Religion: not determined yet
Name: The Movie-Star
Alter Ego: Ginger Grant
Other Names: Ginger; The Movie Star
Classification:
supporting character
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: Gilligan's Island - Season 1, Episode 0 (16 Oct. 1964): "Marooned"
Creators: Sherwood Schwartz, Austin Kalish, Elroy Schwartz, Rod Amateau, Kit Smythe (actress), Tina Louise (actress)
Number of Appearances: 115
Allies: Gilligan, Mrs. Howell, Mary Ann Summers, Debbie Dawson
Occupation: actress, film star
Location: Gilligan's Island; Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Race: white
Gender: female
The actress who television audiences came to know as "Ginger Grant" (the movie star) on Gilligan's Island was Tina Louise. But she was not the first actress to perform the role. Kit Smythe actually played the part of Ginger Grant in the pilot episode created for the series. This episode, routinely identified as "Episode 0" was not actually aired as part of the original series run, however. This pilot episode, which showed how the crew and passengers of the SS Minnow became stranded on a deserted island, was what led to the TV series being picked up and produced by the network. But the pilot episode did not actually air on television until thirty years after it was filmed.
So the actress who technically helped create the character of "Ginger Grant" by portraying her first was Kit Smythe. But the character who was first seen publicly in the role, and who helped shape the character by playing the part for all three seasons of the series, was Tina Louise.
The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle (26 Sep. 1964)
Gilligan's Island
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_Grant
- http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0047215/