Angela Margaret Cartwright (born 9 September 1952) is an English actress. As a young performer, she played Linda Williams, the stepdaughter of Danny Williams (played by Danny Thomas) in the long-running TV series The Danny Thomas Show, and Penny Robinson in the 1960s television series Lost in Space. She is also known for her role as Brigitta von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music. Her older sister is actress Veronica Cartwright.
Early life and career
thumb|208px|L–R: Cartwright, [[Milton Berle and Rusty Hamer on Make Room for Daddy|left]]
Angela Cartwright was born on 9 September 1952, in Altrincham, Cheshire, England. When she was a year old, her family moved to Los Angeles via Canada. Cartwright made her first film appearance at age three as Paul Newman's character's daughter in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), and appeared with Rock Hudson and Sidney Poitier in Something of Value (1957). Cartwright appeared for seven seasons in the CBS TV series The Danny Thomas Show, opposite comedian Danny Thomas. She remained close to Thomas after the series' cancellation until his death on 6 February 1991.
Cartwright played the role of Brigitta von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1965). The film won five Academy Awards and eclipsed Gone with the Wind as the highest-grossing film of all-time.
Cartwright played Penny Robinson in the TV series Lost in Space (1965–68). She made appearances on several TV shows, including My Three Sons, Adam-12 and The Love Boat. Cartwright was also cast in the television movie Scout's Honor (1980) and played the role of Miss D'Angelo in High School U.S. (1983).
Cartwright married Steve Gullion in 1976. They have two children.
Cartwright has been a photographer for 30 years. Her work is displayed at her studio in Studio City, Los Angeles.
Cartwright is a Catholic and has attended Mass at St. Charles Borromeo with her sister Veronica.
Filmography
Film
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1956
| Somebody Up There Likes Me
| Audrey at age 3
| Uncredited
|-
| 1957
| Something of Value
| Caroline
| Uncredited
|-
| 1962
| Lad, A Dog
| Angela
|
|-
| 1965
| The Sound of Music
| Brigitta von Trapp
|
|-
| 1975
| Mr. & Ms. and the Magic Studio Mystery
| Sally
| TV film
|-
| 1979
| Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
| Theresa Mazzetti
|
|-
| 1980
| Scout's Honor
| Alfredo's Mom
| TV film
|-
| 1983
| High School U.S.A.
| Miss D'Angelo
| TV film
|-
| 1998
| Lost in Space
| Reporter No. 2
|
|-
| 2010
| Elf Sparkle and the Special Red Dress
| Miss Cow
| Voice
|}
Television
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1957–1964
| The Danny Thomas Show
| Linda Williams
| Series regular
|-
| rowspan="2"|1958
| The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
| Linda Williams
| Episode: "Lucy Makes Room for Danny"
|-
| Whirlybirds
| Susan Davis
| Episode: "Glamour Girl"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1960
| Shirley Temple's Storybook
| Jane
| Episode: "Babes in Toyland"
|-
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents
| Irenee Wellington
| Season 5 Episode 35: "The Schartz-Metterklume Method" (uncredited)
|-
| 1961
| The Red Skelton Hour
| Girl
| 1 episode. uncredited
|-
| rowspan="2"|1965
| The John Forsythe Show
|
| Episode: "Little Miss Egghead"
|-
| My Three Sons
| Alice Vail
| Episode: "The Glass Sneaker"
|-
| 1965–1968
| Lost in Space
| Penny Robinson
| Series regular
|-
| rowspan="2"|1969
| My Three Sons
| Debbie Hunter
| Episode: "Chip and Debbie"
|-
| Calling Dr. Gannon
| Angela
| Episode: "Operation Heartbeat"
|-
| 1970–1971
| Make Room for Granddaddy
| Linda Williams
| Series regular
|-
| 1971
| Adam-12
| Cindy Williams
| Episode: "Assassination"
|-
| 1972
| Room 222
| Phyllis Nichols
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1977
| Logan's Run
| Karen
| Episode: "The Collectors"
|-
| 1982
| The Love Boat
| Yanne
| Episode: "Baby Talk/My Friend, the Executrix/Programmed for Love"
|-
| 1985
| Airwolf
| Mrs. Cranovich
| Episode: "Eruption"
|-
| 2018
| Lost in Space
| Sheila Harris
| Episode: "Echoes"
|}
Books and publications
Pasticcio quartz is a bi-annual journal written and published by Sarah Fishburn and Angela Cartwright. Issue Number 1 was 52, full-color glossy 8.5 by 8.5-inch, pages and was published on July 23, 2007. The most current, 60-page issue (Number 15: January 10, 2014), retains the size and full-color attributes.
- In This House: A Collection of Altered Art Imagery and Collage Techniques (2007)
- Mixed Emulsions: Altered Art Techniques for Photographic Imagery (2007)
- In This Garden: Exploration in Mixed-Media Visual Narrative (2009)
- "Lineage: A Personal & Private Journey", Somerset Studio magazine (Mar/Apr 2014)
- Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive (2014), Angela Cartwright and Tom McLaren, foreword by Maureen O'Hara
- Styling the Stars, IBPA 2015 Benjamin Franklin Awards, Gold Winner, Cover Design: Large Format
- Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive (Softcover 2017), Angela Cartwright and Tom McLaren, foreword by Maureen O'Hara
- On Purpose: A Novel by Angela Cartwright and Bill Mumy (2018)
- Lost (and Found) in Space 2: Blast Off into the Expanded Edition by Angela Cartwright and Bill Mumy (2021)
References
External links
- Art Studio website
- Angela Cartwright interview at Classic Film & TV Cafe