Christina Yvonne Cole (born August 4, 1943) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Katie Miller Douglas on the sitcom ''

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'' (1967–1972).

Family

Cole is the daughter of Yvonne King and Buddy Cole. She has a sister, Cathy Green, and four children.

Career

Early in her acting career she had a recurring role as Sunny Day in the detective series '' Hawaiian Eye'' (1963). In 1963, she played the minor (uncredited) role of Ruth Stewart in ''

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'', a spring break party film set in Palm Springs, California. While her more famous role on ''My Three Sons'' was her role as Katie Miller Douglas, she also appeared previously in the series as a friend of Robbie (circa 1966), cast in the role of Joanne, before the Katie role was created. She also was on the show as Sherry in the fifth season. She had single appearances in various television series in the early 1970s, '' To Rome with Love,'' ''

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'' and '' Adam-12.'' In 1976 she appeared as a singer in ''

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,'' an

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TV miniseries, and a singing appearance again in its sequel the next year. Cole was also a member of the

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, a subgroup quartet of the King Family Singers.

Later life

After leaving television, Cole was the director of the Sacramento Children's Theatre. She was an acting coach at the

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acting schools in Roseville and Elk Grove, California, and in 2013 returned to on-screen acting. In late 2013, she performed with her King Cousins (sister Cathy and cousins Candy and Carolyn) and made a one-off appearance at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood in November. They made subsequent appearances at the same club in April 2014 and August 2016. She is a member of

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References

External links

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Official Tina Cole Website

Official King Family Website
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