ACTOR

Peggy Cass

1924 - 1999

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Mary Margaret "Peggy" Cass (May 21, 1924 – March 8, 1999) was an American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer. As an actress, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peggy Cass has received more than 885,546 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Peggy Cass is the 10,295th most popular actor (down from 10,058th in 2019), the 14,978th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,603rd in 2019) and the 4,832nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 890k

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  • 36.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peggy Cass ranks 10,295 out of 13,578. Before her are Leo Carrillo, Freddie Stroma, Mary Scheer, Jennifer Holland, Devon Bostick, and Jonas Bloquet. After her are Nick Sandow, Jay Karnes, Jim Parrack, Max Carver, Omar Ayuso, and Álvaro Rico.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Peggy Cass ranks 508. Before her are Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Laurie Hughes, Ella Mae Morse, Sarah Caldwell, A. B. Bardhan, and Jonathan Frid. After her are Kamala Markandaya, Tony Britton, and Han Xu. Among people deceased in 1999, Peggy Cass ranks 331. Before her are Ella Mae Morse, Vikram Batra, Rex Allen, Dennis Brown, Gonzalo Rodríguez, and Zoë Lund. After her are John Chafee, Greg Moore, Tomoo Kudaka, and Gian-Carlo Rota.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peggy Cass ranks 14,978 out of 20,380. Before her are Alex Kendrick (1970), Mary Scheer (1963), Jennifer Holland (1987), Adam Schiff (1960), Rick Mahorn (1958), and Douglas H. Wheelock (1960). After her are Nick Sandow (1966), Josh Dun (1988), Jay Karnes (1963), Jessica Diggins (1991), Jim Parrack (1981), and Max Carver (1988).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Peggy Cass ranks 4,832. Before her are Sarah Butler (1985), AnnaLynne McCord (1987), Mageina Tovah (1979), Leo Carrillo (1880), Mary Scheer (1963), and Jennifer Holland (1987). After her are Nick Sandow (1966), Jay Karnes (1963), Jim Parrack (1981), Max Carver (1988), Mehcad Brooks (1980), and Dylan Bruno (1972).

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Television and Movie Roles

Auntie Mame
Agnes Gooch
Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues when the executor of the father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle and tries to force her to send Patrick to prep school.
Dec 4th 19586.977 / 10
Age of Consent
Lady at Art Gallery
An elderly artist thinks he has become too stale and is past his prime. His friend (and agent) persuades him to go to an offshore island to try once more. On the island he re-discovers his muse in the form of a young girl.
May 13th 19695.9 / 10
The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
Faye (voice)
Sent in search of a Christmas tree, cabin boy Dinty Doyle lands on a mysterious, uncharted Irish island where he accidentally releases a bad-tempered banshee from her pine tree prison. Leprechaun Blarney Kilakilarney knows that in order to survive, the banshee will try to swipe his clan's pot of Christmas gold. With some magical assistance from Lord Patrick, the king of the wee folk, Dinty and Blarney make a plan to outwit the gold-hungry hag before Christmas morning dawns.
Dec 23rd 19815.8 / 10