-10-29

Baby Adrian is now all grown up and separated from his mother, wrestling with the occult...

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God's Little Acre

as Griselda Walden, Ty Ty's daughter-in-law
Released: 1958-09-23

In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on...

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Evils of the Night

as Cora
Released: 1985-10-10

Sex-hungry teens are kidnapped by auto mechanics, who take them to a rural hospital run by...

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The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

as Carmel
Released: 1969-10-10

An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are...

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The Hangman

as Selah Jennison
Released: 1959-06-17

A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing...

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Death Scream

as Hilda Murray
Released: 1975-09-26

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Fanfare for a Death Scene

as Coola Hana
Released: 1964-09-01

An American secret agent, on the trail of a vanished scientist, must recover the scientist's...

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The Trap

as Linda Anderson
Released: 1959-01-28

Lawyer Ralph Anderson arrives in Tula, an amazingly remote town in the desert, as reluctant...

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Nightmare in Badham County

as Greer
Released: 1976-11-05

Two UCLA coeds have engine trouble in small Southern town. When they spurn the local sheriff's...

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as Bella
Released: 1998-08-13

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Siege of Syracuse

as Diana / Artemide / Lucrezia
Released: 1960-03-17

Syracuse lies between the warring nations of Rome and Carthage; as long as the balance of power...

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For Those Who Think Young

as Topaz McQueen
Released: 1964-06-01

A wealthy young man tries to woo a university student, while her two uncles work to popularize a...

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Dog Day

as Noémie Blue
Released: 1984-01-10

A criminal shows up at a farmhouse with the law on his heels and several million dollars in his...

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Mean Dog Blues

as Donna Lacey
Released: 1978-03-03

A victim of circumstance, country and western musician Paul Ramsey finds himself on a Southern...

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O.C. and Stiggs

as Florence Beaugereaux
Released: 1987-07-10

O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban...

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Viva l'Italia!

as French Journalist
Released: 1961-02-02

The film shows how Italy's historic national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi (embodied by Renzo Ricci)...

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Advice to the Lovelorn

as Diane Marsh
Released: 1981-11-30

A failed pilot for a series centering on Maggie Dale, an advice columnist. This was somewhat in...

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Friendships, Secrets and Lies

as Joan Holmes
Released: 1979-12-03

Six former sorority sisters are suspected of murder when a baby's skeleton is found in the ruins...

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SST: Death Flight

as Mae
Released: 1977-02-25

On its maiden flight, the crew of America's first supersonic transport learns that it may not be...

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Hell Riders

as Claire Delaney
Released: 1984-09-10

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Notre Dame de la Croisette

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1983-02-23

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Call to Danger

as April Tierney
Released: 1973-02-27

A federal agent recruits a computer whiz to try to free a Mafia witness who has been kidnapped...

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How to Commit Marriage

as Laverne Baker
Released: 1969-07-07

A young couple decide to live together and they wind up having a baby. They decide they should...

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Il fischio al naso

as dottoressa Immer Mehr
Released: 1967-08-06

In this unusual offbeat black comedy directed by Ugo Tognazzi, Giuseppe (Tognazzi) is a...

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The Day the Women Got Even

as Mary Jo Alfieri
Released: 1980-12-04

Four suburban housewives, with a love for the theater, set out to foil an unscrupulous talent...

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Tapestry

as Rose
Released: 2019-01-10

As things start to unravel in Ryan's life, he is left feeling vulnerable, insignificant and...

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Armored Command

as Alexandra Bastegar
Released: 1961-07-09

An American army unit is trapped in a small town during a German counterattack and discovers...

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Dixie Lanes

as Violet
Released: 1988-05-03

Small town America, 1945. The boys are coming home, as is Clarence Laidlaw who served overseas...

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But I Don't Want to Get Married!

as Miss Spencer
Released: 1970-10-06

An accountant is widowed after 18 years of marriage. He is dumbfounded to have a herd of...

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The Warrior Empress

as Sappho
Released: 1960-08-24

The poetess Sappho led an uprising against the corrupt government of the island of Lesbos.

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Simon & Simon

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-11-24

Simon & Simon is an American detective television series that originally ran from November 24,...

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Married... with Children

as Miss Beck
First aired: 1987-04-05

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally...

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Climax!

as Maxene Sumner
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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Bonanza

as Mary Burns
First aired: 1959-09-12

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...

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Knight Rider

as Anne Tyler
First aired: 1982-09-26

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead...

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The Love Boat

as Tina Louise
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The Love Boat

as Betty Bricker
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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Dallas

as Julie Grey
First aired: 1978-04-02

The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all....

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Mannix

as Linda Cole
First aired: 1967-09-16

Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS....

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Ironside

as Candy
First aired: 1967-03-28

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of...

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Love, American Style

as Mrs. Michele Rossi
First aired: 1969-09-29

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...

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Love, American Style

as Aubrey
First aired: 1969-09-29

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...

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Love, American Style

as Lola
First aired: 1969-09-29

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...

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Cannon

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-09-14

Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26,...

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Route 66

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-07

Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America in a Chevrolet...

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Burke's Law

as Bonnie Belle Tate
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Angie Powell
First aired: 1963-10-10

Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on...

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Studio One

as Dolores
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Kojak

as Audrey Norris
First aired: 1973-10-24

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New...

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Matt Houston

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-09-26

Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by...

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Gilligan's Island

as Ginger Grant
First aired: 1964-09-26

The slapstick adventures of hapless Gilligan, long-suffering Skipper and their gang of...

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L.A. Heat

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-03-15

Meet Chase McDonald and August Brooks. Two guys who will do anything to keep L.A. safe . . ....

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The Bob Hope Show

as Self
First aired: 1950-04-09

The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Checkmate

as Joanne Dunn
First aired: 1960-09-17

Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot,...

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The New Breed

as Stella Knowland
First aired: 1961-10-03

The New Breed is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from October 3, 1961 to June...

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The Real McCoys

as Tilda Hicks
First aired: 1957-10-03

The Real McCoys is an American situation comedy co-produced by Danny Thomas' "Marterto...

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Police Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-03-20

Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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Blacke's Magic

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-01-05

Blacke's Magic is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from January to May 1986. The...

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CHiPs

as Edie Marshall
First aired: 1977-09-15

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...

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CHiPs

as Tina Louise (uncredited)
First aired: 1977-09-15

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...

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The Jackie Gleason Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-09-17

The prodigiously talented Gleason became a TV icon after he joined CBS from DuMont, where his...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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Kung Fu

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-10-14

The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in...

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