Mary Ann Mobley
Actress

Mary Ann Mobley Net Worth

Mary Ann Mobley was a successful actress and television personality, having served as Miss America 1959. She appeared in many hit television series of the 1960s, as well as two films with Elvis Presley. She won a Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer in 1965. In the 1970s, she raised her daughter with her husband, Gary Collins, and appeared as a guest star on various television series and game shows. In the 1980s, she starred in Diff'rent Strokes (1978) and Falcon Crest (1981), and continued to make guest appearances on television. In the 1990s, she toured in the play "Love Letters" with her husband and performed a cabaret act. Mary Ann and other "Match Game"/"Hollywood Squares" regulars were spoofed on Saturday Night Live (1975) in 2002, and Mary Ann and her husband appeared as themselves in a satiric infomercial parody on the Showtime series Tu Than Theo Duoi (2003).
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Soundtrack
Birth Day February 17, 1937
Birth Place  Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Age 83 YEARS OLD
Died On December 9, 2014(2014-12-09) (aged 77)\nBeverly Hills, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Pisces
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; his death 2012)
Children 3

💰 Net worth: $18 Million (2024)

Mary Ann Mobley, a renowned actress and soundtrack performer from the United States, is estimated to have a net worth of $18 million by 2024. Mobley, known for her exceptional talent and charming on-screen presence, has had a successful career in the entertainment industry. With numerous acting credits and contributions to soundtracks, she has garnered a considerable fortune over the years. Her dedication to her craft and ability to captivate audiences have undoubtedly played a significant role in her financial success.

Biography/Timeline

1937

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 to 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 made two films with Elvis Presley in 1965, Girl Happy and Harum Scarum . They were friends as they were both from Mississippi. Elvis liked that Mary Ann was a true southern lady.

1959

Mobley was crowned Miss America 1959, the first Mississippian to achieve this honor, winning the national talent award.

1967

She married actor and television host Gary Collins in 1967.

1973

Mobley also made occasional appearances on Match Game as one of the Celebrity panelists from 1973 to 1977. From 1984 to 1988, Mobley joined husband Gary Collins by co-hosting the Pillsbury Bake-Off on CBS.

1981

Mobley was a member of Chi Omega sorority at the University of Mississippi, and in 1981 was inducted into the University of Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame.

1989

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.

1994

Her last TV acting appearance was in 1994 on Hardball. In 2002, she appeared in the documentary film Miss America which aired on PBS.

2012

The couple separated in 2011 but reconciled and were living in Biloxi, Mississippi, when Collins died on October 13, 2012. Collins and Mobley had one daughter together, Mary Clancy Collins. Mobley was also step-mother to Melissa Collins and Guy william Collins, her husband's children from his first marriage.

2013

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.

2014

She was treated in 2009 for Stage 3 breast cancer. Mobley died at her home in Beverly Hills, California, on December 9, 2014, aged 77, from breast cancer.

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