Fans Donate $41,000 to ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Star Dawn Wells, Who’s Broke

“Gilligan's Island” star Dawn Wells is reportedly broke. The beloved actress, known for playing castaway Mary Ann is allegedly in desperate need of help according to her longtime friend and hairstylist Dugg Kirkpatrick. He set up a GoFundMe page called "Help Dawn Wells" and wrote that “Dawn needs $194,000 to alleviate penalties by the IRS.” He says the 79-year-old actress "lost everything including her life savings" in the 2008 financial crash. He also says she broke her knee this year.