Margaret Kerry (born Peggy Lynch, May 11, 1929, Los Angeles) is an American actress, motivational speaker and radio host best known for her 1953 work as the model for Tinker Bell in the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature, Peter Pan. Kerry also provided the basis of the red-haired mermaid in the Neverland lagoon scenes. Since Disney released the film at about the time Marilyn Monroe had begun to make an impact, an urban legend immediately sprung up attributing the role to her.