Tina and Amanda

Tina Louise was an American actress, performer, and writer who is best recognized as Ginger Grant from the TV series Gilligan's Island. The stage debut of her career started in the mid 1950s when she appeared in Two's Company, a Bettle-Davis musical. She continued to perform in various Broadway productions until she made it huge in the national theater scene with Li'l Abner's in the year 1957. The same year, she released her first musical album, It's Tina Time. Louise first appeared in Hollywood in the role of Griselda Walden in God's Little Acre a 1957 drama film. This movie was an enormous success and Louise got the Golden Globe Award at the New Star of the Award category. In this time she was a student at the Actors Studio of New York. Lee Strasberg was her tutor. Her next unforgettable role was in 1964. The actress signed with CBS to play Ginger Grant. Louise Balfour managed to juggle between Broadway as well as Hollywood portraying somber character as opposed her perceived image as a glamorous doll. Amanda Tapping..........................Amanda Tapping is best known for her acting roles as Samantha Carter in the series Stargate. The series also featured her for her role as Helen Magnus in Sanctuary although over the past few years, she also has made an impact as a director who has been successful in numerous well-known TV shows like Supernatural as well as The 100. Born in Essex, Ontario on 29th August in 1965. The family relocated to Toronto at the age of three. The city was her home for the duration of her childhood in Toronto and through her teenage years. In 1997 after being selected to play Samantha Carter she settled down in Vancouver and has been living in Vancouver ever since.