Daisy Eagan

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Daisy Eagan
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Eagan at a party in New York, 2011
Born (1979-11-04) November 4, 1979 (age 45)
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Alma mater Bard College at Simon's Rock
Antioch University
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present
Spouses
Patrick Comer
(m. 2003;div. 2006)
Kurt Bloom
(m. 2020)
Children1
Awards Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Daisy Eagan is an American actress.

Early life

Eagan was born in Brooklyn 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. [1]

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Career

In 1991, Eagan won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for playing Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden . [2] 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. [3] 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 .) [4]

In 1992, Eagan sang "Broadway Baby" in the concert Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall . [5]

She appeared in the Blank Theatre Company's production of The Wild Party in 2005 in Los Angeles as the street waif, [6] and is the recipient of the 2005 LA Weekly Theater Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. [1]

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.; [7] this production then moved in 2017 to the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle. [8]

Her film work includes Losing Isaiah (1995), [9] Ripe (1996) [10] and Tony n' Tina's Wedding (2004). [11]

She has appeared on television in episodes of Without a Trace (2007), [12] The Unit (2006), [13] Ghost Whisperer (2006), [14] Numb3rs (2006), [15] The Mentalist (2012), [16] and Girls (2017). [17]

Personal life

Eagan attended Bard College at Simon's Rock and graduated from Antioch University in Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and creative writing. [18] [19]

In 2003, she married Patrick Comer, a financial consultant; [20] they divorced in 2006. Eagan lives in New York with her child, Monty, and his father, Kurt Bloom, whom she married on May 6, 2020. 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. [21]

Eagan identifies as non-binary [22] and uses she/they pronouns. [23]

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