Mary Ann Mobley

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Mary Ann Mobley

Mary Ann Mobley (born February 17, 1937 in Biloxi , Mississippi - † December 9, 2014 in Beverly Hills , California ) was an American actress and Miss America from 1959.

Life

Mary Ann Mobley graduated from the University of Mississippi . After she was elected Miss Mississippi , she won the 1959 Miss America beauty pageant in 1959. She was the first Mississippi contestant to receive the title. Then she started an acting career. For her first leading role, the portrayal of Teresa "Terry" Taylor in the 1964 film comedy Get Yourself a College Girl , directed by Sidney Miller , she was named Best Young Actress at the 1965 Golden Globe Awards together with Mia Farrow and Celia Kaye . She was later cast as Batgirl for the television series Batman , but was replaced by Yvonne Craig before filming began . Also as an original member of the television series The Girl from UNCLE , she was replaced after one episode; this time by Stefanie Powers .

Mobley married actor Gary Collins in 1967 . With him she hosted the Miss America beauty pageant in 1989. Both had a child together. They had been separated since 2011 but were married until Collins' death in October 2012. Mobley died in Beverly Hills in December 2014 at the age of 77.

Filmography (selection)

Movie

  • 1964: Get Yourself a College Girl
  • 1964: Public Enemy No. 1 - John Dillinger (Young Dillinger)
  • 1965: Curve Lilly (Girl Happy)
  • 1965: Lost in the Harem (Harum Scarum)
  • 1966: Three on a Couch (Three on a Couch)
  • 1967: The King's Pirate
  • 1967: Colonel Custer (The Legend of Custer)
  • 1968: Istanbul Express (Istanbul Express)

series

  • 1963–1965: Amos Burke ( Burke's Law , five episodes)
  • 1964–1966: Perry Mason (two episodes)
  • 1965–1966: Race with Death ( Run for Your Life , two episodes)
  • 1966: Cobra, Take Over ( Mission: Impossible , two episodes)
  • 1969–1973: Love, American Style (five episodes)
  • 1978–1984: Fantasy Island (eight episodes)
  • 1978–1985: Love Boat ( The Love Boat , three episodes)
  • 1980–1986: Any more questions Arnold? ( Diff'rent Strokes , 13 episodes)
  • 1988: Falcon Crest (four episodes)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry at filmreference.com
  2. ↑ Emma G. Fitzsimmons: Mary Ann Mobley, a Midcentury Miss America and an Actress, Dies at 77. In: The New York Times, December 10, 2014 (accessed December 10, 2014).
personal data
SURNAME Mobley, Mary Ann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and Miss America
DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Biloxi , Mississippi
DATE OF DEATH December 9, 2014
Place of death Beverly Hills , California