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Margaret Ann "Peggy" McCay 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, and Caroline Brady, which she played from 1983 to 2016 on NBC's Days of Our Lives.
Birth Name
Margaret Ann McCay
Born
Thursday, 03 November 1927
Died
Sunday, 07 October 2018
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Let Go | Helen | 2012 |
| The Talk | Self | 2010 |
| Top Chef Masters | Caroline Brady / Self - Guest Diner | 2009 |
| An Irish Vampire in Hollywood | Aunt Margaret | 2007 |
| UFOria | Celia Martin | 2006 |
| Cold Case | Zelda Panay '10 | 2003 |
| James Dean | Emma Dean | 2001 |
| Silk Hope | Arleen Mason | 1999 |
| Judging Amy | Phyllis Younger | 1999 |
| Providence | Dorothy Chenoweth | 1999 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Let Go | Helen | 2012 |
| The Talk | Self | 2010 |
| Top Chef Masters | Caroline Brady / Self - Guest Diner | 2009 |
| An Irish Vampire in Hollywood | Aunt Margaret | 2007 |
| UFOria | Celia Martin | 2006 |
| Cold Case | Zelda Panay '10 | 2003 |
| James Dean | Emma Dean | 2001 |
| Silk Hope | Arleen Mason | 1999 |
| Judging Amy | Phyllis Younger | 1999 |
| Providence | Dorothy Chenoweth | 1999 |
| Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy | Avra | 1997 |
| Daddy's Girl | Grandmother | 1996 |
| Profiler | Melinda Gillespie | 1996 |
| Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story | Virginia Bembenek | 1993 |
| The Commish | Mary O'Grady | 1991 |
| The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Irene Hayes | 1990 |
| Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes | Helen Royce | 1989 |
| No Man's Land | Benjy's Mom | 1987 |
| I Married Dora | Lucille Farrell / Lillian Farrell | 1987 |
| A Year in the Life | Miriam Charters | 1987 |
| Deadly Care | Dorothy Halloran | 1987 |
| L.A. Law | Patricia Holtz | 1986 |
| Murphy's Romance | Mrs. Willis | 1985 |
| Super Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1984 |
| Highway to Heaven | Louise | 1984 |
| Airwolf | Mrs. Taggart | 1984 |
| Night Court | Louise Kerr | 1984 |
| Memorial Day | Mrs. Gibbs | 1983 |
| Hardcastle and McCormick | Dr. Coley | 1983 |
| Second Thoughts | Dr. Martha Carpenter | 1983 |
| Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home! | Cynthia Peters | 1983 |
| St. Elsewhere | Claire Fields | 1982 |
| Newhart | Flo McKenna | 1982 |
| Two of a Kind | Nurse Harris | 1982 |
| The Powers of Matthew Star | Alice Wellman | 1982 |
| Gimme a Break! | Robin Thornton | 1981 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Mrs. Moline / Mrs. Carruthers | 1981 |
| Bustin' Loose | Gladys Schuyler | 1981 |
| Amy | Mrs. Grimes | 1981 |
| Promises in the Dark | Mrs. Pritikin | 1979 |
| Archie Bunker's Place | Margaret | 1979 |
| The Lazarus Syndrome | Stacey / Stacy | 1979 |
| The Lazarus Syndrome | Stacy | 1978 |
| Lou Grant | Marian Hume | 1977 |
| Logan's Run | Dr. Mildred Krim | 1977 |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Dr. Davis | 1977 |
| Good Against Evil | Irene | 1977 |
| Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Grace Tully | 1977 |
| Gibbsville | Mrs. Malloy | 1976 |
| Quincy M.E. | Irene Jordan / Sister | 1976 |
| Most Wanted | Sylvia Markle | 1976 |
| How the West Was Won | Maggie Taylor | 1976 |
| Eleanor and Franklin | Grace Tully | 1976 |
| Medical Story | (as Peggy McKay) | 1975 |
| The Turning Point of Jim Malloy | Mrs. Malloy | 1975 |
| S.W.A.T. | Laura Huston | 1975 |
| The Jeffersons | Shirley Schneider | 1975 |
| The Manhunter | Nurse Oldham | 1974 |
| Kojak | Mrs. Smith | 1973 |
| The Girl with Something Extra | The Judge | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Mrs. Benedict / Mrs. Tatum / Rose Ballinger | 1973 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Mrs. Calder | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Nurse | 1972 |
| The Waltons | Mrs. Thomas | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Mrs. Sloan | 1972 |
| A Death of Innocence | Helen McCloud | 1971 |
| Cannon | Nancy Strickland | 1971 |
| Longstreet | Mrs. Ames | 1971 |
| Make Room for Granddaddy | Rita | 1970 |
| The Interns | Alice Vaughn | 1970 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Jane Stewart / Sister Joanna | 1969 |
| The F.B.I. | Mrs. Barrows / Marie Lennan / Margaret Collins / Helen Lowe | 1965 |
| Profiles in Courage | Margaret | 1964 |
| Slattery's People | Evelyn Breland | 1964 |
| The Great Adventure | Mrs. Callaway | 1963 |
| Redigo | Jessie Graham | 1963 |
| Channing | Joan Carlyle | 1963 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Anne | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Ann Guthrie | 1963 |
| FBI Code 98 | Deborah Cannon | 1963 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Sally Mitchell / Mrs. Grainger | 1962 |
| Wide Country | Mildred Price | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Helen Hammond Judson | 1962 |
| Lad: A Dog | Elizabeth Tremayne | 1962 |
| Room for One More | Anna Rose | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | Nurse Helen Todd / Doris Farrow | 1961 |
| The Roaring 20's | Martha 'Topeka' Jones / Libby Norton | 1960 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Sharon DeSpain | 1960 |
| Surfside 6 | Nicole Crane / Ann Wayne | 1960 |
| Play of the Week | Vary | 1959 |
| Hawaiian Eye | Lucy McDowell / Julia Tyler Brand / Helena Ogden / Grace Stanley | 1959 |
| The Alaskans | Madeleine Rondolet | 1959 |
| Laramie | Martha Halloran | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Pat Griswold | 1959 |
| The David Niven Show | Ann Thompson | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Eunice Rice / Fay Dakota | 1958 |
| Lawman | Cassie Nickerson | 1958 |
| The Case Against Brooklyn | Mrs. Jane Harris | 1958 |
| Uncle Vanya | Sofia | 1957 |
| The Court of Last Resort | Darlene Fitzgerald | 1957 |
| The Californians | Bess Cooper | 1957 |
| Maverick | Melissa Bouchet / Melissa 'Missy' Maybrook / Polly Goodin | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Stephanie Falkner / Margaret Layton | 1957 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Nekeeta / Malvina Creel | 1956 |
| Matinee Theatre | Jane Wilson / Louise Grannick / Irene Dayton / Eugenie Grandet | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Myra Herbert | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Flora / Mrs. Cooter / Pene Lynott | 1955 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Agatha | 1953 |
| Omnibus | Hilde (segment "Hilde and the Turnpike") | 1952 |
| Goodyear Playhouse | Sue | 1951 |
| Love of Life | Vanessa Dale | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Jeanne | 1950 |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | (as Peggy McKay) / Mrs. Robertshaw | 1950 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Grizel McGregor | 1950 |
| Studio One | Claire | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1993 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
| 1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Nominated |
