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Tina Louise
1934-
Updated 3/27/2008 with more films available on DVD. Thanks to Jeff Adcock for providing many photos.
biography
Born Tina Blacker in New York City in 1934, gorgeous Tina Louise has worked as a model, singer, and actress during her lengthy career. At 17, she made her acting debut in summer stock, and then quickly moved to Broadway, taking small roles. She was also once a featured singer at Ciro's, the infamous Hollywood nightclub. As her aspirations became more focused on acting, Louise enrolled in Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. Her big break came in a January 1956 appearance on the hour-long dramatic anthology television series Studio One.
Promotional photo from Tina Louise's 1957 appearance on Climax!
She also landed a spot on Jan Murray Time as a singer. She followed this up with more guest appearances on Studio One, Climax!, and Joe and Mabel, meanwhile still taking roles on Broadway. With her success in the Broadway production of Li'l Abner (cast as "Apassionata Von Climax") beginning in 1956, Louise made her way to Hollywood. Tina Louise was cast as Griselda in the United Artists' release God's Little Acre (1958; with Fay Spain, Aldo Ray, and Lance Fuller). In 1959, Louise won a Golden Globe for most promising newcomer, mostly as a result of her role as Griselda in God's Little Acre. Her next role was in The Hangman. In the early 1960s, Tina Louise went to Italy to star in several films. At the time, many Hollywood actors were making foreign films to cash in on the craze and to find better roles. Tina Louise was starring on Broadway in the play Fade Out, Fade In when she was offered the role of sexy actress Ginger Grant in the CBS television comedy Gilligan's Island.
the films of tina louise
God's Little Acre (1958)
United Artists promotional photos from God's Little Acre
The Trap (1959)
From Paramount's film noir release The Trap. LEFT: With Earl Holliman. RIGHT: With Richard Widmark
The Hangman (1959)
From the Paramount western The Hangman, directed by Michael Curtiz
Armored Command (1961)
Promotional shots from the Allied Artists World War II film Armored Command. The far right shots include Earl Holliman
The Warrior Empress (1961)
From the adventure The Warrior Empress, distributed by Columbia
Siege of Syracuse (1962)
From Siege of Syracuse with Rossano Brazzi
For Those Who Think Young (1964)
From the United Artists comedy For Those Who Think Young
Gilligan's Island (CBS TV series, 1964-1967)
LEFT: With Gilligan's Island castmate Bob Denver. RIGHT: Cast photo from the series, featuring Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Alan Hale Jr., Dawn Wells, Russell Johnson, and Bob Denver
The Wrecking Crew (1969)
From the Columbia release The Wrecking Crew, the final film in the Matt Helm series
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During her stint on Gilligan's Island, Tina Louise married talk-show host Les Crane in 1966; the union produced a daughter, Caprice, but the couple divorced in 1970. During the 1970s and 1980s, Louise made several films and appeared on numerous TV series; she even had a recurring role on the CBS nighttime drama Dallas during its first season. Into the 1990s, she cooled her acting career somewhat, but on occasion she makes a film or television guest appearance.
Gilligan's Island: The Complete Series Collection [DVD] DVD
All 98 episodes from the series's 1964-67 run, plus the unaired pilot, are featured in a nine-disc set.
Gilligan's Island: The Complete First Season [DVD](1964) DVD
All 36 episodes from season one--including "Two on a Raft," "Good Night, Sweet Skipper," "Wrongway Feldman," "Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy" and "Voodoo Something to Me"--as well as the original unaired pilot, are featured in a three-disc set. 15 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; audio commentary on pilot; trivia; more.
Gilligan's Island: The Complete Second Season [DVD](1965) DVD
All 32 episodes from season two--including "Gilligan's Mother-in-Law," "Don't Bug the Mosquitoes," "Erika Tiffany Smith to the Rescue," "Ship Ahoax," and "Meet the Meteor"--are featured in a three-disc set. 13 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; audio commentary on selected episodes.
Gilligan's Island: The Complete Third Season [DVD](1966) DVD
All 30 episodes from season three--including "Up at Bat," "Voodoo," "And Then There Were None," "Our Vines Have Tender Apes," and "Gilligan, The Goddess"--are featured in a three-disc set. 13 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary on one episode; documentary.
Dallas: The Complete First And Second Seasons [DVD](1978) DVD
All 29 episodes from the show's first two seasons--including "Digger's Daughter," "Barbecue," "Black Market Baby," "Call Girl," the two-part "John Ewing III," and more--are collected in a five-disc set. 23 1/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary by Hagman, Tilton, others; bonus reunion special.
Day Of The Outlaw [DVD](1959) DVD
Based on the novel by Lee E Wells, this beautifully lensed horse opera stars Burl Ives as the brutish leader of a group of renegade cavalrymen. After riding into a remote town and proceeding to terrorize its residents, Ives and his men find their reign of violence threatened when local rancher Robert Ryan starts a rebellion. With Tina Louise, Alan Marshal, Venetia Stevenson. 92 min. Soundtrack: English.
The Good Guys And The Bad Guys [DVD](1969) DVD
Lighthearted western stars Robert Mitchum as a retired lawman who finds that old nemesis George Kennedy and his gang are planning a train robbery in his neck of the woods. Mitchum is targeted to be killed by Kennedy, but a change of heart brings the two enemies together to stop the crime. David Carradine, Tina Louise and John Carradine also star. 90 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; featurette; theatrical trailer.
Robert Mitchum: The Signature Collection [DVD] DVD
Six-disc set includes "Angel Face," "Macao," "Home from the Hill," "The Sundowners" (1960), "The Good Guys and the Bad Guys," and "The Yakuza."
Matt Helm Lounge [DVD] DVD
After the success of the James Bond films, Dean Martin swung his way onto the big screen as super-cool secret agent Matt Helm in these popular lighthearted spy thrillers. The first film in the series, "The Silencers" (1966), finds Martin and klutzy assistant Stella Stevens saving America's nuclear arsenal from Asian mastermind Victor Buono. With Daliah Lavi, Roger C. Carmel, and Beverly Adams. Next, when criminal kingpin Karl Malden threatens to destroy Washington with a hijacked "helio-beam," it's up to ICE agent Helm to stop him, in the fast-paced "Murderers' Row" (1966), also starring Ann-Margret, James Gregory, and Dino, Desi & Billy. Then, the ace spy and lady-killer goes to Mexico with a gorgeous female scientist to track down a mysterious flying saucer, in "The Ambushers" (1967). With Janice Rule, Senta Berger. And the final film, "The Wrecking Crew" (1969), sees him teaming up with sexy sidekick Sharon Tate to find the criminal genius behind a billion-dollar gold hijacking. With Nigel Green, Elke Sommer, Nancy Kwan. 7 hrs. total on four discs. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, Japanese.
How To Commit Marriage [DVD](1969) DVD
After 20 years of matrimonial life, Bob Hope and Jane Wyman plan to divorce, but when their daughter announces her engagement, only to run off with her fiance to follow a rock band and a guru, things go from bad to hilarious. Jackie Gleason offers great support as the boyfriend's father in this '60s-flavored comedy that also stars Leslie Nielsen, Tina Louise and Professor Irwin Corey. 98 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby mono; biographies; filmography; scene access.
The Ultimate Bob Hope Collection [DVD] DVD
Bob Hope is "The Lemon Drop Kid" (1951), a racetrack tout in hot water with the mob who hits upon a money-making scheme: phony Santas collecting for an "old folk's home." Fast-paced comedy, based on a Damon Runyon story, co-stars Marilyn Maxwell, William Frawley. This five-disc set also includes "My Favorite Brunette," "Road to Rio," "The Great Lover," "Road to Bali," "Son of Paleface," "The Seven Little Foys," "Paris Holiday," "The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell," and "How to Commit Marriage."
Love American Style: Season One, Vol. 1 [DVD](1969) DVD
The first 12 episodes from the debut season--including "Love and a Couple of Couples/Love and the Hustler/Love and the Pill," "Love and the Modern Wife/Love and the Phonies/Love and the Single Couple," "Love and the Legal Agreement/Love and the Militant/Love and Who?," "Love and the Burglar/Love and the Roommate/Love and the Wild Party," and "Love and the Comedy Team/Love and the Divorce Sale/Love and the Mountain Cabin"--are available in a three-disc set. 10 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Love American Style: Season One, Vol. 2 [DVD](1970) DVD
The remaining 12 episodes from the debut season--including "Love and the Medium/Love and the Bed/Love and the High School Flop-Out," "Love and the Fighting Couple/Love and the Pick-Up/Love and the Proposal," "Love and the Nervous Executive/Love and the Great Catch/Love and the Hitchhiker," "Love and Las Vegas/Love and the Good Samaritan/Love and the Marriage Counselor," and "Love and the Singles Apartment/Love and the Minister"--are available in a three-disc set. 10 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Kung Fu: The Complete Second Season [DVD](1973) DVD
All 23 episodes from season two--including "The Well," "The Gunman," "A Dream Within a Dream," "The Passion of Chen Yi," and the two-part "The Cenotaph"--are featured in a four-disc collector's set. 19 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; audio commentary on selected episodes; featurettes.
Kojak: Season One [DVD](1973) DVD
All 22 episodes from the debut season--including "Siege of Terror," "Dark Sunday," "Down a Long and Lonely River," "Mojo" and "The Only Way Out"--are featured in this three-disc set. 18 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish.
The Stepford Wives [DVD](1975) DVD
"Invasion of the Body Snatchers" meets Women's Lib in the original sci-fi tale based on Ira Levin's novel. Two women who move with their families to a quiet Connecticut town wonder why all the local wives are vacuous fluffheads obsessed with housekeeping and making their husbands happy, but learning Stepford's secret could cost them more than their lives. Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Tina Louise, Peter Masterson, Patrick O'Neal star; look for a 7-year-old Mary Stuart Masterson. 115 min.
Dog Day [DVD](1983) DVD
Unusual gangster outing that salutes American mobster movies, featuring Lee Marvin as a crook on the lam who hides out in a French farmhouse inhabited by an eccentric family. Miou-Miou and Victor Lanoux also star in this French crime drama. 101 min. Dubbed in English.
Evils Of The Night [DVD](1985) DVD
Spine-tingling sci-fi chiller finds a trio of aliens landing on Earth and setting out to capture teenagers and drain them of their life-giving blood. Luckily, the woods near their base are filled with sex-crazed adolescents oblivious to the danger around them! John Carradine, Tina Louise, Julie Newmar, Aldo Ray, and future XXX icons Jerry Butler and Amber Lynn star. 85 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
O.C. & Stiggs [DVD](1987) DVD
From the pages of National Lampoon to the silver screen, courtesy of director Robert Altman, come those two maniacal teens who devote their summer vacation to terrorizing suburbia. Daniel H. Jenkins and Neill Barry star; with Paul Dooley, Martin Mull, Cynthia Nixon, and Tina Louise. 110 min. Soundtrack: English.
Dixie Lanes [DVD](1988) DVD
Fast-paced action comedy stars Hoyt Axton as a returning soldier anxious to get back into the family business--moonshine! With Karen Black, Ruth Buzzi, Tina Louise. 92 min.
Johnny Suede [DVD](1992) DVD
He's a cool dude from Brooklyn who plays guitar, idolizes Ricky Nelson, and has the world's wildest and highest pompadour. But Johnny has some romantic problems, torn between Miss Right and Miss Wrong. What's a fashion-plate in suede shoes to do? Tom DiCillo's ultra-hip comedy stars Brad Pitt, Catherine Keener, Nick Cave, and Tina Louise. 97 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.
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filmography
FILM
Growing Down in Brooklyn (2000)
Little Pieces (2000)
Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) with Rod Taylor
West From North Go South (1993) with Phyllis Diller and Larry Linville
Johnny Suede (1991) with Brad Pitt
Dixie Lanes (1988) with Karen Black, Nina Foch, and Ruth Buzzi
Miloha (1987)
Evils of the Night (1985) with Aldo Ray and Julie Newmar
O.C. and Stiggs (1985) with Martin Mull and Dennis Hopper
Hellriders (1984) with Adam West
Dog Day (1983) with Lee Marvin
Advice to the Lovelorn (1981) with Cloris Leachman
The Day the Women Got Even (1980) with Jo Ann Pflug and Barbara Rhoades
Friendships, Secrets and Lies (1979) with Shelley Fabares, Sondra Locke, Paula Prentiss, and Stella Stevens
Mean Dog Blues (1978)
SST: Death Flight (1977) with Bert Convy, Peter Graves, Doug McClure, George Maharis, and Martin Milner; once featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000
Nightmare in Badham County (1976) with Chuck Connors, Robert Reed, Ralph Bellamy, and Lana Wood
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976) with Patty Duke, Ray Milland, and George Maharis
Death Scream (1975) with Eric Braeden and Raul Julia
The Stepford Wives (1975) with Katharine Ross and Paula Prentiss
Call to Danger (1973) with Peter Graves and Clu Gulager
Film Portrait (1972)
But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970) with Shirley Jones, Nanette Fabray, and June Lockhart
The Happy Ending (1969) with Jean Simmons, Nanette Fabray, Lloyd Bridges, Shirley Jones, Bobby Darin, and John Forsythe
How to Commit Marriage (1969) with Bob Hope and Jackie Gleason
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) with Robert Mitchum and Marie Windsor
The Wrecking Crew (1969) with Dean Martin, Elke Sommer, and Sharon Tate
Il Fischio al naso (1967) with Ugo Tognazzi
Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964) with Ed Asner and Richard Egan
For Those Who Think Young (1964) with Pamela Tiffin, James Darren, Nancy Sinatra, Bob Denver, and Ellen Burstyn
Siege of Syracuse (1962) with Rossano Brazzi and Sylva Koscina
Armored Command (1961) with Howard Keel, Earl Holliman, and Burt Reynolds
The Warrior Empress (1960) with Kerwin Mathews and Elke Sommer
Viva l'Italia! (1960)
Day of the Outlaw (1959) with Robert Ryan and Lance Fuller
The Trap (1959) with Richard Widmark, Lee J. Cobb, and Earl Holliman
The Hangman (1959) with Robert Taylor and Fess Parker
God's Little Acre (1958) with Robert Ryan, Fay Spain, Aldo Ray, Buddy Hackett, Jack Lord, Michael Landon, and Lance Fuller
TELEVISION SERIES
L.A. Heat, 1996-1999 syndicated TV Series
All My Children, 1970-present ABC TV Series. Louise portrayed Tish Pridmore during the 1994 season
Rituals, 1984-1985 TV Series. Louise portrayed Taylor Von Platen
Dallas, 1978-1991 CBS TV Series. Louise portrayed Julie Grey during the 1978-1979 season
Gilligan's Island, 1964-1967 CBS TV Series. Louise portrayed Ginger Grant
Jan Murray Time, 1955 TV Series. Louise served as a singer
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