fall 2011, she began filming Silent but Deadly (originally titled Hotel Arthritis), a comedy horror film released in 2012. Theater Following Gilligan's Island, Wells embarked on a theater career, appearing in nearly 100 theatrical productions as of July 2009. She spent the majority of the 1970s and 1980s touring in theater productions, notably the second national (bus and truck) tour of Neil Simon's Chapter Two (in the role of Jennie Malone), and replacing Lorna Luft as Sonia Walsk in the second national tour of They're Playing Our Song. She also had a one-woman show at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in 1985. MeTV In May 2016, Wells was named marketing ambassador to MeTV Network, which had begun airing reruns of Gilligan's Island. Humanitarian activities For several years, Wells operated a business, Wishing Wells Collections, making clothing for people with limited mobility. She was the founder of the Idaho Film and Television Institute, a not-for-profit, educational organization with "a vision of education, technical training and economic development in Southeastern Idaho.". Wells organized and founded SpudFest, an annual family film and festival in Driggs, Idaho, which was sponsored by Idaho Potatoes. SpudFest went from 2004 to 2008 and showcased many film premieres and included in-person festival appearances by classic TV icons including Barbara Eden of "I Dream of Jeannie" and Lou Ferrigno, who played the starring role on "The Incredible Hulk." Actors Steve Martin and Danny Glover were both on the board of directors for SpudFest along with film producer Ted Weiant. Wells lent her support to the Denver Foundation, a West Virginia charity chaired by Dreama Denver, widow of Wells' Gilligan's Island co-star Bob Denver. In November 2009, she appeared at the Denver Foundation's Christmas Wish Celebrity Auction, helping to raise funds for the disabled and disadvantaged in West Virginia. Personal life and death Wells married Larry Rosen, a talent agent, on October 27, 1962. The couple had no children and divorced in 1967. In 2018, a GoFundMe page was set up to help Wells cope with financial trouble from medical care after a fall. In June 2020, Wells' manager revealed in court documents that Wells was suffering from dementia. Wells died from COVID-19-related causes in Los Angeles on December 30, 2020, at age 82, during the COVID-19 pandemic in California. The week prior to her death, she had a Happy New Year video prerecorded to be