Dawn Wells, who played the lovable castaway Mary Ann Summers on “Gilligan’s Island,” died in Los Angeles on Wednesday from Covid-19 complications, her publicist Harlan Boll confirmed to CNN. She was 82.

Dawn Wells has died at age 82. The Gilligan's Island star, who played Mary Ann Summers on the hit show from 1964-67, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Wells' publicist said that the actress died of causes related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Dawn Wells, best known for portraying the girl-next-door castaway Mary Ann Summers on the iconic 1960s CBS sitcom " Gilligan's Island," died Wednesday of complications related to COVID-19. She was 82. "I am devastated today," publicist Harlan Boll wrote on Facebook, announcing the star's death.

Dawn Wells, who starred as Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," died Wednesday from complications related to COVID-19 in Los Angeles at the age of 82.