Actress Dawn Wells arrives at the TV Land Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., June 8, 2008. Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom "Gilligan's Island, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020.

Wells was also a former Miss Nevada. Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann Summers on the campy, classic TV show "Gilligan's Island," has died from COVID-19, ABC News confirmed. She was 82. Her ...

Dawn Wells. Paul Archuleta/Getty Wells was born in Reno, Nevada, on Oct. 18, 1938 to a real estate developer father and a homemaker mother. Despite her parents divorcing when she was 4, "I did not ...

Dreama Denver, wife of the late Bob Denver, who famously portrayed Gilligan on "Gilligan’s Island," remembers Dawn Wells, who died on Wednesday of COVID-19 related causes.

Indeed, Wells — a native of Reno and Miss Nevada in 1959 — attended the all-girl liberal arts Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., so she believes she “understood that Midwestern mindset.” ...

“They shared me,” said Wells, who was Miss Nevada in 1959. “There was no conflict. I think it’s real hard with today’s families. There are multiple marriages. Most couples have to work.

Actress Dawn Wells passed away in 2020 at the age of 82, having experienced a prolific career in TV and on film. In the early 1960s, Wells appeared on hot TV shows like "Wagon Train," "Maverick ...

Dawn Elberta Wells was born in Reno, Nev., on Oct. 18, 1938. Before pursuing her dreams in Hollywood, Wells was crowned Miss Nevada in 1959 and went on to represent her state in the 1960 Miss ...

Dawn Wells, the actress best known for her role as Mary Ann in the '60s sitcom "Gilligan's Island," has died at 82, her representative confirmed.

Dawn Elberta Wells was born on October 18, 1938 in Reno, Nevada, and would graduate from Seattle's University of Washington in 1960 with a degree in theater arts and design. At the same time, she ...

Dawn Wells, who starred as girl-next-door Mary Ann in the 1960s hit TV show "Gilligan's Island," died of complications from COVID-19. She was 82.

Dawn Elberta Wells was born in Reno, Nevada, on Oct. 18, 1938. Her father was a real estate developer and her mom a homemaker. “My parents divorced when I was four, but I did not grow up in a ...