To some extent, I understand Tina's resentment toward Ginger and Gilligan's Island. She was beautiful. She could sing. She could act. She was poised to become a big star. Then this show comes along, her agent sells it to her as a vehicle that's all about her, and she ends up in in a silly sitcom playing a wanna be Monroe, and that image sticks. To add insult to injury, she got no residuals from a show that continues to air to this day.

On the other hand, how many actors get the golden opportunity to be immortalized like she was? You say the name "Tina Louise," and everyone immediately knows who you are, even six decades later. Had she embraced that opportunity, she'd have probably been a happier person, gotten more exposure, and who knows? Maybe she could have made more of her film and TV career than she did.