N
TruthGather

Ina Balin Net Worth

Author

Marcus Reynolds

Updated on January 13, 2026


Lucille Ball Net Worth

Ina Rosenberg net worth is
$700,000

Ina Rosenberg Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Ina Balin (November 12, 1937 – June 20, 1990) was an American actress on Broadway and in film. 
Full NameIna Rosenberg
Net Worth$700,000
Date Of BirthNovember 12, 1937
Died1990-06-20
Place Of BirthBrooklyn, New York, USA
Height5' 6" (1.68 m)
OccupationFilm, television and stage actress
ProfessionActress, Writer, Producer
SpouseNever married; single parent
Childrenadopted 3 Vietnamese girls in 1976: Nguyet Baty, Ba-Nhi Mai and Kim Thuy, adopted three Vietnamese girls in 1976: Nguyet Baty, Ba-Nhi Mai and Kim Thuy, Nguyet Baty, Ba-Nhi Mai and Kim Thuy
NicknamesIna Balin, Balin, Ina
Star SignScorpio
#Fact
1Ina was the daughter of Betty Friedman and Sam Rosenberg, who divorced when she was 9 years old.
2Appeared in many Westerns.
3Often played the hero's girlfriend/love interest.
4Appeared in many westerns.
5Sister-in-law of Rochelle Balin.
6Sister of actor Richard Balin.
7Aunt to producer/director/writer Melissa Balin and film editor Brandon Balin.
8Ina lost two big roles to Natalie Wood in her early career. She lost the title role in Marjorie Morningstar (1958) and was tested for and seriously considered for the part of Maria in West Side Story (1961).
9All three of the orphans Ina adopted appeared in the TV film The Children of An Lac (1980).
10Ina was about 15 years old when she was hired to play the Virgin Mary in Perry Como's nativity scene on his Christmas TV show, which she did for a couple of years.
11The oldest of Ina's children, Ngyuet, who is part Black and Vietnamese, has three children -- one of them is named Ina.
12Was a student of Lonny Chapman and Curt Conway in an off-shoot of the Actors Studio. It was later taken over by Milton Katselas, Allan Miller and John Lehne.
13Has two stepbrothers, David Balin and Richard Rosenthal, and one stepsister Arline Kronengold. Richard was a top Wall Street executive until his death after crashing his private Beechcraft airplane. Flying from Syracuse, New York to Washington D.C., Richard was able to guide the malfunctioning plane into a sparsely-populated area that probably saved many people's lives. He was the only casualty. The Richard G. Rosenthal Jewish Community Center of Northern Westchester was created in his honor by the family.
14Her father, Sam Rosenberg, was once a song-and-dance performer who worked the Borscht Belt with Danny Kaye. Sam's parents were prominent furriers and threatened to cut him off if he didn't leave show business. He left and was became very successful in the fur business in his own right.
15Stepfather was Harold Balin, a shoe magnate. He adopted Ina and her brother, Richard Balin.
16Once while traveling in Madrid, she witnessed a car accident in which a car had overturned. With a sheer rush of adrenalin, the petite actress managed to get to the motorist first and turn the car right side by herself, freeing the man, by the time a crowd formed and applauded her efforts.
17Was also a published photographer and was the co-owner of the Balin-Traube Art Gallery in New York, which operated on East 74th Street for three years in the early 1960's.
18In the TV-movie The Children of An Lac (1980), Shirley Jones starred as real-life Red Cross volunteer Betty Tisdale, who along with Ms. Balin, rescued 219 orphans right before the fall of Saigon. While Balin adopted three children, Betty and husband Patrick adopted 5 Vietnamese girls from An Lac and continued to raise funds for An Lac from their home base in Ft. Benning and Columbus, Georgia.
19She adopted 3 Vietnamese girls in 1976: Nguyet Baty, Ba-Nhi Mai and Kim Thuy.
20Helped evacuate hundreds of Vietnamese orphans at the end of the Vietnam War.

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Call to Danger1973TV MovieMarla Hayes
Cool Million1972TV SeriesNagway
Search1972TV SeriesAlexia Trepov
Alias Smith and Jones1971TV SeriesMargaret Carruthers
The Projectionist1971The Girl
The Name of the Game1970TV SeriesThalia
The Desperate Mission1969TV MovieOtilia Ruiz
The Lonely Profession1969TV MovieKaren Menardos
Charro!1969Tracey Winters
The F.B.I.1969TV SeriesKatina Elyti
It Takes a Thief1968TV SeriesDina
Run for Your Life1965-1968TV SeriesLisa Sorrow
Get Smart1967TV SeriesAnn Ferris
Run Like a Thief1967Mona Shannon
The Loner1966TV SeriesTrina Lopez
12 O'Clock High1965TV SeriesMara Yellich
The Dick Van Dyke Show1965TV SeriesValerie Ware
Bonanza1965TV SeriesSarah Reynolds
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1965TV SeriesLitchka
The Greatest Story Ever Told1965Martha of Bethany
Act of Reprisal1964Eleni
Mr. Kingston1964TV Movie
The Patsy1964Ellen Betz
The Defenders1964TV SeriesRita Micharde
The Lieutenant1963TV SeriesJan Everest
Stoney Burke1962TV SeriesSutton Meade
The DuPont Show of the Week1962TV SeriesDrusilla
Adventures in Paradise1962TV SeriesPrincess Sakindra
Westinghouse Presents: Come Again to Carthage1961TV MovieRegan
The Comancheros1961Pilar Graile
The Young Doctors1961Cathy Hunt
The United States Steel Hour1960TV Series
From the Terrace1960Natalie Benzinger
New York Confidential1959TV SeriesElva Dean
The DuPont Show of the Month1958TV SeriesHaydée
The Black Orchid1958Mary Valente
Kraft Theatre1958TV Series
As the World Turns1956TV SeriesRosalind Hatchley (1986)
That's Adequate1989Sister Mary Enquirer
Murder, She Wrote1988TV SeriesStella Gambini
Magnum, P.I.1981-1986TV SeriesLila / Professor Martinez
Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter1986Regine
Hostage Flight1985TV MovieRita
There Were Times, Dear1985TV MovieMarsha
Airwolf1984TV SeriesIngrid Kendall
Quincy M.E.1977-1982TV SeriesDr. Lorraine Linderman / Jeannina Dixon / Dr. Maria Pinaera / ...
The Comeback Trail1982Julie Thomas
Hart to Hart1982TV SeriesJae Turner
Code Red1981TV Series
The Children of An Lac1980TV MovieIna Balin
Galyon1980Janet Davis
Eischied1979TV Series
Wonder Woman1979TV SeriesDr. Koren
Battlestar Galactica1979TV SeriesSiress Tinia
Barnaby Jones1975-1978TV SeriesFrancesca Scarlotti / Laura Beecher
The Immigrants1978TV MovieMaria Cassala
Danger in Paradise1977TV MovieMarla Fears
Westside Medical1977TV SeriesJean
The Six Million Dollar Man1976TV SeriesCheryl Osborne
The Invisible Man1976TV SeriesKatrina Storoff
The Blue Knight1976TV SeriesGwen Foster
The Ghost Busters1975TV SeriesMorgan Le Fay
The Streets of San Francisco1973-1975TV SeriesPenny / Elaine Russo
Harry O1975TV SeriesSylvia Perrault
Ironside1975TV SeriesEleanor Fredericks
Panic on the 5:221974TV MovieCountess Hedy Maria Tovarese
Toma1974TV Series
Police Story1973-1974TV SeriesMartha Coleman / Martha LaFreida
Mannix1971-1974TV SeriesAndrea / Julia Stefan / Lisa Ralph
The Don Is Dead1973Nella

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Children of An Lac1980TV Movie story

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Children of An Lac1980TV Movie associate producer

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1963-1969TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Here's Hollywood1961TV SeriesHerself
The 13th Annual Tony Awards1959TV SpecialHerself - Presenter

Archive Footage

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1962Bronze WranglerWestern Heritage AwardsTheatrical Motion PictureThe Comancheros (1961)
1961Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USAMost Promising Newcomer - FemaleFrom the Terrace (1960)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1961Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Supporting ActressFrom the Terrace (1960)
1961Golden LaurelLaurel AwardsTop Female New Personality6th place.

Known for movies

Pilar Graile

The Comancheros (1961)
as Pilar Graile

Martha of Bethany

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
as Martha of Bethany

Tracey Winters

Charro! (1969)
as Tracey Winters

Ellen Betz

The Patsy (1964)
as Ellen Betz