Peggy Webber

Acting

Peggy Webber

Born
Died
(aged 100)
Birthplace
Laredo, Texas, USA
Credits
15 titles

Biography

Peggy Webber (September 15, 1925 – August 15, 2026) was an American actress and writer who worked in film, stage, television, and radio.

Webber debuted on radio at age 12 on WOAI (AM) in San Antonio, Texas. Her vocal talents for radio were highlighted in Time magazine's August 5, 1946, issue. The Radio: Vocal Varieties article noted, "In three years, her latex voice has supplied radio with 150 different characters on some 2,500 broadcasts."

Webber's screen debut came in the 1946 film Her Adventurous Night. In 1948, she played Lady Macduff in Orson Welles' adaptation of Macbeth. Her other notable roles include Submarine Command (1952), The Wrong Man (1956), and The Screaming Skull (1958).

Radio pograms on which she was heard included The Dreft Star Playhouse, Dragnet, The Woman in My House,  Pete Kelly's Blues, Dr. Paul, The Damon Runyon Theater, and The Man Called X. In 1979, she played many characters on Sears Radio Theater. She is the founder of California Artists Radio Theatre. The September 8, 2019, episode of The Big Broadcast highlighted her career and included an interview in which she mentioned her projects at the time.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 15

YearTitleRole
2021 Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! Film Self
2005 The Inside TV Mama Bunch (1 ep)
1987 The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy Film Elise (voice)
1968 Adam-12 TV Mary Grant, Mrs. Rule (1 ep)
1967 Dragnet TV Mrs. Mary Tucker, Janet Ohrmund (1 ep)
1959 Law of the Plainsman TV Hattie Mullen (1 ep)
1958 The Screaming Skull Film Jenni Whitlock
1958 The Space Children Film Ann Brewster
1956 The Wrong Man Film Miss Dennerly
1955 Gunsmoke TV Flora Stancil (1 ep)
1951 Submarine Command Film Mrs. Alice Rice
1951 Journey Into Light Film Jane Burrows
1948 Macbeth Film Lady Macduff/The Three
1946 Her Adventurous Night Film Miss Howard (uncredited)
1946 Little Miss Big Film Ellan, Ellen
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