
Peggy Webber
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.
Filmography (15)
MOVIE★ 4.7Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!2021as Self
TV★ 7.3The Inside2005as Mama Bunch
MOVIE★ 6.7The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy1987as Elise (voice)
TV★ 7.1Adam-121968as Mary Grant
TV★ 7.0Dragnet1967as Mrs. Mary Tucker
TV★ 7.3Law of the Plainsman1959as Hattie Mullen
MOVIE★ 4.2The Screaming Skull1958as Jenni Whitlock
MOVIE★ 4.2The Space Children1958as Ann Brewster
MOVIE★ 7.1The Wrong Man1956as Miss Dennerly
TV★ 6.7Gunsmoke1955as Flora Stancil
MOVIE★ 5.8Submarine Command1951as Mrs. Alice Rice
MOVIE★ 6.5Journey Into Light1951as Jane Burrows
MOVIE★ 7.3Macbeth1948as Lady Macduff/The Three
MOVIE★ 6.7Her Adventurous Night1946as Miss Howard (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0Little Miss Big1946as Ellan