Daisy Eagan is an American actress.

Early life

Eagan was born in

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to Jewish parents on November 4, 1979. Her mother, Andrea Boroff Eagan, was a medical writer; she died of cancer when her daughter was 13 years old. Eagan's father, Richard Eagan, is a visual and performing artist. Daisy Eagan was inspired to become an actress at age 6 after seeing him perform.

Career

In 1991, Eagan won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for playing Mary Lennox in ''

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''. 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. At eleven years old, she is the youngest female to win a Tony to date (as of 2024), and is the second youngest person to win a Tony. ( Frankie Michaels was one month past his 11th birthday when he won his Tony for '' Mame''.) In 1992, Eagan sang "Broadway Baby" in the concert '' Sondheim: A Celebration at

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''. She appeared in the Blank Theatre Company's production of '' The Wild Party'' in 2005 in Los Angeles as the street waif, and is the recipient of the 2005 LA Weekly Theater Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. She appeared in the Manhattan Concert Productions presentation of ''The Secret Garden'' at David Geffen Hall in February 2016 as the housemaid Martha. She reprised her role as Martha in 2016 at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.; this production then moved in 2017 to the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle. Her film work includes '' Losing Isaiah'' (1995), '' Ripe'' (1996) and '' Tony n' Tina's Wedding'' (2004). She has appeared on television in episodes of '' Without a Trace'' (2007), '' The Unit'' (2006), '' Ghost Whisperer'' (2006), '' Numb3rs'' (2006), '' The Mentalist'' (2012), and '' Girls'' (2017).

Personal life

Eagan attended Bard College at Simon's Rock and graduated from Antioch University in Los Angeles with a

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in psychology and creative writing. In 2003, she married Patrick Comer, a financial consultant; they divorced in 2006. Eagan married Kurt Bloom in 2020; they have one child. Eagan first came out to her parents when she was 12; thinking she was gay before she explored more of her sexuality. She currently identifies as "queer poly," and is also in a relationship with Ryan Holsather, who is polyamorous and nonbinary. Eagan identifies as

non-binary Non-binary or genderqueer Gender identity, gender identities are those that are outside the male/female gender binary. Non-binary identities often fall under the transgender umbrella since non-binary people typically identify with a gende ...

and uses she/they pronouns.

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