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Tina Louise

Tina Louise (née Blacker; born February 11, 1934) is an American actress widely known for her career on stage, film and television, including her role as movie star Ginger Grant in the popular television situation comedy Gilligan's Island. She began her career on stage in the mid-1950s before landing her breakthrough role in 1958 drama film God's Little Acre for which she received the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. Louise had starring roles in The Trap, The Hangman, Day of the Outlaw, and For Those Who Think Young. Her other films include The Wrecking Crew, The Happy Ending, The Stepford Wives, and Johnny Suede. She also had a recurring role on the primetime soap opera Dallas.

Infobox

Born
Tina Blacker (1934-02-11) February 11, 1934 (age 91)New York City, U.S.
Alma mater
Miami UniversityNeighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
Occupations
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Years active
1952–present
Spouse
mw- Les Crane (m. 1966; div. 1971)
Children
Caprice Crane

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1958
Role(s)
Griselda Walden
Notes
Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – ActressLaurel Award for Best Female Supporting Performance (5th place)
1959
Role(s)
Linda Anderson
Role(s)
Selah Jennison
Role(s)
Helen Crane
1960
Role(s)
Diana / Artemide / Lucrezia
Role(s)
Sappho
1961
Role(s)
French Journalist
Role(s)
Alexandra Bastegar
1964
Role(s)
Topaz McQueen
1967
Role(s)
Dr. Immer Mehr
1968
Role(s)
Lola Medina
1969
Role(s)
Laverne Baker
Role(s)
Helen Bricker
1970
Role(s)
Miss Spencer
Notes
Television film
1973
Role(s)
April Tierney
Notes
Television film
1975
Role(s)
Charmaine Wimpiris
Role(s)
Hilda Murray
1976
Role(s)
Marjean Dorn
Notes
Television film
Role(s)
Greer
Notes
Television film
1977
Role(s)
Mae
Notes
Television film
Role(s)
Voice
Notes
Uncredited
1978
Role(s)
Donna Lacey
1979
Role(s)
Joan Holmes
Notes
Television film
1980
The Day the Women Got Even
Role(s)
Mary Jo Alfieri
Notes
Television film
1981
Advice to the Lovelorn
Role(s)
Diane Marsh
Notes
Television film
Role(s)
Molly Creamnose
Notes
Voice, English version
1984
Role(s)
Noémie Blue
Hell Riders
Role(s)
Claire Delaney
1985
Role(s)
Cora
Role(s)
Florence Beaugereaux
1987
The Pool
Role(s)
Miloha
1988
Dixie Lanes
Role(s)
Violet Hunter
1991
Role(s)
Mrs. Fontaine
1997
Role(s)
Bella
2000
Growing Down in Brooklyn
Role(s)
Mrs. Pip
2004
West from North Goes South
Role(s)
Celeste Clark
2014
Role(s)
Clarissa
2019
Tapestry
Role(s)
Rose
Year
Film
Role
Notes
1958
God's Little Acre
Griselda Walden
Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – ActressLaurel 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
Uncredited
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
1981
Peter-No-Tail
Molly Creamnose
Voice, English version
1984
Dog Day
Noémie Blue
1984
Hell Riders
Claire Delaney
1985
Evils of the Night
Cora
1985
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
2019
Tapestry
Rose
· Filmography › Television
1956
1956
Year
1956
Show
Studio One
Role
Dolores
Notes
Episode: "Johnny August"
1956
1956
Year
1956
Show
Producers' Showcase
Role
Maude
Notes
Episode: "Happy Birthday"
1957
1957
Year
1957
Show
The Phil Silvers Show
Role
Gina
Notes
Episode: "Bilko Goes South"
1957
1957
Year
1957
Show
Climax!
Role
Maxene Sumner
Notes
Episode: "A Matter of Life and Death"
1961
1961
Year
1961
Show
Tales of Wells Fargo
Role
Helene Montclair
Notes
Episode: "New Orleans Trackdown"
1961
1961
Year
1961
Show
The New Breed
Role
Stella Knowland
Notes
Episode: "I Remember Murder"
1962
1962
Year
1962
Show
Checkmate
Role
Checkmate
Notes
Episode: "A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the Game"
1962
1962
Year
1962
Show
The Real McCoys
Role
Tilda Hicks
Notes
Episode: "Grampa Pygmalion"
1963
1963
Year
1963
Show
Burke's Law
Role
Bonnie Belle Tate
Notes
Episode: "Who Killed Billy Jo?"
1963
1963
Year
1963
Show
Route 66
Role
Robin
Notes
Episode: "I'm Here to Kill a King"
1964
1964
Year
1964
Show
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Role
Angie Powell
Notes
Episode: "The Deep End"
1964
1964
Year
1964
Show
Mr. Broadway
Role
The Girl
Notes
Episode: "Smelling Like a Rose"
1966
1966
Year
1966
Show
The Red Skelton Show
Role
Daisy June
Notes
Episode: "Be It Ever So Homely, There's No Face Like Clem"
1964–1967
1964–1967
Year
1964–1967
Show
Gilligan's Island
Role
Ginger Grant
Notes
Series regular, 98 episodes
1967
1967
Year
1967
Show
Bonanza
Role
Mary Burns
Notes
Episode: "Desperate Passage"
1968
1968
Year
1968
Show
It Takes a Thief
Role
Anna Martine
Notes
Episode: "Totally by Design"
1970
1970
Year
1970
Show
Ironside
Role
Candy
Notes
Episode: "Beware the Wiles of the Stranger"
1973
1973
Year
1973
Show
Mannix
Role
Linda Cole
Notes
Episode: "The Faces of Murder"
1969–1973
1969–1973
Year
1969–1973
Show
Love, American Style
Role
Mrs. Rossi / Wilma / Lola/ Audrey
Notes
4 episodes
1974
1974
Year
1974
Show
Kojak
Role
Audrey Norris
Notes
Episode: "Die Before They Wake"
1973, 1974
1973, 1974
Year
1973, 1974
Show
Police Story
Role
April / Anita
Notes
2 episodes
1974
1974
Year
1974
Show
Movin' On
Role
Helen Trueblood
Notes
Episode: "The Cowhands"
1974
1974
Year
1974
Show
Kung Fu
Role
Carol Mercer
Notes
Episode: "A Dream Within a Dream"
1975
1975
Year
1975
Show
Cannon
Role
Nell Dexter
Notes
Episode: "The Wedding March"
1976
1976
Year
1976
Show
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Role
Susan Dager
Notes
Episode: "All Passions Spent"
1978–1979
1978–1979
Year
1978–1979
Show
Dallas
Role
Julie Grey
Notes
Special guest star, 5 episodes
1979
1979
Year
1979
Show
The Love Boat
Role
Betty Bricker
Notes
Episode: "My Sister, Irene/The 'Now' Marriage/Second Time Around"
1980
1980
Year
1980
Show
Fantasy Island
Role
Lisa Corday
Notes
Episode: "Unholy Wedlock/Elizabeth"
1980
1980
Year
1980
Show
CHiPs
Role
Edie Marshall
Notes
2 episodes
1982
1982
Year
1982
Show
Matt Houston
Role
Jessica Collier
Notes
Episode: "The Kidnapping"
1983
1983
Year
1983
Show
Knight Rider
Role
Anne Tyler
Notes
Episode: "The Topaz Connection"
1984–1985
1984–1985
Year
1984–1985
Show
Rituals
Role
Taylor Chapin Field von Platen
Notes
Series regular
1986
1986
Year
1986
Show
Blacke's Magic
Role
Lainie Warde
Notes
Episode: "Death Goes to the Movies"
1986
1986
Year
1986
Show
Santa Barbara
Role
Cassie Dunn
Notes
Special guest star
1986
1986
Year
1986
Show
Simon & Simon
Role
Robin Price
Notes
Episode: "Act Five"
1990
1990
Year
1990
Show
Married... with Children
Role
Miss Beck
Notes
Episode: "Kelly Bounces Back"
1994
1994
Year
1994
Show
All My Children
Role
Tish Pridmore
Notes
Special guest star
1995
1995
Year
1995
Show
Roseanne
Role
Roseanne (cameo)
Notes
Episode: "Sherwood Schwartz: A Loving Tribute"
1999
1999
Year
1999
Show
L.A. Heat
Role
Patricia Ludwigson
Notes
Episode: "In Harm's Way"
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"
1962
The Real McCoys
Tilda Hicks
Episode: "Grampa Pygmalion"
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
Heat
Patricia Ludwigson
Episode: "In Harm's Way"

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