The actress played Mary Ann Summers on the family comedy from 1964-67
Dawn Wells has died at age 82.
The Gilligan’s Island star, who played Mary Ann Summers on the hit show from 1964-67, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Wells’ publicist said that the actress died of causes related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
A rep for Wells did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Tina Louise, who played Ginger, is the last surviving major cast member of Gilligan’s Island. The show also starred Bob Denver (Gilligan) Russell Johnson (Professor Roy Hinkley) and Alan Hale Jr. (Skipper).
UpdatedWed, Dec 30, 2020 at 2:28 pm PT
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Dawn Wells, who became an international star as Mary Ann on Gilligan s Island, died Wednesday from complications of the coronavirus. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA Actress Dawn Wells, who became a pop culture icon for her portrayal of castaway Mary Ann on the sitcom Gilligan s Island, died Wednesday from complications of COVID-19. She was 82.
The former Miss America contestant died peacefully Wednesday morning, according to her publicist, Harlan Boll.
She passed peacefully this morning, in no pain, as a result of complications due to COVID, he said in a social media post. With over 540,000 fans on her Facebook page and fan clubs across the U.S., her following has remained faithful. Dawn would say that Mary Ann fits today just as she fit three generations ago, because she is timeless. In a world where the industry and society has been celebrating their bad girls, Mary Ann continues to be, for man, the bre
Dawn Wells, who parlayed her girl-next-door charm and wholesome beauty into enduring TV fame as the sweet-natured desert island castaway Mary Ann on the classic 1960s sitcom ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ died on Wednesday at age 82, her publicist said.
Wells, who won the title of Miss Nevada in 1959 and competed in the Miss America contest, died from complications of COVID-19, publicist Harlan Boll said in a statement. This Oct. 2, 1978 file photo shows 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, posing during filming of a two-hour reunion show, The Return from Gilligan s Island, in Los Angeles.