TINA LOUISE

Tina Louise is an American actress who was given TV credit for portraying the movie starlet, Ginger Grant in the show Gilligan’s Island. Later, she was known for her performances in movies such as God’s Little Acre, The Stepford Wives, and The Wrecking Crew. At her age of 86, and though already in her supposed retirement, she still last appeared in what could be her last credit role in the 2017 movie Tapestry.

She studied various skills such as acting and singing under Sanford Meisner in Neighborhood Playhouse. Since then, she was offered to become a model most notably for magazines like Modern Man and Adam, Sir! Louise made her acting debut at Two’s Company in 1952 and four years later she made her debut on the big screen starting with God’s Little Acre. Despite being the mainstay of Gilligan’s Island, she refused to take part in the latter’s reunion films.

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