 I saw Tina recently and she is so thin! I mean, I give her credit for staying in shape, but the women needs to eat some lunch! On her Gilligan`s Island co-star Tina Louise in 2004. Mary Ann has been such a big part of my life these past 40 years, it`s really impossible to get away from it. But, why would I want too? Everywhere in the world that I go I am greeted with love. Some kids who watched the show back then are still watching, but with their grandchildren now. That is a really wonderful thing! As an actress I have succeeded, I created a character that meant something to some people and it has lasted. So, I refuse to ignore it and run away from it.
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[on her supposed arrest for marijuana possession in 2007] I think it is so hysterical that people went nuts over it. I am what, now, 102 years old? I get booked for the first time in my life and suddenly I am a drug-sing bum? I have told people the facts, but facts don`t interest people or the media. They only trust headlines. The only reason I even cared was because it negatively affected my film festival and film school and my sponsors were concerned. If I did not own a not-for-profit school, I would be on "Saturday Night Live" (1975) making fun of it!
It bothers me at times when people say, "Oh, her career went nowhere after "Gilligan`s Island" (1964). In actual fact, doing more film and TV was not my interest. My theater career has flourished and I cherish that. As an actor, I have always believed theater is the true art form. I have played in nearly 100 productions in my career, with roles ranging from Maggie in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" to doing "Menopause: The Musical". In film or TV, I would never have been given the opportunity to play such a range of characters.
I hate to admit that because it brings false hopes to the poor kids thinking of going into the business, but I came here [Los Angeles] and got an agent within six weeks and got my first job within six weeks.
The industry has changed somewhat over the years. I think the opportunity of being who you are is a little easier. You don`t have to fit into the mold of the beautiful sexpot or the beautiful leading lady. Your essence of your personality is more of a key.
Mary Ann has been such a big part of my life these past 40 years, it`s really impossible to get away from it. But why would I want to? Everywhere in the world that I go I am greeted with love. Some kids who watched the show back then are still watching, but with their grandchildren now. That is a really wonderful thing! As an actress I have succeeded, I created a character that meant something to some people and it has lasted. So I refuse to ignore it and run away from it.
Just because a woman is over 50 does not mean she no longer has anything to offer. If anything, we have so much more to offer! We have lived life, we get better with age. I do my best work now in my 60s. Sure, I could retire; but what would I do? Play Bingo? I think not!
[in 2004, on her "Gilligan`s Island" (1964) co-star Tina Louise] I saw Tina recently and she is so thin! I mean, I give her credit for staying in shape, but the woman needs to eat some lunch!
Acting is my first love.
Trivia
Wells and actor Russell Johnson are best known for their roles on the television series _Gilligan's Island (1964)_, but they are also well known for their infamous reference, "and the rest," in the show's original theme song. (Later, the song substituted that phrase for "the Professor and Mary Ann".)
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Ex-husband Larry Rosen was an agent.
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She and fellow Gilligan's Island cast member Tina Louise have both been asked to appear together in numerous television ad campaigns over the years. However, the two actresses have never liked each other and have not spoken in years. They have turned down many of these offers. The most notable one was a commercial for Old Navy clothing stores, which would feature them as Mary Ann and Ginger, still stuck on the island.
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Despite playing a supporting role to Tina Louise in Gilligan's Island, (and to Bob Denver and Jim Backus), her character Mary Ann was consistently the most popular among viewers, which also contributed to the tension with Louise.
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Colleen Haskell, from "Survivor" (2000) was often compared to Wells's character Mary Ann from _Gilligan's Island (1964)_.
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Wells' great-great grandfather was a stagecoach driver during the 1849 gold rush.
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The band Squirt Gun have a song called "Mary Ann" which is about the character she played on _Gilligan's Island (1964)_. She appeared in the music video for the song.
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Runs a "boot camp" for wannabe actors at her ranch in Wyoming.
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Salary, Rescue from Gilligan`s Island (1978) (TV) $60,000
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Despite playing a supporting role to Tina Louise in "Gilligan`s Island" (1964), (and to Bob Denver and Jim Backus), her character Mary Ann was consistently the most popular among viewers, which also contributed to the tension with Louise.
(imdb.com)
She and fellow "Gilligan`s Island" (1964) cast member Tina Louise have both been asked to appear together in numerous television ad campaigns over the years. However, the two actresses have never liked each other and have not spoken in years. They have turned down many of these offers. The most notable one was a commercial for Old Navy clothing stores, which would feature them as Mary Ann and Ginger, still stuck on the island.
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Ex-husband, Larry Rosen, was an agent.
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Has a second cousin named Bonnie, who is an artist in Baltimore.
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The band Squirt Gun has a song called "Mary Ann", which is about the character she played on "Gilligan`s Island" (1964). She appeared in the music video for the song.
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Measurements: 35-23-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
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Is a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority.
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Runs a "boot camp" for wannabe actors at her ranch in Idaho.
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Wells and actor Russell Johnson are best known for their roles on the TV series "Gilligan`s Island" (1964), but they`re also well known for being infamous referred to as "and the rest" in the show`s original theme song. The phrase was later replaced by "the Professor and Mary Ann".
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Colleen Haskell, from "Survivor" (2000) was often compared to Wells` character Mary Ann from "Gilligan`s Island" (1964).
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Owns her own company, Wishing Wells, which makes clothing for people with disabilities.
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Her father once owned the Las Vegas Thunderbird Hotel.
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Her great-great-grandfather was a stagecoach driver during the 1849 California gold rush.
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She co-produced and starred on a television show called "Dawn Wells: Reel Adventures" (1997).
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Miss Nevada 1959; she participated in Miss America 1960.
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She earned an A.A. at the two year college, Stephens College, Missouri, and later a B.A. at the University of Washington in 1960.
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Her alma mater, Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, a college for women. Joan Crawford was expelled from Stephens in the early 1920s.
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Born in Reno, Nevada, USA
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Spouse,
Larry Rosen (27 October 1962 - 1967) (divorced)
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