Tina Louise

She did appear as a semi-regular character in the 1980s prime-time soap opera Dallas for a period. group for abused children in Los Angeles. She has not participated in any reunion specials or other events related to the series. Kristy McNichol is host of the annual "Kristy McNichol Celebrity Tennis Tournament," benefitting the H.E.L.P. Despite this success, she languished in secondary roles and in later years blamed her lack of credibility as an actress on the typecasting that had followed her success with Gilligan's Island, a program she had grown to detest. McNichol's feature film credits include Only When I Laugh, Little Darlings, White Dog, and The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. She appeared in The Stepford Wives in 1975 and both the film and her performance were well received. In 1988, she started playing the character of Barbara Weston on Empty Nest, but had to leave midway through the show's run when she was diagnosed with depression.

After the series ended in 1967, she continued to work in films and made numerous guest appearances in various television series. In 1976, she was cast as Buddy in Family, for which the actress earned Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series in 1976 and 1978. As movie star Ginger Grant, Louise finally achieved a level of fame and recognition, however she was unhappy with the role and worried that it would typecast her, which it apparently did. Her first stint as a series regular came with the role of Patricia Apple in Apple's Way in 1974. Further roles followed, on Broadway, and in films in Italy and Hollywood, but they failed to accelerate her career and in 1964 she joined the cast of the television series Gilligan's Island. She began her career with guest appearances on such series as Starsky and Hutch and The Bionic Woman. She made her Hollywood film debut in 1958 in God's Little Acre and was groomed for a career as a dramatic actress. Kristy McNichol (born Christina Ann McNichol on September 11, 1962) is an American actress, most known for her role as Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence on the drama Family, which she played from 1976 to 1980.

Her album It's Time for Tina was also released that year, with songs such as "Embraceable You" and "I'm In the Mood for Love.". In 1957, she and Julie Newmar made their Broadway debuts in Li'l Abner. She started her career as a model and nightclub singer while she studied at the Actor's Studio. She was born Tina Blacker in New York City, and attended Miami University.

Tina Louise (born February 11, 1934) is an American film and television actress.