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Tina Louise Biography

  • Birth Name: Tina Blacker
  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/11/1934, Aquarius
  • Profession: Actor; model; nightclub singer; author
Tina Louise Fast Facts:
  • Father ran a candy store near where she was born.
  • Launched career as model and nightclub singer while studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre (New York, NY) and the Actors Studio (New York, NY).
  • Forayed into acting in the 1952 Bette Davis musical revue Two's Company, which paved the way for roles in a string of other Broadway productions, including John Murray Anderson's Almanac, The Fifth Season and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?.
  • Made first TV appearance in January of 1956 on the hour-long dramatic anthology series Studio One.
  • Appeared on Broadway with future Batman star Julie Newmar (who played Catwoman) in 1957's hit musical Li'l Abner as Apassionata Von Climax; released an album of songs that same year, entitled It's Time for Tina, which featured various hits, such as "Embraceable You" and "I'm in the Mood for Love."
  • Landed on the cover of Modern Man Magazine in July of 1957; appeared in Playboy magazine in 1957, 1958 and 1959. 
  • First Hollywood film role was in the 1958 flick God's Little Acre, which boosted her to leading-lady status to major stars such as Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark. 
  • Studied with Lee Strasberg and became a member of the Actors Studio.
  • Appeared with future Gilligan's Island costar Bob Denver in a 1960s beach flick, For Those Who Think Young.
  • Landed seminal role of movie star Ginger Grant on the popular TV show Gilligan's Island (1964-67) while starring on Broadway in the play Fade Out, Fade In; disassociated herself from the show after it ended, by opting out of participating in the Gilligan cartoon and various TV-movie specials during the 1970s and 1980s. She was replaced by Judith Baldwin.
  • Co-starred in the 1975 thriller The Stepford Wives.
  • Landed a recurring role on the primetime sudser Dallas as Julie Gray, J.R. Ewing's secretary at Ewing Oil.
  • Had a guest-starring role alongside her other Gilligan's Island costars Dawn Wells, Bob Denver and Russell Johnston on a 1995 episode of Roseanne---as Roseanne.
  • Is a licensed helicopter pilot.
  • Spearheaded a health-care company TLC and marketed a parasol for women eager to keep the sun off of their skin.
  • Works as a volunteer reading teacher at various schools in New York.
  • Authored a children's book in 2007, entitled When I Grow Up, with the objective of inspiring more kids to read and achieve their goals.
    Tina Louise Relationships:
  • Les Crane - Ex-husband
  • Bo Belinsky - Ex-significant Other
  • Caprice Crane - Daughter

    • Tina Louise Awards:
  • 1959 Golden Globe: New Star of the Year - Actress - Winner

  • College:
  • Attended the Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, OH
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