Ina Balin
Born
November 12, 1937
Died
June 20, 1990 (52 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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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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That's Adequate
Sister Mary Enquirer
1989

There Were Times, Dear
Marsha
1987

Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
Regine
1986

Hostage Flight
Rita
1985

Murder, She Wrote
Stella Gambini · (1 episode)
1984

Airwolf
Ingrid Kendall · (1 episode)
1984

The Comeback Trail
Julie Thomas
1982

Code Red
(1 episode)
1981

Magnum, P.I.
Professor Martinez · (3 episodes)
1980

The Children of An Lac
Ina Balin
1980

Galyon
Janet Davis
1980

Hart to Hart
(1 episode)
1979

The Immigrants
Maria Cassala
1978

Battlestar Galactica
Siress Tinia · (1 episode)
1978

Danger in Paradise
Marla Fears
1977

Quincy, M.E.
(2 episodes)
1976

Quincy, M.E.
Stella Ross · (1 episode)
1976

Quincy, M.E.
Dr. Maria Pinaera · (1 episode)
1976

Quincy, M.E.
Irene · (1 episode)
1976

Wonder Woman
Dr. Koren · (1 episode)
1975

The Invisible Man
Katrina Storoff · (1 episode)
1975

Panic on the 5:22
Countess Hedy Maria Tovarese
1974

Harry O
(1 episode)
1974

The Six Million Dollar Man
Cheryl Osborne · (1 episode)
1974

The Don Is Dead
Nella
1973

Toma
(1 episode)
1973

Call to Danger
Marla Hayes
1973

Barnaby Jones
Laura Beecher · (1 episode)
1973

Barnaby Jones
Francesca Scarlotti · (1 episode)
1973

Cool Million
Nagway · (1 episode)
1972

The Streets of San Francisco
Penny · (1 episode)
1972

The Streets of San Francisco
Elaine Russo · (1 episode)
1972

Search
(1 episode)
1972

Alias Smith and Jones
(1 episode)
1971

The Projectionist
The Girl
1970

The Desperate Mission
Otilla Ruiz
1969

The Lonely Profession
Karen Menardos
1969

Charro!
Tracey Winters
1969

The Name of the Game
Thalia · (1 episode)
1968

Run Like a Thief
Mona Shannon
1967

Mannix
(1 episode)
1967

Mannix
Andrea · (2 episodes)
1967

Ironside
(1 episode)
1967

The Loner
(1 episode)
1965

Get Smart
Ann Ferris · (1 episode)
1965

Run for Your Life
Lisa Sorrow · (2 episodes)
1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told
Martha of Bethany
1965

12 O'Clock High
Mara Yellich · (1 episode)
1964

The Patsy
Ellen Betz
1964
Act of Reprisal
Eleni
1964

The Lieutenant
Jan Everest · (1 episode)
1963

Stoney Burke
(1 episode)
1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962

The Comancheros
Pilar Graile
1961

The Dick Van Dyke Show
Valerie Ware · (1 episode)
1961

The Young Doctors
Cathy Hunt
1961

From the Terrace
Natalie Benziger
1960

Adventures in Paradise
Princess Sakindra · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Sarah Reynolds · (1 episode)
1959

The Black Orchid
Mary Valente
1959

New York Confidential
(1 episode)
1959

Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1956