Dawn Wells.
Mary Ann Summers, who played Gilligan’s Island’s Mary Ann Summers, will be remembered for the warmth and kindness of her character forever. She and Tina Louise are the only two cast members from the original series that are still alive, marking the conclusion of a period that appeared to have no end in sight. She went on to feature in a variety of television and film roles after getting her big break as the star of the show at the MGM Grand. In 1985, she also had her own performance at the hotel and casino where she first got her start. Due to her starring role in the show, she was voted one of the “50 Sexiest Stars of All Time” in a poll conducted by TV Guide in 2005.
However, despite the fact that she is a celebrity, she is still a person at her core. At the beginning of this year, Dugg Kirkpatrick, a longtime friend of Dawn Wells, had the idea to launch an online campaign in order to gather money for the Gilligan’s Island star’s medical expenditures. In just ten days, devoted supporters donated more than $144,000 in donations. Dawn passed away in December of 2020, when she was 82 years old.