Dawn Wells is best known for her role as Mary Ann Summers on the CBS TV sitcom "Gilligan's Island (1964-1967)" and in the movies "Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)" and "The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)".

Some other TV shows she appeared on are "The Roaring 20's", "Maverick", "Cheyenne", "Wagon Train", "77 Sunset Strip", "The Detectives", "Everglades", "Tales of Wells Fargo", "87th Precinct", "Lawman", "Surfside 6", "Hawaiian Eye", "It's a Man's World", "Laramie", "Ripcord", "The Third Man", "Channing", "The Joey Bishop Show", "Burke's Law", "Valentine's Day", "The Invaders", "The Wild Wild West", "Bonanza", "The F.B.I.", "Vega$", "Hagen", "The Love Boat", "Fantasy Island", "Matt Houston", "ALF", "Growing Pains", "Baywatch", "Herman's Head", "Columbo", "Roseanne", "Meego", "Three Sisters", "Pastor Greg", "The Bold and the Beautiful", "See Ya" and "Kaplan's Korner".

She played Helen Reed in the movie "The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)" and Miss Lorilee Lee in "High School U.S.A. (1983)".

Some other movies she appeared in are "The New Interns (1964)", "Return to Boggy Creek (1977)", "Soulmates (1992)", "Lover's Knot (1995)", "Super Sucker (2002)", "Forever for Now (2004)", "Silent But Deadly (2012)", "This Is Our Time (2013)" and "Life Interrupted (2017)".