The year 2020 has been a tough one for all of us, as we have all had to deal with life amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Despite this, “Gilligan’s Island” star Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann Summers on the iconic television show, is speaking out this week to reveal some reasons to be thankful for 2020.

“At a time when it feels like everything is bad news, the good still outweighs the bad,” Wells, 82, told Fox News. “So even in tough times, we can and should be grateful for everything around us. I wake up and I am grateful to have another day. I am grateful to feel a seasonal cool morning through my patio door.  I am grateful for those who take the time to say ‘hi’ if to simply show that you matter.”

Wells starred as the quintessential “good girl” Mary Ann on “Gilligan’s Island” for three years from 1964-1967. Though the show was only on for three seasons, it has never gone off the air in the decades since, and it continues to be screened in over thirty languages around the world to this day.

These days, Wells is as busy as ever, as she is preparing to star on a fly fishing TV show titled “Dawn Wells Reel Adventures,” which will be available on Amazon Prime at the end of this year.

“I am grateful for my life and career and the comforts it allows me at this time when the world wrestles with new challenges and uncertainties,” she said. “I am grateful for our resilience as human beings and the God-given talents that lead to innovations for the better good.”

Throughout these difficult times, Wells has found inspiration from seeing her fellow Americans going above and beyond to help others.

“I am grateful and proud to be an American,” said Wells. “When I see Americans go into action to heal, serve and protect, or to lend a hand to a neighbor or community, it makes me proud to be living in America. I don’t want people to be disillusioned by the petty infighting that seems to dominate news cycles.”

“America is great,” she added. “You may fight or disagree with your mother, but you will always love her and do what you can for her.  And so we should for each other.  This is the country I love. This is my home. I am thankful.”