Daisy Eagan

Daisy Eagan (born November 4, 1979) is an American actress, known for her roles on Broadway. In 1991, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden. At 11 years old, she became the youngest female, and the second youngest Tony Award winner in history.

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.

Career Eagan made her Broadway debut as an alternate for Young Cosette and Young Eponine in the original Broadway production of Les Misérables. In 1991, Eagan was cast as Mary Lennox in the Broadway adaptation of The Secret Garden. At eleven years old, Eagan won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance. 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 Carnegie Hall.

In 1999, Eagan returned to Broadway as Rita and Young Julia Morkan in James Joyce's The Dead when it premiered at Playwrights Horizons. It transferred to Broadway the next year in 2000.

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. 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).

In 2018, Eagan played Brigid Blake in the U.S. national tour of The Humans, appearing alongside Richard Thomas in Stephen Karam’s Tony Award–winning 2016 play.

Podcast Eagan writes and hosts the podcast Strange and Unexplained, as well as associated live shows.

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.

In 2003, she married Patrick Comer, a financial consultant; they divorced in 2006.

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 in a relationship with Ryan Holsather, who is polyamorous and nonbinary.

Eagan identifies as non-binary and uses she/they pronouns.

Stage credits

Awards and nominations AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef.1991Tony AwardsBest Featured Actress in a MusicalThe Secret Garden Drama Desk AwardsOutstanding Featured Actress in a MusicalOuter Critics Circle AwardsOutstanding Featured Actress in a Musical