Dawn Wells, , Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island,' , Dead at 82 After COVID-19 Battle.br According to a spokesman, Wells died on br Tuesday at an assisted-living facility in CA br from complications related to COVID-19.br Wells is best known for playing Mary Ann br on the popular 1960s sitcom, 'Gilligan's Island.' .br [Mary Ann] was bright, fair-minded and reasonable, and I like to think that’s what I brought to her, Dawn Wells, via 'The Washington Post'.br While 'Gilligan's Island' only ran for br three years from 1964 to 1967.br reruns of the show cemented its place in br the history of American pop culture.br After 'Gilligan's Island,' br Wells worked mostly br on stage in the theater.