Her stage appearances included 'Chapter Two,' 'The Odd Couple,' 'They're Playing Our Song!,' 'Love Letters' and 'The Vagina Monologues.' She ran a boot camp for actors in Idaho, where she also helped found a film and music festival, Spud Fest. Her other TV appearances included 'Maverick,' '77 Sunset Strip,' 'Hawaiian Eye,' 'Bonanza,' 'The Love Boat' and 'Fantasy Island.' But her most famous part far outlasted the three years spent on 'Gilligan's Island.' Wells recreated the role in spin-off movies (such as 'Rescue From Gilligan's Island' and 'The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island') and the animated series 'Gilligan's Planet,' and even made cameo appearances in character on 'Baywatch' and 'Alf.'

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