Biography
Margaret Ann "Peggy" McCay (November 3, 1927 – October 7, 2018) was an American actress whose career began in 1949, and includes theatre, television, soap operas, and feature films. McCay may be best known for originating the roles of Vanessa Dale on the CBS soap opera Love of Life (a role she played from 1951 to 1955), and Caroline Brady, which she played from 1983 to 2016 on NBC's Days of Our Lives.
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Filmography
all 92
TV Shows 61
Movies 31
Helen
Let Go (2011)
Movie
Emma Dean
James Dean (2001)
Movie
Arleen Mason
Silk Hope (1999)
Movie
Phyllis Younger
Judging Amy (1999)
TV
4.5
Dorothy Chenoweth
Providence (1999)
TV
4.75
Avra
Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997)
Movie
4.89
Grandmother
Daddy's Girl (1996)
Movie
Virginia Bembenek
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (1993)
Movie
The Commish (1991)
TV
6
Hardball (1989)
TV
Helen Royce
Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989)
Movie
4.86
Mrs. McKenna
Winnie (1988)
Movie
Benjy's Mom
No Man's Land (1987)
Movie
J.J. Starbuck (1987)
TV
Lucille Farrell
I Married Dora (1987)
TV
Dorothy Halloran
Deadly Care (1987)
Movie
Patricia Holtz
L.A. Law (1986)
TV
6
Mrs. Willis
Murphy's Romance (1985)
Movie
Highway to Heaven (1984)
TV
Celia Martin
UFOria (1984)
Movie
Mrs. Taggart
Airwolf (1984)
TV
6
Louise Kerr
Night Court (1984)
TV
6
Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
TV
5.71
Dr. Martha Carpenter
Second Thoughts (1983)
Movie
Cynthia Peters
Wait 'Till Your Mother Gets Home (1983)
Movie
Claire Fields
St. Elsewhere (1982)
TV
Nurse Harris
Two of a Kind (1982)
Movie
Newhart (1982)
TV
5.98
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
TV
Gladys Schuyler
Bustin' Loose (1981)
Movie
Mrs. Grimes
Amy (1981)
Movie
Margaret Hamilton
Mark, I Love You (1980)
Movie
Ellen Bleier
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier (1980)
Movie
Mrs. Burroughs
Mrs. R's Daughter (1979)
Movie
Stacey
The Lazarus Syndrome (1979)
TV
The Amazing Spider-Man (1978)
TV
Mrs. Berenson
Loose Change (1978)
Movie
Stacy
The Lazarus Syndrome (1978)
Movie
Marian Hume
Lou Grant (1977)
TV
Logan's Run (1977)
TV
6
Irene
Good Against Evil (1977)
Movie
Grace Tully
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
Movie
Mrs. Malloy
Gibbsville (1976)
TV
Sister
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
TV
5.85
Grace Tully
Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
TV
Mrs. Malloy
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (1975)
Movie
The Jeffersons (1975)
TV
6.6
Mrs. Smith
Kojak (1973)
TV
6
Mrs. Benedict
Barnaby Jones (1973)
TV
4.75
Mrs. Calder
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
TV
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
TV
6.86
The Waltons (1972)
TV
6
The Rookies (1972)
TV
Helen McCloud
A Death of Innocence (1971)
Movie
Cannon (1971)
TV
6
Mrs. Lockney
The City (1971)
Movie
Marie Lennan / Helen Lowe / Margaret Collins / Mrs. Barrows
The F.B.I. (1965)
TV
Margaret
Profiles in Courage (1964)
TV
Susan Garret
The Young Marrieds (1964)
TV
Mrs. Callaway
The Great Adventure (1963)
TV
Redigo (1963)
TV
Anne
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
TV
Ann Guthrie
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Deborah Cannon
FBI Code 98 (1963)
Movie
Sally Mitchell / Mrs. Grainger
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
TV
5
Helen Hammond Judson
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Elizabeth Tremayne
Lad: A Dog (1962)
Movie
Anna Rose
Room for One More (1962)
TV
June Keller
Ben Casey (1961)
TV
4.75
The Roaring 20's (1960)
TV
Nicole Crane
Surfside 6 (1960)
TV
Sharon DeSpain
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
TV
6
Helena Ogden / Lucy McDowell
Hawaiian Eye (1959)
TV
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
TV
Cassie Nickerson
Lawman (1958)
TV
Mrs. Jane Harris
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
Movie
Sofia
Uncle Vanya (1957)
Movie
Melissa 'Missy' Maybrook / Melissa Bouchet
Maverick (1957)
TV
5.33
Stephanie Falkner / Margaret Layton
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
TV
Edith
Matinee Theater (1955)
TV
Myra Herbert
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Flora / Mrs. Cooter / Pene Lynott
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Actress
Love Story (1954)
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Vanessa Dale
Love of Life (1951)
TV
Jeanne
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Grizel McGregor
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV
Claire
Studio One (1948)
TV
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
TV
Nurse Harris
Two of a Kind
TV
Ratings
Average 6.02
Based on 254 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1948
1962
1976
1963
2011
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1927-11-03
Deathday2018-10-07 (90 years old)
Birth NameMargaret Ann McCay
Birth PlaceManhattan, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsPeggy McKay, Peggy Mc Cay, Margaret Ann "Peggy" McCay, Margaret Ann McCay
AwardsEmmy Award, Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
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