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Birthday:
1937-11-12
Place of birth:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Ina Balin

Overview

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

Ina Balin (November 12, 1937 – June 20, 1990) was an American actress on Broadway and in film.

Born as Ina Rosenberg to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, she first appeared on television on The Perry Como Show. She also did summer stock, which led to roles on Broadway, and in 1959, she won the "Theatre World Award" for her performance in the Broadway comedy, A Majority of One, starring Gertrude Berg and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. That same year, she landed her first film role in The Black Orchid, starring Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn.

A year later, Balin was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress — Motion Picture for her performance opposite Paul Newman in From the Terrace. She also appeared in The Young Doctors.

In 1961, she appeared as Pilar Graile in The Comancheros with John Wayne and Stuart Whitman. Co-starring with Jerry Lewis in the 1964 hit comedy The Patsy, Balin also had a secondary, but important part in 1965's The Greatest Story Ever Told. She co-starred with Elvis Presley in his 1969 film Charro!

Balin guest-starred on dozens of television shows, including Bonanza, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Battlestar Galactica, Get Smart, Ironside, Quincy, M.E. and Magnum, P.I. She appeared with Joseph Cotten, Fernando Lamas and Dean Jagger in the 1969 made-for-television movie The Lonely Profession.

In 1970, Balin toured Vietnam with the USO on the first of many trips to the war-torn region. She co-starred in the 1971 film The Projectionist, which marked the screen debut of Rodney Dangerfield. In 1975, she aided in the evacuation of orphans during the fall of Saigon; eventually, she adopted three of these orphaned children. In 1980, she played herself in a made-for-television movie based on these experiences, The Children of An Lac.

While working on The Children of An Lac, she became acquainted with Christy Marx, who at the time worked as a producer's liaison for various television programs. According to Marx, she used Balin's story as a basis for a character in the animated show Jem when she later became a writer. The character of Ba Nee is based on Balin's adopted daughter, Ba-Nhi. Ba Nee's obsession with and struggle to find her birth father are the focus of several episodes of Jem. She co-starred in the comedy The Comeback Trail with the lead actor and director from The Projectionist.

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Known for

Acting
1989 That's Adequate Actor Sister Mary Enquirer 58
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1987 There Were Times, Dear Actor Marsha N/A
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1986 Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter Actor Regine N/A
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1985 Hostage Flight Actor Rita 59
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1982 The Comeback Trail Actor Julie Thomas 58
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1980 The Children of An Lac Actor Ina Balin 59
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1980 Galyon Actor Janet Davis 59
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1978 The Immigrants Actor Maria Cassala 58
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1977 Danger in Paradise Actor Marla Fears N/A
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1974 Panic on the 5:22 Actor Countess Hedy Maria Tovarese 59
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1973 The Don Is Dead Actor Nella 59
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1973 Call to Danger Actor Marla Hayes N/A
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1970 The Projectionist Actor The Girl 58
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1969 The Desperate Mission Actor Otilla Ruiz 58
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1969 The Lonely Profession Actor Karen Menardos N/A
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1969 Charro! Actor Tracey Winters 58
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1967 Run Like a Thief Actor Mona Shannon N/A
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1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told Actor Martha of Bethany 60
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1964 The Patsy Actor Ellen Betz 59
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1964 Act of Reprisal Actor Eleni N/A
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1961 The Comancheros Actor Pilar Graile 61
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1961 The Young Doctors Actor Cathy Hunt 59
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1960 From the Terrace Actor Natalie Benziger 59
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1959 The Black Orchid Actor Mary Valente 59
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Writing
1980 The Children of An Lac Writing Story 59
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Production
1980 The Children of An Lac Production Associate Producer 59
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