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Cass is best known for originating the role of Agnes Gooch in the 1956 stage and 1958 film versions of Auntie Mame, for which she won a Tony Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Peggy Cass. Actress: Auntie Mame. Mary Margaret Cass was born May 21, 1924, in Boston, Massachusetts. After three years in the Cambridge Latin School drama club without one speaking part, she moved to New York, where she worked as a secretary, telephone operator, advertising solicitor and model.
Mar 13, 1999 · THE GRAVEL-VOICED character actress Peggy Cass won a Tony award for her portrayal of Miss Gooch, the adenoidal, frumpy secretary who in taking her flamboyant employer's advice to "live a...
Actress: Auntie Mame. Mary Margaret Cass was born May 21, 1924, in Boston, Massachusetts. After three years in the Cambridge Latin School drama club without one speaking part, she moved to New York, where she worked as a secretary, telephone operator, advertising solicitor and model.
Peggy Cass, the gravel-voiced character actress who won a 1957 Tony Award for playing the frumpy Agnes Gooch in Auntie Mame, died in Manhattan March 8 at the age of 74. The cause was heart...
American stage and screen actress who was a panelist on To Tell the Truth, a popular television game show. Her Broadway credits include roles in Plaza Suite and A Thurber Carnival. Peggy Cass was born in Boston. She debuted on Broadway in the 1949 production of Touch and Go.
Mar 11, 1999 · Peggy Cass, 74, the character actress best known for her appearances on 1960s television quiz shows and her role in the film and stage versions of "Auntie Mame," died March 8 at a New York...
Mar 8, 1999 · Biography. Several generations recall Peggy Cass as a perennial panelist on TV game and quiz shows, most notably "To Tell the Truth," yet Cass, with her scratchy voice, Boston accent and strawberry blonde hair, was also an accomplished stage actress.
Place of death: New York City, NY. Occupation: Actress/Comedienne. Years active: 1949-1997. Known for: Appearing on Match Game. Mary Margaret "Peggy" Cass (born May 21, 1924; died March 8, 1999) was an American actress, comedian, game show panelist and announcer.
Mar 15, 1999 · Peggy Cass, the raspy-voiced comedienne who won an Oscar nomination for reprising her Tony-winning role as Agnes Gooch in "Auntie Mame" and was popular for her witticisms and high-energy ...
