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Dawn Wells
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Dawn Wells
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1938-10-18, Reno, Nevada, USA
Gender
Female
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 the 1960 Miss America Pageant. Dawn had wanted to be a doctor, and enrolled in the elite Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri to study medicine, but then she discovered the Drama Club. She then transferred to the University of Washington, which was known for their Theatre Department, and she graduated with a Degree in Theatre. Dawn moved to Hollywood and was cast as Mary Ann Summers on CBS's Gilligan's Island (1964). The rest is history. However, there was much more to Dawn than her simple Mary Ann character. Wells refused to be an unemployed actor after the show ended and was never out of work since the show decades ago. She performed in over 66 theatrical productions, including the National Touring Company of "They're Playing Our Song!" She did countless voice-overs, commercials and talk shows. She worked for the Australian news show "Midday" and interviewed such talents as Julia Roberts, Eddie Murphy and Tom Hanks, to name a few. Dawn has also had great success as a producer and has a number of television movies to her credit. After years of touring and performing in dramas, comedies, and musical theatre, Dawn slowed down a little. In 1998, she founded the Dawn Wells' Film Actors Boot Camp in Driggs, Idaho. The camp is for the already trained actor looking to make the transition from the amateur to the professional actor. Wells managed the camp for many years. She has been in a popular commercial for Western Union, capitalizing on her character Mary Ann Summers. In 2003, Dawn did tours of the plays "Love Letters" with Adam West and Eve Ensler's Award Winning "The Vagina Monologues." In early 2004, Dawn established and founded The Spud Film Institute in Idaho and Wyoming, and held the first ever Spud Drive in Film and Music Festival in the summer of 2004. She was also the artistic director of the festival. If that is not enough, Ms. Wells also had her own clothing line for the physically challenged called "Wishing Wells Collections" and she recently launched her own skin care line, Classic Beauty. Dawn Wells continued to contribute to the business she loved so much and constantly gave back to the acting community. She mentored young actors and traveled to colleges all across the United States to teach Master Classes. She served as Artist in Residence at several Universities. Dawn was in constant demand for personal appearances and speaking engagements, yet never forgot to give back to the Artistic community. She will surely be remembered for all her good work. Wells passed away on December 30, 2020 at age 82. You can get information about all of Dawn's organizations at her website, dawn-wells.com.

Filmography

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

4.617

Rescue from Gilligan's Island
1978-10-14

3.833

Soulmates
1992-01-01

The Town That Dreaded Sundown

5.778

The Town That Dreaded Sundown
1976-12-24

Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History

7.2

Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History
2001-10-14

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

6.8

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
1979-05-03

6.577

Winterhawk
1975-11-05

Silent but Deadly

2.5

Silent but Deadly
2012-11-06

Return to Boggy Creek

4.5

Return to Boggy Creek
1977-07-29

5.333

Lover's Knot
1996-07-12

This Is Our Time

4.9

This Is Our Time
2013-03-01

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

5.4

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981-05-15

High School U.S.A.

5.543

High School U.S.A.
1983-10-16

The Gilligan Manifesto

5.5

The Gilligan Manifesto
2018-11-16

5.727

Super Sucker
2002-02-24

The New Interns

4.8

The New Interns
1964-06-01

6.5

Growing Pains
1985-09-24

77 Sunset Strip

7.1

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10

6.25

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

Gilligan's Planet

6

Gilligan's Planet
1982-09-18

5.6

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

Gilligan's Island

7.451

Gilligan's Island
1964-09-26

7.319

Girlfriends
2000-09-11

6.762

Roseanne
1988-10-18

E! True Hollywood Story

8.15

E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

7.781

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994-04-15

6.333

Surfside 6
1960-10-06

7.648

ALF
1986-09-22

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13

8

Everglades
1961-10-09

7.8

87th Precinct
1961-09-25

The Wild Wild West

7.6

The Wild Wild West
1965-09-17

6.978

Vega$
1978-09-20

6.321

Matt Houston
1982-09-26

6.7

The Detectives
1959-10-16

6.1

Cheyenne
1955-09-20

The Roaring 20's

0

The Roaring 20's
1960-10-15

7

Hagen
1980-03-15

Dawn Wells Reel Adventures

0

Dawn Wells Reel Adventures

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

6.5

Growing Pains
1985-09-24

6.694

Laramie
1959-09-15

Hollywood Squares

7.571

Hollywood Squares
1998-09-14

6.333

Surfside 6
1960-10-06

5.6

Hawaiian Eye
1959-10-07

6.94

Maverick
1957-09-22

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

4.056

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-06-10

Celebrity Ghost Stories

7.3

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009-10-03

6.8

The Invaders
1967-01-10

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

6.6

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

77 Sunset Strip

7.1

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10

6.842

Herman's Head
1991-09-08

77 Sunset Strip

7.1

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants

7.507

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
2018-07-13

6.5

Vicki!
1992-08-31

0

Miss America
1954-09-18

The Unknown Story

0

The Unknown Story
2022-02-26