Gilligan’s Island star Dawn Wells dies at 82 after being diagnosed with Covid-19

Gilligan’s Island star Dawn Wells has died at the age of 82 after testing positive for Covid-19, a representative said (Mark Mainz/AP)

Gilligan’s Island star Dawn Wells has died at the age of 82 after testing positive for Covid-19, a representative said.

Wells, who played Mary Ann on the 1960s castaway sitcom, died on Wednesday “in no pain as a result of complications due to” coronavirus, publicist Harlan Boll said.