Tina Louise played the "movie star" Ginger Grant (above) on the CBS-TV sitcom
Gilligan’s Island (September 26, 1964 – September 4, 1867). Louise made her 
film debut in 1958 in God’s Little Acre. She became an in-demand leading lady
for major stars like Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark, and Robert Ryan. 

Tina Louise in God’s Little Acre

Brad Pitt’s first big role in a major Hollywood film was
playing the cowboy hitchhiker in Ridley’s Scott’s 1991
road movie THELMA & LOUISE. It was one of the
highest-grossing films of that year and won six
Academy Award nominations, and received an
Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

Brad’s first leading role was in Robert Redford’s 1992
film, shown above. It won the Academy Award for Best
Cinematography.