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Angela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952) is a British actress primarily known for her roles in movies and television. On television, she played Linda Williams, the stepdaughter of Danny Williams (played by
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) in the long-running TV series ''
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'', and Penny Robinson in the 1960s television series ''
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''. Cartwright's most famous movie role was the part of Brigitta von Trapp in the film ''
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'' (1965). Her older sister is actress
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.


Early life and career

Angela Cartwright was born in
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, Cheshire, England, in 1952. She made her first film appearance at the age of three years as Paul Newman's character's daughter in '' Somebody Up There Likes Me'' (1956), and appeared with
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and Sidney Poitier in ''
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'' (1957). After moving to the United States, Cartwright appeared for seven seasons in the
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TV series ''
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'', opposite comedian
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. She remained close to Thomas after the series' cancellation until his death on February 6, 1991. Cartwright played the role of Brigitta von Trapp in ''
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'' (1965). The film won five
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and eclipsed ''Gone with the Wind'' as the highest-grossing film of all-time. Cartwright played Penny Robinson in the TV series ''
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'' (1965–68). She made appearances on several TV shows, including ''
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'', '' Adam-12'', and ''
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''. She was also cast in the television movies ''Scout's Honor'' (1980) and played the role of Miss D'Angelo in ''
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'' (1983). She played Theresa Mazzetti in ''
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'' (1979), directed by ''Lost in Space'' producer
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. Cartwright made a cameo appearance as Reporter #2 in the 1998 ''
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'' film and as Dr. Smith's mother in the third episode of the second season of the 2018
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reimagined ''Lost In Space'' series.


Personal life

Cartwright married Steve Gullion in 1976. They have two children. She has been a photographer for 30 years. Her work is displayed at her studio in Studio City, Los Angeles.


Filmography


Film


Television


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'',
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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
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(2021)


References


External links

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Art Studio web site


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