Christina Sinatra (born June 20, 1948) is an American businesswoman, film producer, Hollywood agent, and memoirist.
Early life
Christina Sinatra was born on June 20, 1948, in Los Angeles, California, the youngest child of American singer and actor
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the " Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1940s, 1950s, and ...
and his first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra. She has two siblings,
Nancy and
Frank Jr. Her parents divorced when she was three years old.
Career
Sinatra never wished to be a singer like her father and siblings, but she took acting classes with
Jeff Corey
Jeff Corey (born Arthur Zwerling; August 10, 1914 – August 16, 2002) was an American stage and screen actor who became a well-respected acting teacher after being blacklisted in the 1950s.
Life and career
Corey attended New Utrecht Hig ...
and appeared with
Hampton Fancher in the 1969 television miniseries ''Romeo und Julia 70'' in Germany, where she lived for several years.
After returning to the United States, she took more classes with Corey, and appeared in episodes of ''
Adam-12
''Adam-12'' is an American television police procedural crime drama television series created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb. The series follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed as they patrol the st ...
'', ''
It Takes a Thief'', ''
McCloud'', and ''
Mannix
''Mannix'' is an American detective television series that ran from 1967 to 1975 on CBS. It was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller. The title character, Joe Mannix, is a private in ...
''.
Despite her hesitance to sing, Sinatra appeared on the album ''
The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas'' with her father and siblings in 1968. She contributed to five tracks on the album, including "
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song featuring Santa Claus written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. The earliest known recorded version of the song was by banjoist Harry Reser and his band on October 24, 1934. It was then ...
" and a duet on "O Bambino (One Cold and Blessed Winter)", with her sister. Tina also appeared with her siblings on an episode of
Dean Martin
Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...
's television show with Martin's children.
She was present at many of her father's recording sessions, including the session for the hit "
My Way
"My Way" is a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra set to the music of the French song "Comme d'habitude" composed by Jacques Revaux with lyrics by Gilles Thibaut and Claude François and first performed in 1967 by Claude François. Its E ...
".
In her memoir, she wrote of her acting career that she lacked the ambition and confidence to become an actress.
Sinatra remained in the entertainment industry, becoming a theatrical agent under Arnold Stiefel, and once represented
Robert Blake.
At her father’s request, in the 1970s, she began to take charge of parts of the elder Sinatra’s career.
Upon her father's death, Tina took control of Frank Sinatra's film and music legacy.
An occasional film producer, she also appeared in the television movie ''
Fantasy Island
''Fantasy Island'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Gene Levitt. It aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The series starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tatto ...
'' (1977), which became the pilot for the long-running TV series of the same title.
She was executive producer of the 1992 television miniseries ''
Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1940s, 1950s, and ...
''.
She was also a producer of
the 2004 remake of her father's 1962 film ''
The Manchurian Candidate''. A lead actor in ''The Manchurian Candidate'', Frank Sinatra owned the film's legal distribution rights until his death.
Sinatra published the memoir ''My Father's Daughter'' in 2000, co-written with Jeff Coplon.
Personal life
In June 1970, Sinatra announced her engagement to actor
Robert Wagner
Robert John Wagner Jr. (born February 10, 1930) is an American actor of stage, screen, and television. He is known for starring in the television shows '' It Takes a Thief'' (1968–1970), ''Switch'' (1975–1978), and '' Hart to Hart'' (1979� ...
.
They called off the engagement in January 1972.
On January 26, 1974, Sinatra married musician
Wes Farrell
Wes Farrell (December 21, 1939 – February 29, 1996) was an American musician, songwriter and record producer, who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s.
Career
Farrell was born in New York, United States. Farrell's catalogue includes close ...
at her father's apartment at
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The hotel is situated on the west side of the Las Vegas Strip between Bellagio and The Mirage. It is one of Las Vegas's largest and best known landmarks.
Caesar ...
in Las Vegas.
They divorced on September 3, 1976.
On January 30, 1981, Sinatra married Richard M Cohen. They divorced on January 11, 1983.
She started a petition in favor of the construction of the Beverly Hills Community Dog Park in Beverly Hills, California in 2015.
References
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1948 births
Living people
21st-century American women writers
American film producers
21st-century American memoirists
American television actresses
American people of Italian descent
People of Ligurian descent
People from Beverly Hills, California
People from Los Angeles
Writers from Los Angeles
American women memoirists
American women film producers
Sinatra family