Dawn Wells who played Mary Ann in 'Gilligan's Island' dies due to COVID-19

Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan's Island,” died Wednesday of causes related to COVID-19, her publicist said. She was 82.

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Wed., Dec. 30, 2020

In this 1965 photo, Dawn Wells, center, poses with fellow cast members of “Gilligan’s Island,” Bob Denver, left, and Alan Hale Jr., in Los Angeles. Wells, who played

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The cast of “Gilligan’s Island,” from left, Russell Johnson, as the professor; Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III; Natalie Schafer as Mrs. Howell III; Alan Hale Jr. as the skipper; Bob Denver as Gilligan; Judith Baldwin replacing original cast member Tina Louise, as Ginger; and Dawn Wells, as Mary Ann, poses Oct. 2, 1978, during filming of a two-hour reunion show, “The Return From Gilligan’s Island,” in Los Angeles.

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In this April 29, 2016, file photo, Dawn Wells arrives at the Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom "Gilligan's Island, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, of causes related to COVID-19, her publicist said.

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In this June 8, 2008, file photo, actress Dawn Wells arrives at the TV Land Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom "Gilligan's Island, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, of causes related to COVID-19, her publicist said.

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