![]() ![]() In 1978, Tina was asked to reprise her role as Ginger in Rescue from Gilligan's Island, a choice she went through some soul-searching on. Tina went on to make numerous guest appearances in various television series, including "Kojak" "Dallas" and "Married With Children," as well as the TV films, "Nightmare in Badham County," "Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby," "SST: Death Flight" and "Friendships, Secrets and Lies." They had one daughter, Caprice Crane in 1970, who became an MTV producer and a novelist. ![]() She fervently believed that the show hurt her career as a dramatic actress and consequently refused to participate in future Gilligan projects, including the animated spin-offs and television specials.ĭuring her time on "Gilligan's Island," she was romanced by and ultimately married radio and TV announcer/interviewer Les Crane, whom she divorced in 1974. Considering herself more as a serious actress, she preferred portraying more dramatic roles in movies and television. Her backstage demands caused some tension between the cast and became tabloid fodder. Reportedly, she actually disliked much of her role while the series was filming, finding the premise of the show outlandish and silly, and even according to some sources, had hoped the show would fail. The character did make her a pop icon of the era, and after the series ended in 1967, Louise continued to work in film, such as "The Wrecking Crew" in 1969 with Dean Martin and the original TV movie, "Stepford Wives," in 1975.Īfter the show ended, Tina Louise gradually began to dislike her role as Ginger Grant, and after the series ended, tried to distance herself from the role as much as possible. Publically, it became known she was unhappy with the role and worried that it would typecast her, but she remained cordial to her co-stars. She also reportedly said in a magazine interview that working on TV was nothing compared to real acting. It is believed her agent at the time might have lied to her about the importance of her role to get her to take the job. While she was staring in the Broadway musical, "Fade Out, Fade In," she was called to star as the role of Ginger Grant in Gilligan's Island, after the part was turned down by Jayne Mansfield. She appeared in the TV show, "The Real McCoys," and the 1964 beach party film, "For Those Who Think Young" with Bob Denver, prior to the development of "Gilligan's Island." When she returned to the United States, she began studying with Lee Strasberg and became a member of the Actors Studio. The National Art Council named her the "World's Most Beautiful Redhead." She became an in-demand leading lady for major stars like Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark and Robert Ryan, later turning down roles in the film versions of "Li'l Abner" and "Operation Petticoat" to take roles on Broadway and in Italian cinema. As a singer, she released one album, "It's Time for Tina," which was released originally on Concert Hall in 1957 and later reissued on Urania Records in 1958, the same year as her Hollywood film debut was in "God's Little Acre." ,br> During the 1950's, she appeared in such early live television dramas as "Studio One," "Producers' Showcase" and "Appointment with Adventure" while concurrently appearing on Broadway. Her acting debut came in 1952 in the musical revue, "Two's Company," followed by roles in other Broadway productions, such as "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" "The Fifth Season," and "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?". She also dabbled in modeling between acting roles, appearing on the covers of several pin-up magazines such as "Adam," "Sir!," and "Modern Man" with later pictorials presented to Playboy by Columbia Pictures studio in an effort to further promote her career. She attended Miami University in Ohio where she began studying acting, singing and dancing, taking acting classes under Sanford Meisner at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan. She selected the name "Louise" and stuck with it during her career. ![]() 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. Louise is an alumnus of Scarborough High School in Westchester. Thereafter, she received several similar opportunities, but her mother decided to reject the offers for Tina to continue her schooling. She first faced in the camera as a two year old in an ad for her father’s candy store. Her parents divorced when Louise was four years old and thereafter was raised by her mother. Her father owned a candy store in Brooklyn and her mother was a fashion model. She was born Tatiana Josivovna Chernova Blacker on Februin New York City, the only child of Sylvia Horn and Joseph Blacker, both of Jewish descent. Tina Louise is an American actress, singer, and author, best known for "Gilligan's Island." ![]()
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