Tina and Amanda

Tina Louise is a popular American singer, writer and actress, best known for her character Ginger Grant in the 1960s television series Gilligan's Island. Her Two's Company musical was the first show she performed in during her stage debut. Following that, she performed on Broadway for a number of performances until 1957 when Li'l Abner made it huge at the National Theater. Her album, It's Too Late for Tina in the following year. Louise was first seen as a performer in Hollywood as God's Little Acre, a film released in 1958. She performed the role of Griselda who was a character from the film. In the years prior to this she attended the Actors Studio of New York. Lee Strasberg was her tutor. The next notable role she played as Ginger Grant, which CBS hired her with in 1964. Louise worked successfully in both Hollywood and Broadway in roles that were more serious in order to dispel her image as a glamorous doll. Amanda Tapping..........................Amanda Tapping is best known for her acting roles as Samantha Carter in the series Stargate. In SG-1 and Sanctuary however she also made a mark as a successful television director with several series including Supernatural as well as The 100. Her birthplace was in Essex on August 28th 1965. She and her family moved to Toronto at the age of three which is where she spent the rest of her childhood and adolescence. Samantha Carter was chosen in 1997 to play the role and has remained in Toronto ever since.