Mary Ann Mobley
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Mississippi-born Mary Ann Mobley won the 1959 Miss America crown by singing a medley consisting of an aria from Madame Butterfly and the pop hit "There'll Be Some Changes Made." Within a year, Mary Ann was featured vocalist on the CBS TV variety series Be Our Guest; she then plunged into a series of youth-oriented theatrical films. Her movie leading men were an odd assortment, ranging from Elvis to Jerry Lewis. Far busier on TV than in films, Mary Ann was a guest on virtually every important prime-time dramatic series of the 1960s; she later played a recurring role on the ABC daytimer General Hospital, and in 1985 replaced Dixie Carter in the part of Conrad Bain's wife on the weekly sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. Trivia cultivators are fond of citing the two plum TV roles that Mary Ann was up for but didn't get; secret agent April Dancer on The Girl From UNCLE (she played the role in the pilot episode, but the series proper starred Stefanie Powers) and Batgirl-aka-Barbara Gordon on Batman (Yvonne Craig took over when Mary Ann fell ill). Mary Ann Mobley has long been married to actor/talkshow host Gary Collins. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviRelated Videos:
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Mary Ann Mobley
| Mary Ann Mobley | |
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| Born | February 17, 1938 Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1960-1994 |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] |
| Weight | 114 lb (52 kg)[1] |
| Title | Miss Mississippi 1958 Miss America 1959 |
| Spouse | Gary Collins (m. 1967) |
Mary Ann Mobley (born February 17, 1938) is a former Miss America,[2] actress, and television personality.
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Career
After serving her reign as Miss America 1959, Mobley embarked on a career in both film and television. She has been active in many charitable causes and was awarded the Outstanding Young Woman of the Year Award in 1966 by Lady Bird Johnson.[3]
Miss America
Mobley was crowned Miss America 1959, the first Mississippian to achieve this honor[4], winning the national talent award.[5]
Mobley joined her husband, Gary Collins, as co-host of the 1989 Miss America pageant.[6]
Personal
She was a member of Chi Omega sorority at the University of Mississippi.[7] and in 1981 was inducted into the University of Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame.[8]
She married actor Gary Collins in 1967.[9] They have one child, a daughter, Mary Clancy Collins.
In an interview with a scuba diving magazine, Mobley described herself as an "avid diver" [10] who holds certification as a scuba diver.[11]
Mary Ann Mobley was treated in 2009 for Stage 3 breast cancer and is currently in remission.[12]
Filmography
- Get Yourself a College Girl (1964)
- Girl Happy (1965)[13]
- Harum Scarum (1965)[14]
- Young Dillinger (1965)
- Three on a Couch (1966)
Television
- The Virginian
- Perry Mason
- Night Gallery
- Mission: Impossible
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
- Love, American Style
- General Hospital
- Diff'rent Strokes[15]
- Dead Like Me
- Designing Women[16]
- Hearts Afire
- Fantasy Island
- Falcon Crest[17]
- The Love Boat[18]
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)
- Partridge Family
- Password
- Match Game
References
- ^ a b "Miss America 1959". PBS. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/missamerica/sfeature/pop_1959.html. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
- ^ Associated Press (1958-09-07). "A Mississippi Miss Is New Miss America". Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
- ^ "TV Personalities Film In The Area". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 1983-11-23. p. 2C.
- ^ Associated Press (1960-02-15). "Beauty Queen On Way To Stardom". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 5.
- ^ Associated Press (1958-09-03). "Ann's Faith Didn't Let Her Down". Miami News. p. 10A.
- ^ Associated Press (1988-09-08). "A Changed Miss America Pageant Airs". Ocala Star-Banner. p. 23.
- ^ "Prominent Chi Omegas". Chi Omega. http://nm.chiomega.com/media/docs/prominent.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ United Press International (1981-10-28). "People". Beaver County Times. p. D12.
- ^ United Press International (1967-11-25). "Former Miss America Weds In Mississippi". Henderson Times News. p. 4.
- ^ http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1950/1959.aspx
- ^ "Beauty Queen Set To Attend Dayton Benefit". Dayton Daily News. 1990-11-08. p. 3A.
- ^ Info on Mary Ann Mobley's breast cancer battle and activism
- ^ "Elvis Presley Film Set For Weeklong Run". The Free Lance Star. 1965-05-29. p. 2.
- ^ "”Harum Scarum”". The Evening Independent. 1969-03-14. p. 9-B.
- ^ Associated Press (1985-08-04). "Mary Ann Mobley Shouldn't Make A Difference". Spokesman-Review. p. 20.
- ^ "Actress Starred on Designing Women". Victoria Times Colonist. 2010-04-14.
- ^ "The Bulletin Board". Toledo Blade. 1988-02-14. p. TVT12.
- ^ "TV Personalities Film In The Area". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 1983-11-23. p. 2C.
External links
- Mary Ann Mobley Official Website
- Mary Ann Mobley at the Internet Movie Database
- Mary Ann Mobley at the Internet Broadway Database
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Marilyn Van Derbur |
Miss America 1959 |
Succeeded by Lynda Lee Mead |
| Preceded by Mary Allen |
Miss Mississippi 1958 |
Succeeded by Margie Wilson |
| Media offices | ||
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| Preceded by Gary Collins |
Miss America host (with Gary Collins) 1989 |
Succeeded by Gary Collins & Phyllis George |
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