Celebrated Name: | Tina Louise |
Real Name/Full Name: | Tina Blacker |
Gender: | Female |
Age: | 90 years old |
Birth Date: | 11 February 1934 |
Birth Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Nationality: | American |
Height: | 1.74m |
Weight: | 57 kg |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Divorced |
Husband/Spouse (Name): | Les Crane (m. 1966; div. 1974) |
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Yes 1(Caprice Crane) |
Dating/Boyfriend (Name): | N/A |
Is Tina Louise Lesbian/Gay?: | No |
Profession: | Actress, author, singer |
Salary: | N/A |
Net Worth in 2024: | $8 million |
Last Updated: | December 2024 |
Tina Louise is an American author, singer, and actress best known for her role in the CBS television as a movie star Ginger Grant in Gilligan’s Island Comedy. Her breakthrough role in a drama film, Gods Little Acre, landed her popularity worldwide. She has starred with different roles in several films like The Trap, The Hangman, and Day of the Outlaw, For Those Who Think Young, The Wrecking Crew, The Happy Ending, and The Step Ford Wives.
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Early Life & Biography
Tina Louise was born in New York City to a Jewish family. Her mother is Sylvia Horn Blacker, who was a fashion model and her father, Joseph Blacker, who owned a candy store in Brooklyn and later became an accountant. At the age of 4, her parents divorced, and she was raised by her mother. Louise was the name she got after she told her drama teacher she was the only girl who had no middle name and her teacher suggested it for her.
She joined Miami University in Ohio after High school, and she began pursuing a modeling career. This made her appearance on the covers of Adam Sir!, Modern Man, and Playboy. After this, she appeared in musical like Two Company and Lil Abner and also television shows like “studio One and Appointment with Adventure which she had launched a successful career on Broadway and in Hollywood
Personal Life
Louise was married to Les Crane, a radio and TV announcer/Interviewer from 1966 to 1974, when they divorced. They have a daughter together, Caprice Crane, who became an MTV producer and a novelist. Her first novel was in 2006 called “Stupid and contagious,” which was a dedication to her mother.
Louise is a member of the Academy of motion picture arts and sciences and Actor Studio. She has been a vocal advocate for improving children’s literacy, where she donated a book titled “When I Grow Up” to literacy programs and volunteering at local public schools. As a democrat, in 1960, she campaigned for John Kennedy during the presidential election.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 11 February 1934, Tina Louise is 90 years old as of today’s date 18th December 2024. Her height is 1.74m tall, and her weight is 57 kg.
Career
Louise made her film debut in God’s Little Acre in 1958. She was named to be the world’s most beautiful Redhead by the National Art Council. After a year, she starred with Robert Ryan on Day of the Outlaw. Tina played roles where she became a leading lady star and took roles on Broadway and Italian Cinema.
She returned to the United States, where she became a member of Actors Studio after studying with Lee Strasberg. Her television approaches included Look what’s happened to Rosemary Baby, SST: Death Flight, Nightmare in Bad ham where she played a dark role as a heroin addict, Friendship, Secret Lies, and Dallas, a soap Opera. She declined to participate in Gilligan’s Island Reunion, claiming the show had messed up her career. Judith Baldwin and Constance Forslund replaced her in the role of Ginger.
She has starred with different roles in several films like The Trap, The Hangman, and Day of the Outlaw, For Those Who Think Young, The Wrecking Crew, The Happy Ending, and The Step Ford Wives. She was reunited with co-stars Bob Denver, Dawn Wells, and Russell Johnson in an episode title Roseanne but Louise didn’t reunite with them in a television film Produced but well called Surviving Gilligan’s Island.
Her role in a film titled Gods Little Acre in 1958 earned her Golden Globe Award for the new Star of the year. She has written three books, Sunday, Memoir, and When I Grow Up. Louise has one record album that was reissued on Urania Record with 12 tracks including “Tonight is the night and “I’m in the Mood for Love, where Coleman Hawkins is featured on Tenor Sax.
Awards & Achievements
During her role in a drama film Gods Little Acre, she received the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year in 1958.
Net Worth & Salary of Tina Louise in 2024
As of December 2024, Tina has an estimated net worth of $8 million. Her source of wealth comes from being a successful movie Actress. She is one of the most successful models and ranked on the list of famous people. Tina is one of the richest models and has a position among the list of the most popular model.
She has published children’s books that inspire children to believe in themselves and goals hoping to obtain and be courageous enough to do what they choose to be. Louise emphasizes that the best movie one can ever be is your own life because that what’s matters at the end.
Nice write-up, for an actress with diverse talents, and a positive inspiration to young girls & women !
PJG
Author of over 77 LinkedIn articles, inter alia–including “Defining Moments: What Are Yours ?” a 4-minute read.