
Peggy Webber
Known for acting · Born 15 September 1925 · Died 15 August 2026 · aged 100 · Laredo, Texas, USA
15 credits
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.
Known for

The Screaming Skull
1958

The Space Children
1958

Macbeth
1948

Little Miss Big
1946

The Wrong Man
1956

Submarine Command
1951

Gunsmoke
1955

Journey Into Light
1951

Adam-12
1968

The Inside
2005

The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
1987

Dragnet
1967