Girl-next-door Mary Ann (Dawn Wells) in a scene from the 1960s television comedy Gilligan's Island. 1964-1967 LOS ANGELES - Dawn Wells, the actress who starred as Mary Ann in sitcom "Gilligan’s Island," died Wednesday of causes related to COVID-19, according to reports.
She was 82.She passed away in Los Angeles, both Variety and Deadline reported, citing her publicist Harlan Boll.Wells was crowned Miss Nevada and competed in the Miss America 1960 pageant.