Dawn Wells
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
A wholesome beauty with comedic appeal, Dawn Elberta Wells was born on October 18, 1938 in Reno, Nevada. Wells' childhood was a happy and healthy one. She and her mother grew their own fruits and vegetables in their gardens and Dawn rode horses. In her high school years, she was the class treasurer, President of the debate team and an honor roll student. Dawn was on her way to becoming a ballerina, but bad knees prevented her from realizing the dream. She was Miss Nevada in 1959 and went on to t...
Known For
Filmography
The Unknown Story
2022
as Self - archive footage
The Gilligan Manifesto
2018
as Herself
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
2018
as Gumbalina Toothington (voice)
This Is Our Time
2013
as Margo
Silent but Deadly
2012
as Rose
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Super Sucker
2002
as Super Sucker Celebrity Spokesperson
Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History
2001
as Mary Anne (Narator)
Girlfriends
2000
as Dawn Wells
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Lover's Knot
1996
as Mary Ann
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Soulmates
1992
as Lucille Perkins
Vicki!
1992
as Self
Herman's Head
1991
as Mary Ann
Roseanne
1988
ALF
1986
as Mary Ann Summers
Growing Pains
1985
as Myrtle Deforest
Growing Pains
1985
as Casting Receptionist
High School U.S.A.
1983
as MIss Lorilee Lee
Gilligan's Planet
1982
as Ginger Grant / Mary Ann Summers (voices)
Matt Houston
1982
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981
as Mary Ann
Hagen
1980
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
1979
as Mary Ann
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
1978
as Mary Ann Summers
Vega$
1978
Return to Boggy Creek
1977
as Jolene
The Love Boat
1977
as Valerie Madden
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
1976
as Helen Reed
Winterhawk
1975
as Clayanna / Narrator
The Invaders
1967
as Eileen Brown
The F.B.I.
1965
as Carol Morton
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Betsy
The New Interns
1964
as Bobbie
Gilligan's Island
1964
as Mary Ann Summers
Burke's Law
1963
as Wendy
Everglades
1961
87th Precinct
1961
as Kathy Blakely
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Surfside 6
1960
The Roaring 20's
1960
Surfside 6
1960
as Consuelo Hernandez
Laramie
1959
as Millie
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Lois Corey
Bonanza
1959
as Moon Holt
Bonanza
1959
as Marty Johnson
The Detectives
1959
as Sally (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip
1958
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Judy Rogers
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Nixie Martin
Maverick
1957
as Caprice Rambeau
Wagon Train
1957
as Mrs. Murray
Cheyenne
1955
as Sarah Claypool
Miss America
1954
as Miss Nevada 1959