Sandra Dee in 1959's "Gidget", Deborah Walley in 1961's "Gidget Goes Hawaiian", Cindy Carol in 1963"s "Gidget Goes to Rome", Monie Ellis in 1972's "Gidget Gets Married", the made for TV movie, and Kathy Gori does the voice-over in 1973's animated "Gidget Makes a Wrong Connection", a Caryn Richman in 1985's made for TV movie "Gidget's Summer Reunion".
The 1959 Sandra Dee movie version was filmed at Leo Carrillo State Beach. I think the TV series Gidget staring Sally Field was filmed primarily at and around Paradise Cove.
Simone Signoret won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1959.
Millie Perkins was the actress that played Anne Frank in the 1959 version of the movie. Millie Perkins was born May 12, 1938 in Passaic, New Jersey. One can read more detailed information about Millie Perkins on the website Wikipedia.
Susan Hayward won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in 1959 for I Want To Live!.
Katharine Hepburn- 1933 Best Actress, Morning Glory 1935 Best Actress, Alice Adams 1940 Best Actress, The Philadelphia Story 1942 Best Actress, Woman of the Year 1951 Best Actress, The African Queen 1955 Best Actress, Summertime 1956 Best Actress, The Rainmaker 1959 Best Actress, Suddenly Last Summer 1962 Best Actress, Long Journey Into Night 1967 Best Actress, Guess Who's Coming for Dinner 1968 Best Actress, A Lion in Winter 1981 Best Actress, On Golden Pond Audrey Hepburn- 1953 Best Actress, Roman Holiday 1954 Best Actress, Sabrina 1959 Best Actress, The Nun's Story 1961 Best Actress, Breakfast at Tiffany's 1967 Best Actress, Wait Until Dark
Gidget - 1959 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:G Finland:S Iceland:L Sweden:Btl West Germany:16 (original rating)
I doubt it. Ruth Handler got the inspiration for Barbie from the Bild Lilli doll in Germany, and Lilli had been sold since the mid-1950s, several years before the movie Gidget was released.
Robin Lory has: Played Ginny Stark in "Rescue 8" in 1958. Performed in "Rescue 8" in 1958. Played Harriet in "Men Into Space" in 1959. Played U. Drive Attendant in "Hawaiian Eye" in 1959. Played Dee Dee Waters in "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" in 1961.
In "Gidgit" (1959), the lead was played by Sandra Dee. In "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" (1961), Gidgit was played by Deborah Walley. 1963's "Gidgit Goes to Rome" starred Cindy Carol.
The 1959 Sandra Dee movie version was filmed at Leo Carrillo State Beach. I think the TV series Gidget staring Sally Field was filmed primarily at and around Paradise Cove.
Jaimala - actress - was born in 1959.
Vyjayanthimala won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1959 for the film Madhumati.
Rosette - actress - was born on 1959-09-06.
Gao Xiumin - actress - was born in 1959.
Shelley Winters won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1959.
Simone Signoret won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1959.
The Rebel - 1959 The Actress 2-21 was released on: USA: 5 February 1961