Gina Gillespie
Biography
Gina Gillespie is an American former child actress who was discovered by Alfred Hitchcock and began working on television at the age of four. Born in San Gabriel, California, she moved with her family to Burbank after her sister was signed as a Mouseketeer. In 1959 she took the recurring role of Tess Logan, an orphan, in the western series Law of the Plainsman, and in 1961 she appeared in a Shirley Temple's Storybook episode as Pippi Longstocking. She played young Blanche in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), a performance that drew good reviews, and from 1964 to 1965 she was cast as Mimi Scott in the television series Karen. After a 1966 guest spot on Laredo, she left acting at fifteen to focus on her education, later attending law school and becoming an attorney.
75years old
Turns 76 on September 20in 314 days
- Born San Gabriel
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Gina Gail Gillespie
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 3 years1959 to 1962
Every film, newest first
- 1962What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?IMDb rating 8.0
- 1959Face of a FugitiveIMDb rating 6.6
- 1959It Happened to JaneIMDb rating 6.6
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A change of course
Gillespie's final role was a guest spot on a 1966 episode of Laredo. At age 15 she left acting, deciding to concentrate on her education.
A change of course
After graduating Cum Laude from the University of La Verne College of Law in 1988, Gillespie was admitted to the California State Bar and went on to work as a practicing attorney.
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Worked with
Gina Gillespie made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Bette Davis's page
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Fred MacMurray's page
Marjorie Bennett's page
All films by Robert Aldrich
All films by Richard Quine
Paul WendkosDirector, 1 film, 1959
All films by Paul Wendkos
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