Gilligan's Island is one of the most enduring shows in TV history despite being a pretty silly comedy, and the cast knows why ...

While Dawn Wells embraced her role and even reprised it in later years, including a memorable appearance on Baywatch, Tina Louise reportedly distanced herself from the show after its original run.

However, not all actors experienced this affluence, as seen in the case of Tina Louise. In a recent interview, Louise revealed she earned $1,500 per episode while starring as Ginger on the series.

By Abby Ellin The green-eyed TV star with the beauty mark on her ... None of the children will have any idea that Ginger from “Gilligan’s Island” — in real life, the actress Tina Louise ...

Former Gilligan’s Island star Tina ... The actress was on hit series for three seasons between 1964 and 1967, but declined to return as Ginger for three TV movies in the 1970s and ‘80s.

Initially aired as a mid-season replacement on ABC (hard to believe now), Shonda Rhimes ' diverse medical drama starring ...

So many memorable performers from TV's heyday are now 90-somethings ... Tina Louise as movie star Ginger Grant and Bob Denver as Gilligan in "Gilligan's Island." Credit: PictureLux/The Hollywood ...

Us” in this case is Ice Cove, a fictional Arctic village in Nunavut, the northernmost territory in Canada. Though the series ...