
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 titles)
5.3MovieHollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self · 2021
7.3ShowThe Inside
Mama Bunch · 2005
6.7MovieThe Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
Elise (voice) · 1987
7.1ShowAdam-12
Mary Grant · 1968
7.0ShowDragnet
Mrs. Mary Tucker · 1967
7.3ShowLaw of the Plainsman
Hattie Mullen · 1959
4.2MovieThe Screaming Skull
Jenni Whitlock · 1958
4.2MovieThe Space Children
Ann Brewster · 1958
7.1MovieThe Wrong Man
Miss Dennerly · 1956
6.7ShowGunsmoke
Flora Stancil · 1955
5.8MovieSubmarine Command
Mrs. Alice Rice · 1951
6.5MovieJourney Into Light
Jane Burrows · 1951
7.3MovieMacbeth
Lady Macduff/The Three · 1948
6.7MovieHer Adventurous Night
Miss Howard (uncredited) · 1946
7.0MovieLittle Miss Big
Ellan · 1946