Mary Ann Mobley
| Mary Ann Mobley | |
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Mobley in 1958
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| Born |
February 17, 1937 Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died |
December 9, 2014 (aged 77) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Breast cancer |
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Title |
Miss Mississippi 1958 Miss America 1959 |
| Predecessor | Marilyn Van Derbur |
| Successor | Lynda Lee Mead |
| Spouse(s) |
Gary Collins (m. 1967–2012) (his death) |
| Children | 3 |
Mary Ann Mobley (February 17, 1937 – December 9, 2014) was an American actress, television personality and Miss America 1959.
Mary Ann Mobley was born in 1937 in Biloxi, Mississippi. After serving her reign as Miss America 1959, Mobley embarked on a career in both film and television. She signed a five-year contract with MGM. She made her first television appearances on Be Our Guest in 1960, followed by five appearances on Burke's Law from 1963-1965, and went on to make multiple appearances on Perry Mason; Love, American Style; and Fantasy Island. She had a recurring role as Maggie McKinney Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes in the final season of the series, having taken over the role from Dixie Carter. She would later guest star as Karen Delaporte, a snide head of an historical society who crossed swords with Dixie's character, Julia Sugarbaker, in Carter's later series, Designing Women.
She also made appearances on Match Game '76 as one of the celebrity panelists. She ended her television career in 1994 with an appearance on Hardball. She was Awarded the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year — Actress in 1965. She was active in many charitable causes and was awarded the Outstanding Young Woman of the Year Award in 1966 by Lady Bird Johnson. Most recently, she appeared in the documentary film Miss America which aired on PBS in 2002.
Mobley was crowned Miss America 1959, the first Mississippian to achieve this honor, winning the national talent award.
Mobley joined her husband, Gary Collins, as co-host of the 1989 Miss America pageant, in September 1988 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the 30th anniversary year of her own Miss America pageant victory.
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