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name: "Angela Cartwright"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/angela-cartwright"
fi1m_id: "angela-cartwright"
imdb_id: "nm0142145"
tmdb_id: 121640
wikidata_id: "Q441899"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 September 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:28:40.108804+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Angela Cartwright

## Identity

Angela Cartwright

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/angela-cartwright
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** angela-cartwright
- **IMDb ID:** nm0142145
- **TMDB ID:** 121640
- **Wikidata ID:** Q441899
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Cartwright, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q441899, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0142145/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/121640

Actor. Born 9 September 1952 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 September 1952, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK
- **Also known as:** Angela Margaret Cartwright 
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Cartwright, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q441899, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0142145/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/121640

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Sound of Music*](https://film.one/film/the-sound-of-music.md) (86)

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## Biography

Angela Margaret Cartwright (born 9 September 1952) is an English-born actress. She moved to the United States as a child and began acting at the age of three. Her early roles included appearances in *Somebody Up There Likes Me* (1956) and seven seasons as Linda Williams in the television series *The Danny Thomas Show* (1957–1964).

She is known for playing Brigitta von Trapp in the film *The Sound of Music* (1965) and Penny Robinson in the television series *Lost in Space* (1965–1968). Later credits include a role in *Beyond the Poseidon Adventure* (1979) and cameo appearances in the 1998 *Lost in Space* film and the 2018 Netflix series. She has also worked as a photographer. Her older sister is actress Veronica Cartwright.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Sound of Music* (1965), Fi1m 86, as Brigitta von Trapp — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sound-of-music.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Lost in Space* (2018), series, as Sheila Harris
- *Lost in Space* (1998), as Reporter #2
- *Airwolf* (1984), series, as Mrs. Cranovich
- *High School U.S.A.* (1983), as Miss D'Angelo
- *Scout's Honor* (1980), as Alfredo's Mom
- *Beyond the Poseidon Adventure* (1979), as Theresa Mazzetti
- *Dick Clark's Good Old Days* (1977), Actor
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Jan Willis
- *Logan's Run* (1977), series, as Karen
- *Mr. & Ms. and the Magic Studio Mystery* (1975), as Sally
- *Make Room for Granddaddy* (1970), series, as Linda Williams
- *Room 222* (1969), series, Actor
- *Operation Heartbeat* (1969), as Angela
- *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Cindy Williams
- *Lost in Space* (1965), series, as Penny Robinson
- *The Sound of Music* (1965), as Brigitta von Trapp — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sound-of-music.md)
- *Lost in Space - No Place to Hide* (1965), as Penny Robinson
- *Lad: A Dog* (1962), as Angela
- *My Three Sons* (1960), series, as Debbie Hunter
- *The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour* (1957), series, as Linda Williams
- *Something of Value* (1957), as Caroline
- *Somebody Up There Likes Me* (1956), as Audrey at Age 3 (uncredited)
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Irenee Wellington (uncredited)
- *The Danny Thomas Show* (1953), series, as Linda Williams

## Gallery

- ![Angela Cartwright](https://film.one/media/person/105566/gallery-552e8242a566.jpg) Angela Cartwright — Tenebrae (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Angela-Cartwright-Nov-2005.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of Billy Mumy and Angela Cartwright from the television program Lost in Space.](https://film.one/media/person/105566/gallery-2369ccb2ed88.jpg) Photo of Billy Mumy and Angela Cartwright from the television program Lost in Space. — CBS Portrait by Gabor "Gabi" Roma-faint but legible., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Angela_Cartwright_Billy_Mumy_Lost_in_Space.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Publicity photo of American child actors, Billy Mumy and Angela Cartwright promoting their roles on the CBS television series Lost in Space.](https://film.one/media/person/105566/gallery-5c72f8032c17.jpg) Publicity photo of American child actors, Billy Mumy and Angela Cartwright promoting their roles on the CBS television series Lost in Space. — CBS Television., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Lost_in_Space_Billy_Mumy_Angela_Cartwright_1965.jpg/1280px-Lost_in_Space_Billy_Mumy_Angela_Cartwright_1965.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Angela Cartwright](https://film.one/media/person/105566/gallery-43fcefbdaf1f.jpg) Angela Cartwright — Image via TMDB
- ![Angela Cartwright](https://film.one/media/person/105566/gallery-876a1df0e773.jpg) Angela Cartwright — Image via TMDB

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