Dawn Wells

Dawn Wells will always be Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island to me, and there is something beautiful in that. A Reno girl, University of Washington graduate, and former pageant contestant, she carried the wholesome warmth of a vanished era. To be remembered for decades through a single role is, I think, the highest reward an actor can earn. She passed in 2020, but that gentle, unguarded smile still lives in every rerun. I see her as a genuine treasure of the American living room, and I salute her with real affection.

Name (English)

Dawn Wells

Name (Japanese)

ドーン・ウェルズ

Reading

どーん・うぇるず

Born

October 18, 1938 – December 30, 2020

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Tiger

Origin

Reno, Nevada, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / stage actor / beauty pageant contestant / actor

High school

Reno High School

University

University of Washington

• Official sitehttps://www.dawn-wells.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn%20Wells
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q470007

Tags

• Nevada
• television actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.