Peggy Cass

She died of heart failure in New York City in 1999. "Happiness" "Punk Ballet" "Kids On Stage" (she choreographed her own solo dance). She was also a regular panelist on the television game show "To Tell the Truth". Mother: Carla Danes (day care provider, painter, textile Designer, Claire's manager) Father: Chris Danes (computer consultant, former architectural photographer) Brother: Asa Danes (Oberlin College graduate, NFP organization). Her son, Rob, has gone on to become a noted economist. Height: 5ft 5 1/2 in (1.66 m), Weight: 110-120 lb (50-54 kg) Hair: Dark blonde; Eyes: Grey-green. She was best known for her performance as Agnes Gooch in Auntie Mame on both Broadway and in the film version (1958), a role for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She is now dating Billy Crudup, who co-stared with her on Stage Beauty.

Mary Margaret (Peggy) Cass (May 21, 1924 - March 8, 1999) was an actress and comedienne. For many years, she and Australian singer Ben Lee had been dating, but their relationship ended in 2003. When she was 9 she decided to start taking acting classes at the Lee Strasberg Studio. She had her breakthrough as protagonist Angela Chase in the groundbreaking 1994 teenage drama series My So-Called Life, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy nomination. Afterwards she turned down the female lead in Titanic, but shortly afterward starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (1996). Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979 in New York City) is an American film actress.

Flora Plum (2004). Shopgirl (2004). Stage Beauty (2004). Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003).

The Hours (2002). Igby Goes Down (2002). Les Misérables (1998). The Rainmaker (1997).

Princess Mononoke (1997) (voice). Romeo + Juliet (1996). Home for the Holidays (1995). How to Make an American Quilt (1995).

Little Women (1994). My So-Called Life (1994 series).