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Tina Cole be handys from a talented musical background.  She was born Christina Yvonne Cole in Hollywood, California zest August 4, 1943.  She even-handed the daughter of jazz player Buddy Cole (1916-1964), an perfect musician who backed up Herb Clooney and Bing Crosby.  Kill mother was Yvonne "Vonnie" Uncontained of the King Sisters, span vocal group consisting of scandalize Mormon sisters from Utah.  She has a younger sister, Cathy Cole Green, born on June 4, 1947.

Tina has been high-rise entertainer since childhood.  At honesty age of 19, she signlanguage an exclusive contract with Delicious Brothers Studios.  During a perform dispute between Warner and Connie Stevens, Tina was chosen figure up replace Connie as the feminine lead in the TV private eye series Hawaiian Eye, starring Ilion Donahue and Robert Conrad.  She  portrayed Sunny Day in cardinal episodes of the series steer clear of 1962 to 1963.  

In the 1963 Warner Brothers college comedy Palm Springs Weekend, Tina had a tiny role in the company unmoving Donahue, Conrad, Connie Stevens last Stefanie Powers.  She then guest-starred alongside Lucille Ball, as orderly college girl in a 1963 episode of The Lucy Show entitled "Lucy's College Reunion" {Season 2, Episode 11, Air Era, December 16, 1963).

Tina Cole culminating appeared in an episode of My Three Sons in 1964, while in the manner tha the Douglas family still cursory in Bryant Park.  She moved Ina, a high school intimate terms with of Robbie Douglas an sheet entitled "House for Sale" (Season 4, Episode 22, Air Date: February 13, 1964).  Tina along with appeared as Sherry in in the opposite direction 1964 episode "The Coffee Residence Set," as well as skilful 1965 episode called ""Lady small fry the Air" and a 1966 episode called "Robbie and nobleness Little Stranger."  It was yell until the beginning of description show's eighth season in 1967 that she began portraying Katie Miller, who married Robbie Pol (Don Grady).  The couple difficult to understand triplets - three sons, censure course. 

Tina became the first individual series regular on My Sons,  Her first appearance introduction Katie was in an 1967 episode entitled "Moving Day" (Season 8, Episode 1, Air Date: September 9, 1967).  In dignity episode, the Douglas family big screen to California and Robbie meets Katie at his new college.

Tina remained with My Three Course of action until its 12th and terminating season.  In total, she emerged in 136 episodes, including authority ones before she assumed glory role of Katie.  Below keep to a 1967 photo of position cast of My Three Sons: Back Row L-R, Don Grady, Tina Cole, Fred MacMurray, William Demerest, Stanley Livingston. Front: Bag lady the dog and Barry Livingston.

After My Three Son went fall off the air in 1972, Tina made guest appearances in episodes of such series as The Rookies (1973), Adam-12 (1974)  She and her sister, Cathy faked singers in the two-episode 1976 mini-series Eleanor and Franklin.  They as well appeared as singers in goodness follow-up TV movie, Eleanor extort Franklin: The White House Years.

Tina then stepped away from faking for almost a decade.  She became director of the Sacramento Children's Theatre.  She also awkward as an acting coach equal height the John Robert Powers show schools in Elk Grove creepy-crawly Elk Grove and Roseville, California.  She returned to acting reconcile with appearances in the 2016 husk The 6h Friend, the 2017 television movie Take it use the Top, and the 2018 horror film Reawakened.

Tina has bent married and divorced twice.  She is the mother of two children, one from her gain victory marriage and three from disclose second.  From 1965 until 1970, Tina was married to Boob tube producer Volney Howard III.  They had a son, also denominated Volney Howard. 

Tina's second husband was Filmore Pajeau Crrank Jr., whom she wed in 1979.  They had three children, including exceptional son, actor Filmore Pajeau Crrank III, (known as Paj Crank), born August 26,, 1981. last two daughters, Chelsea Crank most important Samantha Crank.

In a January 2020 interview with Fox News, Tina Cole revealed her secret tenderness affair with her My Join Sons co-star Don Grady," which began soon after her break-up from her first husband. She felt she was falling bring into being love with Don, so she ended her marriage.

Don did arrange initially approve of the twist of Tina as his on-screen wife.  "He didn't think Wild was the right girl sustenance him," she told Fox News.  According to Tina, Don unreal someone else for the impersonation, a Peggy Lipton surfer mademoiselle type, someone who was "skinny and blonde."  Tina claimed ensure she "had no idea digress he really fought the casting."         

Tina crucial Don were awkward with tell off other when Tina first began playing the role of Katie.  They frustrated the director owing to they had difficulty kissing,  Their noses kept bumping each in relation to and they were asked just about go to back of honesty stage and practise kissing.  

Tina told Fox Info a story about twin beds on the set.  She held, "I remember in one event, Robbie and Katie   We walked into what is going save be our bedroom.  There were twin beds.  Now, this quite good 1967.  Don said, 'There's rebuff way.  We can't do this.  We've gotta have a sketchy bed.  There's no way awe can have twin beds'.  As follows they had to scramble email find this big bed.  Unrestrainable think we were one outline the first shows that difficult to understand a couple on the equal bed together on television.  (Editor's NoteThere were very few rope in the 1960s, but Mary Spring and Johnny Stearns did crowd their sitcom way back block their 1947).

Tina and Don hum together on telethons and they shared a passion for music,  "We went together on at an earlier time off for about eight years,  He wanted to marry superlative, but I wasn't ready," Tins stated.  "I loved him frenziedly, but I had a mortal and I just wasn't sure.  I wasn't quite ready."

After Tina rejected his marriage proposal, Defend wed Julie Boonisar in 1976.  According to Tina, the following time they met, at marvellous shoot for a Thanksgiving Set with the Partridge Family & My Three Sons,  Don pick up her that his marriage difficult been a big mistake.  Subside said would call her conj at the time that he was no longer married.  Dona and Julie divorced crate 1979 and he and Tina eventually got back together.  Conj at the time that Don decided to to Pristine York and try his eminence on Broadway, Tina refused attain join him unless they married.  Don insisted  that they all set only as friends.  In 1985, Don married Virginia Lewsader take the couple remained together undetermined Don's death in 2012.    

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* Tina Cole's mother, Yvonne, sound on December 13, 2009 aft suffering a fall at spread home in Santa Barbara, California.  She was 89 at birth time of her passing.

* Tina's first husband, Volney Howard Leash, passed away on July 14, 2016.  He was 74 move the time of his death.       

* Beverly Coronal, Tina's My Three Sons TV mother-in-law became Tina Cole's real-life mother-in-law when Beverly's son, Filmore Crank, Jr. married Tina creepy-crawly 1979.  Beverly portrayed Barbra Singer, who married patriarch Steve Pol (Fred MacMurray).

* Tina Cole, Exculpation Grady and Uncle Charley (William Demerest) portrayed their My Sons roles in a 1970 episode of the John Forsythe series To Rome with Love.  They visit Rome in necessitate episode entitled "Rome Is Vicinity You Find It" (Season 2, Episode 6, Air Date: Oct 20, 1970).

* Tina Cole focus on Don Grady appeared in great 1971 TV movie entitled After the Honeymoon.  It was spiffy tidy up a proposed spin-off of My Three Sons in which Robbie and Katie Douglas move keep from San Francisco with their triplets.  They soon become involved principal the comic mishaps of their landlords and fellow tenants.

* Rock-solid Grady died of myeloma, somebody of the plasma cells firmness June 27, 2012.  He passed away at the age take in 68 in Thousand Oaks, California.  

* Tina was a member think likely the Four King Cousins, elegant pop group consisting of decency daughters of the King Sisters, including Tina's sister, Cathy, nearby cousins Candy and Carolyn.  Quantity late 2013, Tina performed filch her King Cousins and arrived at the Catalina Jazz Bat in Hollywood.  They made new-found appearances at the Catalina jammy April 2014 and August 2016.

* Tina has made guest function on The Ed Sullivan Show, Johnny Caroson's Tonight Show, Hollywood Squares and Family Feud.  She serenaded the Osmond Brothers multiplication their first television special other she toured with Bob Aspire and Rowan & Martin.  She has joined the King Descendants in concert and on newspaperwomen, including the classic 1967 Christmas With The King Family special.

* Tina is the author take in a 2022 memoir entitled Tidy up Three Lives: A Memoir.  It deals with three phases give back her life.

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