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Daisy Eagan Born November 4, 1979
Brooklyn, New YorkOccupation Actor Daisy Eagan (born November 4, 1979) is an American actress.
In 1991 she won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for playing Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden. At eleven years old, she is the youngest female actress to win a Tony to date (as of 2011), and is the second youngest person to win a Tony (Frankie Michaels was ten when he won his Tony for Mame).
She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the role. She is also the recipient of the 2005 La Weekly Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her work in The Wild Party with The Blank Theater Company.
Her film work includes Losing Isaiah, Ripe and Tony n' Tina's Wedding. She has appeared on television in episodes of Without a Trace, The Unit, Ghost Whisperer, and Numb3rs, among other shows.
Personal life
Eagan is an alumna of Bard College at Simon's Rock. She studied psychology and creative writing at Antioch University in Los Angeles. In 2003, she married Patrick Comer, a financial consultant; they divorced in 2006.
References
- Times writers (2003-08-31). "Weddings/Celebrations: Daisy Eagan, Patrick Comer". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E06E0D61F39F932A0575BC0A9659C8B63. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
External links
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (1976–2000) Kelly Bishop (1976) · Delores Hall (1977) · Nell Carter (1978) · Carlin Glynn (1979) · Priscilla Lopez (1980) · Marilyn Cooper (1981) · Liliane Montevecchi (1982) · Betty Buckley (1983) · Lila Kedrova (1984) · Leilani Jones (1985) · Bebe Neuwirth (1986) · Frances Ruffelle (1987) · Judy Kaye (1988) · Debbie Shapiro (1989) · Randy Graff (1990) · Daisy Eagan (1991) · Tonya Pinkins (1992) · Andrea Martin (1993) · Audra McDonald (1994) · Gretha Boston (1995) · Ann Duquesnay (1996) · Lillias White (1997) · Audra McDonald (1998) · Kristin Chenoweth (1999) · Karen Ziemba (2000)
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