It’s hard to believe, but it has been a year since the soap world lost one of its best and brightest in Peggy McCay.
McCay was known for her tenure on Days of Our Lives, but she had a spectacular career that spanned nearly seven decades! She had memorable roles on Maverick, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Perry Mason, Hawaiian Eye, The Young Marrieds, Gunsmoke, and The Trials of Rosie O’Neill. The latter where she earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.
Peggy originated the role of Caroline, the iconic Days of Our Lives Brady family matriarch in 1983. A role that she would go on to play on-and-off for over three decades. McCay, who last appeared on the show in 2016, left fans feeling like they didn’t get to say goodbye to Mama Brady. Days was able to give fans a sweet and emotional tribute for her and Caroline in June of this year. McCay brought every ounce of talent and heart she had to her role. That is what makes her so special in the eyes of Days of Our Lives viewers, and its cast.
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After her passing, at the age of 90, friends and fans joined together as one loving community to share their favorite moments from Peggy and her Days’ character over the years. Check out some of the beautiful tribute posts below:
.@ericmartsolf @jreynoldsJames @marybeth_evans1 @freddiemsmith #JoshTaylor #SuzanneRogers remember #PeggyMcCay in this #DOOLapp encore presentation #Days #CarolineBrady https://t.co/cYpCOUjaLY— Days of our Lives (@daysofourlives) June 20, 2019
Our dearest Peggy McCay has left us. She was a friend, an activist and a real scrapper!!
I remember meeting her at the bedside of a dear, very ill friend. I backed her up as she ferociously took on doctors and… https://t.co/y1iseEVsmz— Deidre Hall (@DeidreHall) October 10, 2018
We where truly blessed by your spirit, grace & passion! I am grateful for all our time together & to say my Daytime Grandmother was the GREAT Peggy McCay was a gift #love #dool #family #peggymccay pic.twitter.com/XLGUPSlDnI— Greg Vaughan (@greg_vaughan) October 10, 2018
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