Tina Louise

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Tina Louise (born February 11, 1934) is an American actress best known for her role in the CBS television situation comedy Gilligan's Island.

She began acting in the mid-1950s before winning the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year in 1958 drama God's Little Acre. Louise appeared in The Trap, The Hangman, Day of the Outlaw, and For Those Who Think Young.

She appeared on The Wrecking Crew, The Happy Ending, and The Stepford Wives (1975).

Early life

Louise Blacker was born in New York City on February 11, 1934. By the time she was four years old, her parents had divorced. She was an only child and was raised by her mother, Sylvia Horn (née Myers) Blacker, a fashion model. Joseph Blacker, Tina's father, was a candy store owner in Brooklyn and later an accountant. Louise's name was reportedly introduced during her senior year in high school when she told her drama instructor that she was the only girl in the class without a middle name, and she suggested it. After high school, she attended Miami University in Ohio.

Personal life

Louise was married to radio and TV announcer/interviewer Les Crane, with whom she had one daughter, Caprice, who became an MTV producer and a novelist from 1966 to 1971. On a 1973 episode of Love American Style, Tina Louise and Les Crane appeared as a married couple.

Stupid and Constructive, Caprice Crane's first book, was released in 2006 and was dedicated to her mother.

Louise is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a lifetime member of the Actors Studio. Louise has been a vocal advocate for increasing child literacy. In a 2013 interview, she said she had been volunteering in local public schools since 1996. She donated a portion of the proceeds from her 2007 book When I Grow Up. A Memoir (1997) and When I Grow Up (2006) were two of her books, including Sunday: A Memoir (1997) and When I Grow Up (2007). The former is a children's book that encourages children to believe they can be whatever they want by providing insightful and amusing comparisons of animal kingdom accomplishments. What Does a Bee Do? is also published as a children's book. In 2009, the United States entered a new one.

"The best movie you'll ever be in is your own life," Louise says, "because that's what matters in the end."

She ran for President John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election, as a Democrat.

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Career

Louise was first recognized in a commercial for her father's candy store at the age of two. She began studying acting, singing, and dancing at the age of 17 at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in Manhattan, under Sanford Meisner. She was provided modeling jobs, including the 1958 Frederick's of Hollywood's catalog, and she appeared in many pinup magazines, including Adam, Sir! And a Modern Man. Columbia Pictures Studio arranged her photograph shoot for Playboy in May 1958 and April 1959 in an effort to advertise her.

She made her acting debut in the Bette Davis musical revue Two's Company in 1952, followed by appearances in other Broadway productions, including John Murray Anderson's Almanac, The Fifth Season, and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunters. She appeared in the live television dramas Studio One, Producers' Showcase, and Appointment with Adventure. Li'l Abner, a 1957 Broadway actress, appeared on Broadway in Li'l Abner's musical Li'l Abner.

Louise made her film debut in 1958 in God's Little Acre. The National Art Council named her the "World's Most Beautiful Redhead" in the same year. She appeared in Day of the Outlaw with Robert Ryan next year. She became a leading lady for actors such as Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark, with some of them playing sombre roles. She appeared on Broadway and in Italian cinema, but she had to leave roles in Li'l Abner and Operation Petticoat's films. The Siege of Syracuse directed by Pietro Francisci and Garibaldi (1960), directed by Roberto Rossellini, were among her Italian film credits. Louise returned to the United States, began studying with Lee Strasberg, and became a member of the Actors Studio. In 1962, she appeared in the episode "Grandpa Pygmalion" as a country girl from West Virginia. She appeared in For Those Who Think Young (1964), a beach party film.

Ginger Grant, a Broadway actor, appeared on Fade Out – Fade In to portray Hollywood actress Ginger Grant on the situation comedy Gilligan's Island in 1964. She became dissatisfied with the job and was concerned that it would typecast her. She was unable to return to her role as an up-and-coming major film actress when the series ended in 1967 because those roles weren't being offered to her. Though she continued to work in film and made guest appearances on television, she maintained consistently that playing Ginger ruined her movie career. She did not appear in any of Gilligan's Island sequel films: Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978), or The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981). Ginger's role was recast with Judith Baldwin and Constance Forslund, progressing. She maintained her acting career after the series ended, including appearances in The Wrecking Crew (1969) with Dean Martin and in The Stepford Wives (1975).

Louise tried to shed her comedic appearance by playing more melodra in a 1974 Kojak episode and as a cruel corrections officer in the 1976 television film Nightmare in Badham County. She had appeared on television shows during the 1980-1979 season, including supporting roles in Look What Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976), SST: Death Flight (1977), Friendships, Secrets and Lies (1979), and the soap opera Dallas. In 1984, she replaced Jo Ann Pflug with Taylor Chapin on the syndicated soap opera Rituals.

A co-starring role in the Robert Altman film O.C. was included in later film roles. Allen & Stiggs (1987), as well as the self-made satire Johnny Suede (1992) starring Brad Pitt, appeared on many satire John Pitt (1992). In episode "Kelly Bounces Back" (1990), she appeared in the situation comedy Married... with Children as Miss Beck. Louise appeared in the spiritual drama Tapestry and the horror film Late Phases in 2014.

Despite Louise's inability to be involved in any of three Gilligan's Island reunion television films, she made brief walk-on appearances on a few talk shows and specials, including Good Morning America (1982), The Late Show (1988) and the 2004 TV Land award show with the other remaining cast members. In an episode of Roseanne in the 1990s, she was reunited with costars Bob Denver, Dawn Wells, and Russell Johnson. She did not reunite with them for the television film Surviving Gilligan's Island (2001), co-produced by Wells; Ginger was played by Kristen Dalton in the television film. She was expected to be strained in her relationship with series actress Denver, but she wrote a short, affectionate tribute to him in the year-end "farewell" issue of Entertainment Weekly in 2005.

Louise denied any long-awaited rumors that she resentment for Ginger Grant's death in December 2020, saying, "I loved writing for my character," she said, particularly after she first described it as a 'Marilyn Monroe' type of character. A new director took over and began to write about my characters. I absolutely adored my character. "We were part of the wonderful show that everyone loves and has been a constant source of comfort, particularly during these times." We brought a lot of joy to people and we still do. This performance is a far cry from so many things going on. Now, fathers talk about it with their children. "I get letters about it all the time."

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