Angela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952) is an English-born American actress, primarily known for her roles in movies and television. Cartwright is best known as a child actress for her roles in the film The Sound of Music (Brigitta Von Trapp), as Danny Thomas's daughter, Linda Williams, in the 1950s TV series Make Room For Daddy (a role she played from 1957 to 1964), and as Guy Williams's and June Lockhart's daughter and middle child,...
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Angela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952) is an English-born American actress, primarily known for her roles in movies and television. Cartwright is best known as a child actress for her roles in the film The Sound of Music (Brigitta Von Trapp), as Danny Thomas's daughter, Linda Williams, in the 1950s TV series Make Room For Daddy (a role she played from 1957 to 1964), and as Guy Williams's and June Lockhart's daughter and middle child, Penny Robinson, in the 1960s cult sci-fi US television series Lost in Space.
Angela Cartwright was born in Altrincham, Cheshire, England. She made her first film appearance at 3 years old. Moving as a young child to the US and to television, Cartwright appeared for seven seasons in the US TV series Make Room For Daddy. During her long-tenure on air, she had a wonderful on- and off-screen chemistry with Thomas, alongside with Marjorie Lord (who came in the same year as Angela). She was reunited with both Thomas and Lord for the 1970 remake,...
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