Mary Veronica Webster (1935 in Evesham, Worcestershire – 3 October 2014 in Totland, Isle of Wight) was 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), Twilight Zone (1960), 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). Webster married William Slater at Marylebone in 1959; he directed several episodes of The Onedin Line. References External links Webster on 'The Onedin Line' website 'The Onedin Line' on The Internet Movie Database 1935 births 2014 deaths English television actresses English film actresses People from Evesham Actresses from Worcestershire 20th-century English actresses