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Peggy Webber

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Peggy Webber

Born September 15, 1925 in Laredo, Texas, USADied August 15, 20269 films

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

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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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Macbeth posterFirst watchMacbeth19487.3as Lady Macduff/The ThreeMacbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland.View film

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Filmography

9 films as actor
  1. 1987The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be SmurfyElise (voice)
  2. 1958The Screaming SkullJenni Whitlock
  3. 1958The Space ChildrenAnn Brewster
  4. 1956The Wrong ManMiss Dennerly
  5. 1951Submarine CommandMrs. Alice Rice
  6. 1951Journey Into LightJane Burrows
  7. 1948MacbethLady Macduff/The Three
  8. 1946Her Adventurous NightMiss Howard (uncredited)
  9. 1946Little Miss BigEllan