Tina Sinatra

Who is Tina Sinatra?

Christina "Tina" Sinatra is the youngest child of the American singer and actor Frank Sinatra, and his first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra.

Born in Los Angeles, Tina Sinatra was Frank Sinatra's youngest child, following her siblings Nancy and Frank Jr.. Her parents divorced when she was three years old.

In 1968 Tina appeared on her the album The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas with her father and siblings. She contributed to five tracks on the album, including "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" and a duet on "O Bambino", with her sister. Tina also appeared with her siblings on an episode of Dean Martin's television show with Martin's children.

Sinatra never wished to be a singer like her father and siblings, but took acting classes with Jeff Corey, and appeared in a television mini-series 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 It Takes a Thief, and Mannix. In her memoir Sinatra wrote of her acting career that though her reviews were generally favourable, she lacked the ambition and confidence to become an actress. Sinatra remained in the entertainment industry, becoming a theatrical agent under Arnold Stiefel, and at one stage represented Robert Blake.