Mary Ann Mobley

Birth Name:

Mary Ann Mobley

Birth Place:

Biloxi, Mississippi, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Was a supporter of charitable organizations like the March of Dimes, the National Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, and the National Council on Disability
Was crowned Miss America in 1959, becoming the first woman from Mississippi to receive the honor
Won an Outstanding Woman of the Year Award, presented to her by Lady Bird Johnson, in 1966
Graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1958 and became the first woman to be inducted into the school's Alumni Hall of Fame in 1981
Married late actor and TV host Gary Collins in 1967, with whom she co-hosted the 1989 Miss America pageant
Began her acting career on stage, appearing in a Broadway production of "Nowhere to Go But Up" in 1962 and a Los Angeles production of "Guys and Dolls․"
Best known as a former Miss America and actress who appeared in the Elvis Presley films "Harum Scarum" and "Girl Happy․"
Was the first choice to play Batgirl, a role that later went to Yvonne Craig, in the "Batman" spinoff in the 1960s

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