Gilligan’s Island actor Tina Louise, 91, looked chic in a leather jacket as she made a rare appearance in New York City
Gilligan’s Island star Tina Louise made her first public appearance in three years this month during an outing in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The 91-year-old icon, who last attended the New York Film Festival in 2022, looked chic in a black leather jacket, classic blue jeans, and black sunglasses in pictures shared by E News.
The actor, who is best known for her role as Ginger Grant on the CBS sitcom, rocked her signature red hair and accessorised with two bags, black sneakers and a navy blue umbrella in snaps shared online. Tina is the only living main cast of Gilligan’s Island – which was a show about seven castaways trying to survive on an island where they were shipwrecked.
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The series ran for three series between 1964 and 1967, with the first series being in black and white. Tina previously discussed being known for the show during an interview with The New York Times.
“I’m very grateful for all the things that have happened to me and the opportunities that I’ve had,” she admitted. I’d like to be known for other things.”
After co-star Dawn Wells died in 2020, Tina denied the long-time rumours that she resented the role of Ginger Grant by saying: “Never true – I loved doing my part, especially after they really started writing for my character, originally billed as a ‘Marilyn Monroe’ type of character.
“A different director took over and really started to write for my character. I really loved my character.” She also added she was grateful to the show’s loyal fans, especially during the coronavirus.
“We were part of the wonderful show that everyone loves and has been a great source of comfort, especially during these times. We brought a lot of joy to people and still do. This show is an escape from so many things going on. Fathers share it with their children now. I get letters all the time about that.”
Since Gilligan’s Island, she appeared in the likes of Love, American Style, Police Story, CHiPs, Rituals, and more. The star also took on roles in movies, such as The Good Guys and the Bad Guys, The Stepford Wives, Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby, and more.
She last appeared in a movie in 2019 for Tapestry and was last a guest star in 1999 for LA Heat. She has focused most of her attention on her daughter, Caprice Crane, as well as her grandkids.
“It’s amazing when you have a child, and I had so much fun—in view of the fact that I had such a strange childhood—so much fun raising her. Now, we have twins—a little boy and a little girl. They’re number one,” ” she said to Forbes.
Tina also worked as a learning leader in the public school system in New York City for the last 30 years.
The Golden Globe winner previously said: “When I walked into the classroom at a public school, I found it to be a very nourishing, important, emotional thing. The idea of helping a first and second grader to read was such a happy experience for me.”
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