Dawn Elberta Wells (October 18, 1938 – December 30, 2020) was an American actress and producer.
She was best known for her role as Mary Ann Summers on Gilligan's Island, and for her appearances in the films The Town That Dreaded Sundown and Return to Boggy Creek.
Wells was married to talent agent Larry Rosen for five years and had no children. She died in December 2020 at the age of 82, of complications from COVID-19.
Filmography:
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Film roles
- Palm Springs Weekend as Girl at Police Station
- The New Interns as Bobbie
- Winterhawk as Clayanna/Narrator
- The Town That Dreaded Sundown as Helen Reed
- Return to Boggy Creek as Jolene
- The Princess And The Dwarf
- Soulmates as Lucille Perkins
- Lovers Knot as Mary Ann
- Super Sucker as Super Sucker Celebrity Spokesperson
- Silent But Deadly as Rose
- This Is Our Time as Margo
Television roles
- Maverick as Caprice Rambeau (1 episode)
- Cheyenne as Sarah Claypool (1 episode)
- Wagon Train as Mrs. Murray (1 episode)
- 77 Sunset Strip as various (4 episodes)
- The Detectives as Sally (1 episode)
- Everglades as Piney Danning (1 episode)
- Lawman as Elly Stratton (1 episode)
- Hawaiian Eye as Lois Corey/Carolyn Barnes (2 episodes)
- Laramie as Millie (1 episode)
- Ripcord as Evvie Eden (1 episode)
- Channing as Nancy (1 episode)
- The Joey Bishop Show as Marilyn/Connie (2 episodes)
- Burke's Law as Wendy (1 episode)
- Gilligan's Island as Mary Ann Summers
- Rescue From Gilligans Island as Mary Ann Summers (TV Movie)
- The Harlem Globestrotters On Gilligans Island as Mary Ann Summers (TV Movie)
- The New Adventures Of Gilligan as Mary Ann Summers and Ginger Grant (voice)
- Gilligans Planet as Mary Ann Summers and Ginger Grant (voice)
- ALF as Mary Ann Summers (1 episode)
- Baywatch as Mary Ann Summers (1 episode)
- Meego as Mary Ann Summers (1 episode)
- The Invaders as Eileen Brown (1 episode)
- The Wild Wild West as Betsy Jeffers (1 episode)
- Bonanza as Moon Holt/Marty Johnson (2 episodes)
- The F.B.I. as Carol Morton (1 episode)
- Vega$ as Millie Farmer (1 episode)
- The Love Boat as Valerie Madden (2 episodes)
- Fantasy Island as Myra Fletcher (1 episode)
- Matt Houston as Cheryl Burke (1 episode)
- Growing Pains as Casting Receptionist/Myrtle Deforest (2 episodes)
- Herman's Head as Mary Ann (1 episode)
- Columbo as Female Guest (1 episode)
- Roseanne as Darlene (1 episode)
- Three Sisters as Susan (1 episode)
- Pastor Greg as Kathryn (2 episodes)
- The Bold and the Beautiful as Alice (1 episode)
- See Ya as Marcia (1 episode)
- Kaplans Korner as Dawn Wells (1 episode)
- The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants as Gumbalina Toothington (1 episode)
Producer
Tropes associated with her work include:
- Acting for Two: In the Animated Adaptations of Gilligan's Island, Dawn provided the voices for both Mary Ann and Ginger.
- Uncredited Role: In Palm Springs Weekend, she played the girl at the police station.
