Tina Louise (born February 11, 1934) is the stage name of Tina Blacker, an American actor,singer and author. She is best known for her role as "movie star" Ginger Grant on the TV sitcom Gilligan's Island.
Louise was born Tina Blacker in New York City. She was raised by her mother, Betty Horn, who at the time was a beautiful, fashion model. The name "Louise" was added during her senior year in high school when she mentioned to her drama teacher th...
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Tina Louise (born February 11, 1934) is the stage name of Tina Blacker, an American actor,singer and author. She is best known for her role as "movie star" Ginger Grant on the TV sitcom Gilligan's Island.
Louise was born Tina Blacker in New York City. She was raised by her mother, Betty Horn, who at the time was a beautiful, fashion model. The name "Louise" was 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. He immediately picked the name "Louise" and it stuck. She attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. At the age of 17, Louise began studying acting, singing and dancing. During her early acting years, she was offered modeling jobs and appeared on the cover of several pinup magazines such as Adam, Sir! and Modern Man. Her later pictorials for Playboy (May 1958, April 1959) were arranged by Columbia Pictures studio in an effort to further promote the young actress. Her acting debut...
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