Dawn Wells' Last Gig: A Haunting Performance

Dawn Wells, best known for her role as Mary Ann Summers on "Gilligan's Island," delivered her last performance as Gumbalina Toothington, a ghost dentist in "The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants." The animated series, a spin-off of the 2017 film, premiered on Netflix in 2018 and is now available on Peacock.

Wells voiced the character in a Season 3 episode released in July 2019. Gumbalina, a dentist obsessed with oral hygiene, haunts protagonists George and Harold after they tell a ghost story about her. The role, which saw Wells at 80 years old, was one of her very few voice acting credits.

Her first voice acting role was reprising Mary Ann in the 1982 cartoon "Gilligan's Planet." Wells passed away in 2020 at the age of 82 due to complications from COVID-19. With her death, Tina Louise, who played Ginger Grant, remains the last surviving cast member of "Gilligan's Island."