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Mary Webster Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

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Born:
1935-03-13

Birthplace:
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Credits:
21 Total Roles

Mary Webster

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Biography

​Mary Webster is a British actress best known for her 45 appearances as Sarah Onedin in the BBC nautical drama The Onedin Line (1971-79).

Webster's first television appearance was in The Man from the South for Cameo Theatre (1955). She went on to appear in, among others, A Christmas Carol (1958), William Tell (1958), The Moonstone (1959), Dixon of Dock Green (1963), Dr Finlay's Casebook (1963), Redcap (1964), Danger Man (1965), The Troubleshooters (1966), Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Jackanory (1968), Softly, Softly (1968), Z-Cars (1970), and The Onedin Line (1971-79).

She appeared in the 1961 film Master of the World.

Webster is married to William Slater, who directed several episodes of The Onedin Line.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1975 Circus TV Anna
1971 The Onedin Line TV Sarah Onedin
1965 BBC Play of the Month TV Aline Palmari
1965 The Mask of Janus TV Valentina
1965 Heiress of Garth TV Betty Ovington
1964 The Wednesday Play TV Val Selwyn
1964 Detective TV Girl in Accounts
1961 The Clown and the Kid MOVIE Robin
1961 Master of the World MOVIE Dorothy Prudent
1960 Route 66 TV Midge Foster

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