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Peggy Webber

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

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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.

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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

Acting (15)

2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!SelfFilm
2005The InsideMama BunchSeries
1987The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be SmurfyElise (voice)Film
1968Adam-12Mary Grant, Mrs. RuleSeries
1967DragnetMrs. Mary Tucker, Janet OhrmundSeries
1959Law of the PlainsmanHattie MullenSeries
1958The Screaming SkullJenni WhitlockFilm
1958The Space ChildrenAnn BrewsterFilm
1956The Wrong ManMiss DennerlyFilm
1955GunsmokeFlora StancilSeries
1951Submarine CommandMrs. Alice RiceFilm
1951Journey Into LightJane BurrowsFilm
1948MacbethLady Macduff/The ThreeFilm
1946Her Adventurous NightMiss Howard (uncredited)Film
1946Little Miss BigEllan, EllenFilm