Biography
Charmian Carr was an American actress best known for playing Liesl von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music. Born Charmian Anne Farnon on 27 December 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, she was studying speech therapy and philosophy at San Fernando Valley State College when she was cast in the role after a friend submitted her photograph for an audition.
Her only other screen credit was the 1966 television musical Evening Primrose. After the success of The Sound of Music, she left acting to pursue a career in interior design. She later wrote two books about her experiences on the film: Forever Liesl and Letters to Liesl.
