Wells died of causes related to COVID-19, her publicist Harlan Boll told numerous media outlets.
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Actress Dawn Wells, who rose to fame playing the character Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” died Wednesday in Los Angeles at the age of 82.
Born in Reno, Nevada, Wells originally studied chemistry in college before developing an interest in the arts.
After representing Nevada in the 1960 Miss America pageant, she moved to Los Angeles to attempt an acting career.
Wells did guest spots on shows like “77 Sunset Strip,” “Surfside 6” and “Hawaiian Eye” before being cast in 1964 as one of seven castaways stranded on “Gilligan’s Island.”
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