Mary Ann Mobley

Mary Ann Mobley was an American actress, television personality and Miss America 1959.

Mary Ann Mobley was born in 1937 in Brandon, Mississippi. After serving her reign as Miss America 1959, Mobley embarked on a career in both film and television. She signed a fiveyear contract with MGM. She made her first five television appearances on Burkes Law from 19631965, 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 Diffrent 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 a historical society who crossed swords with Dixies character, Julia Sugarbaker, in Carters later series, Designing Women.

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