Ina Balin Biography (1937-1990)

Born Ina Rosenberg, November 12, 1937, in Brooklyn, NY; died of complicationsfrom chronic lung disease, June 20, 1990, in New Haven, CT; children: Ba-NhiMai, Kim Thuy, and Nguyet Baty (all adopted).

Nationality
American
Birth Details
November 12, 1937
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Death Details
June 20, 1990
New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
  • (Film debut) Mary Valente, The Black Orchid, Paramount, 1959.
  • Natalie, From the Terrace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960.
  • Pilar, The Comancheros, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961.
  • Cathy Hunt, The Young Doctors, United Artists, 1961.
  • Ellen Betz, The Patsy, Paramount, 1964.
  • Martha of Bethany, The Greatest Story Ever Told, United Artists, 1965.
  • Mona Shannon, Run Like a Thief (also known as Robo de diamantes), FeatureFilm, 1968.
  • Tracy, Charro, National General, 1969.
  • The Girl, The Projectionist, Maron, 1970.
  • Nella, The Don Is Dead (also known as Beautiful But Deadly), 1973.
  • Julie Thomas, The Come Back Trail, Dynamite Entertainment/Rearguard, 1982.
  • Regine, Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter, Seymour Burde and Associates, 1986.
  • Also appeared as Sister Mary Enquirer, That's Adequate, 1989.
  • Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
  • (Broadway debut) Compulsion, Ambassador Theatre, 1957.
  • Also appeared in A Majority of One, New York City, 1959, and Face to Face, an Off-Broadway production.
  • Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MOVIES
  • Karen Menardos, The Lonely Profession, NBC, 1969.
  • Otilla, The Desperate Mission, NBC, 1971.
  • Marla Hayes, Call to Danger, CBS, 1973.
  • Countess Hedy Maria Tovarese, Panic on the 5:22, ABC, 1974.
  • Marla Fears, Danger in Paradise, NBC, 1977.
  • Maria Cassala, The Immigrants, syndicated, 1978.
  • Herself, The Children of An Lac, CBS, 1980.
  • Jane, Hostage Flight, NBC, 1985.
  • Credits; OTHER TELEVISION APPEARANCES
  • The Dupont Show of the Week, NBC, 1961.
  • Martha LaFrita, The Police Story (pilot), NBC, 1973.
  • Marla Hayes, Call to Danger (pilot), CBS, 1973.
  • Also appeared as Marsha in There Were Times, Dear, 1987.
  • Credits; TELEVISION WORK
  • Story originator and executive producer, The Children of An Lac (movie),CBS, 1980.

Further Reference

PERIODICALS

  • New York Times, June 21, 1990.