Charmian Carr
American actress (1942–2016)
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- Charmian Carr (born Charmian Anne Farnon ; December 27, 1942 – September 17, 2016) was an American actress best known for her role as Liesl, the eldest von Trapp daughter in the 1965 film version of The Sound of Music .
- Carr had two sisters, actresses Shannon Farnon and Darleen Carr, and two brothers, Michael and Brian.
- Her parents divorced in 1957 after her father had an affair.
- While a student at San Fernando High School, graduating in 1960, Farnon was a cheerleader and played basketball and volleyball.
- " Career 1964–1965: The Sound of Music Carr was studying speech therapy and philosophy at San Fernando Valley State College when a friend arranged for her to audition for a role in The Sound of Music .
Charmian Carr (born Charmian Anne Farnon; December 27, 1942 – September 17, 2016) was an American actress best known for her role as Liesl, the eldest von Trapp daughter in the 1965 film version of The Sound of Music.
Early life
Carr was born Charmian Anne Farnon on December 27, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, the second child of vaudeville actress Rita Oehmen and musician Brian Farnon. Carr had two sisters, actresses Shannon Farnon and Darleen Carr, and two brothers, Michael and Brian. Her family moved to Los Angeles when Carr was 10. Her parents divorced in 1957 after her father had an affair. Carr's relationship with her father was tumultuous, as was her relationship with her mother, an alcoholic who was spitefully jealous of her daughter's success.
While a student at San Fernando High School, graduating in 1960, Farnon was a cheerleader and played basketball and volleyball. Prior to being signed to be in The Sound of Music, "[s]he had never had a singing lesson and had never tried to act."
Career
1964–1965: The Sound of Music
Carr was studying speech therapy and philosophy at San Fernando Valley State College when a friend arranged for her to audition for a role in The Sound of Music. In a newspaper article published November 9, 1964, Carr related the story behind the tryout as follows:
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