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Peggy Ann McCay is an American actress whose career began in 1949, and includes soap operas, television, and feature films. She is best known for playing Caroline Brady, a role she originated and has played since February 1983 on the long-running NBC drama, Days of our Lives. The Manhattan-born McCay was the only child of a construction company owner who specialized in building schools. She attended St. Walburga's Convent School and Barnard College, graduating from the latter in June 1949. After graduation, she joined impresaria Margo Jones's Texas-based theatre company and graduated to... MORE

Peggy Ann McCay is an American actress whose career began in 1949, and includes soap operas, television, and feature films. She is best known for playing Caroline Brady, a role she originated and has played since February 1983 on the long-running NBC drama, Days of our Lives. The Manhattan-born McCay was the only child of a construction company owner who specialized in building schools. She attended St. Walburga's Convent School and Barnard College, graduating from the latter in June 1949. After graduation, she joined impresaria Margo Jones's Texas-based theatre company and graduated to repertory, where she essayed numerous roles. She also studied with Lee Strasberg in New York, later helping to set up Strasberg's West Coast studio. One of her first off-Broadway roles was in a production of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, opposite Franchot Tone; they reprised their roles in the 1957 film version of the play. McCay accepted her first major role as the heroine Vanessa Dale on the soap opera Love of Life, which premiered in 1951. After four years, she left in 1955 to pursue other options. She was soon cast in an episode of the CBS anthology series, Appointment with Adventure. She appeared in LESS