Peggy Cass

Peggy Cass
Cass in 1973
Born
Mary Margaret Cass

(1924-05-21)May 21, 1924
DiedMarch 8, 1999(1999-03-08) (aged 74)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • game show panelist
  • announcer
Years active1949–1997
Spouses
Carl Fisher
(m. 1948; div. 1965)
Eugene Feeney
(m. 1979)

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. As a television personality, Cass is best known as one of the resident panelists on To Tell the Truth from 1962 to 1968 when hosted by Bud Collyer, 1969 to 1978 when hosted by Garry Moore and his successors Bill Cullen and Joe Garagiola, and 1990 when hosted by Gordon Elliott.