Dawn Wells

Another star from CBS’ Giligan’s Island is Dawn Wells, who played the character of Mary Ann Summers. She debuted on screen in The Roaring 20’s and The New Interns. Before joining Tina Louise on Giligan’s Island, she was also in other TV shows like The Cheyenne Show, Bonanza, Maverick and 77 Sunset Strip. During her early years, she obtained her education in Stephens College as a Chemistry major. However, she soon transferred to University of Washington to pursue a degree in theater arts and design.

She does humanitarian and social work through her foundation, the Wishing Wells Collection that supports people with physical disabilities. The actress also founded the Idaho Film and Television Institute, which is a non-profit educational organization with the vision to provide quality education for the state of Idaho. Wells also helped organize SpudFest which is an annual and regional family festival. She is also Idaho Potatoes’ spokesperson and an ardent supporter of the Denver Foundation.