Angela Cartwright
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2011}}
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Angela Cartwright
| image = Angela-Cartwright-Nov-2005.jpg
| caption = Cartwright in November 2005
| birthname = Angela Margaret Cartwright
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|09|09}}
| birth_place = Altrincham, Cheshire, England
| occupation = {{Hlist|Actress|photographer}}
| years_active = 1956–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Steve Gullion|1976}}
| children = 2
| relatives = Veronica Cartwright (sister)
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
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Angela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952) is an English-born American actress primarily known for her roles in movies and television. On television, 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. Cartwright's most famous movie role was the part of Brigitta von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music (1965). Her older sister is actress Veronica Cartwright.{{cite web|last1=Bozzola|first1=Lucia|title=Angela Cartwright: Biography|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/angela-cartwright-p11040|website=AllMovie|access-date=23 September 2014}}
Early life and career
Angela Cartwright was born in Altrincham, Cheshire, England, in 1952. When she was one year old, her family moved to Los Angeles via Canada.{{Cite web |last=Cartwright |first=Angela |date=2023-09-04 |title=The Official Angela Cartwright Website, Scrapbook 1 |url=http://www.angela-cartwright.com/part1begin.html |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=The Official Angela Cartwright Website}} 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 Rock Hudson and Sidney Poitier in Something of Value (1957).{{cite web|title=Angela Cartwright|url=http://www.metacritic.com/person/angela-cartwright?filter-options=movies|publisher=MetaCritic|access-date=23 September 2014}} Cartwright appeared for seven seasons in the CBS TV series The Danny Thomas Show, opposite comedian Danny Thomas.{{cite web|last1=Eder|first1=Bruce|title=Make Room for Daddy [TV Series] (1953)|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/make-room-for-daddy-tv-series-v30922|website=AllMovie|access-date=23 September 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Haydon|first1=John|title=The List: Who is Angela Cartwright?|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/8/list-who-angela-cartwright/|newspaper=The Washington Times|access-date=23 September 2014|date=8 September 2012}} 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 The Sound of Music (1965).{{cite web|title=Sound of Music Cast & Crew|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-sound-of-music-v45745/cast-crew|website=AllMovie|access-date=23 September 2014}} 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).{{cite web|last1=Erickson|first1=Hal|title=Lost in Space [TV Series] (1965)|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/lost-in-space-tv-series-v175155|website=AllMovie|access-date=23 September 2014}} She made appearances on several TV shows, including My Three Sons, Adam-12 and The Love Boat. She was also cast in the television movies Scout's Honor (1980) and played the role of Miss D'Angelo in High School U.S.A. (1983).
She played Theresa Mazzetti in Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979), directed by Lost in Space producer Irwin Allen. Cartwright made a cameo appearance as Reporter #2 in the 1998 Lost in Space film and as Dr. Smith's mother in the third episode of the second season of the 2018 Netflix reimagined Lost In Space series.
Personal life
Cartwright married Steve Gullion in 1976. They have two children.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/people/jesse-tyler-gullion/biography/|website=TV.com|title=Jesse Tyler Gullion}}
She has been a photographer for 30 years. Her work is displayed at her studio in Studio City, Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=http://acartwrightstudio.com/|website=Angela Cartwright Studio|title=Home}}
Cartwright is a Catholic, and has attended Mass at St. Charles Borromeo with her sister Veronica.{{cite web |last=Stagnaro |first=Angelo |date=2017-02-26 |title=Where the Stars Go to Pray: The Churches of Hollywood |url=https://www.ncregister.com/features/where-the-stars-go-to-pray-the-churches-of-hollywood |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=National Catholic Register}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1956
| Audrey at age 3 | Uncredited |
| 1957
| Caroline | Uncredited |
| 1962
| Angela | |
| 1965
| Brigitta von Trapp | |
| 1975
| Mr. & Ms. and the Magic Studio Mystery | Sally | TV film |
| 1979
| Beyond the Poseidon Adventure | Theresa Mazzetti | |
| 1980
| Alfredo's Mom | TV film |
| 1983
| Miss D'Angelo | TV film |
| 1998
| Reporter #2 | |
| 2010
| Elf Sparkle and the Special Red Dress | Miss Cow | Voice |
=Television=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1957-1964
| Linda Williams | Series regular |
| rowspan="2"|1958
| Linda Williams | Episode: "Lucy Makes Room for Danny" |
| Whirlybirds
| Susan Davis | Episode: "Glamour Girl" |
| rowspan="2"|1960
| Jane | Episode: "Babes in Toyland" |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents
| Irenee Wellington | Season 5 Episode 35: "The Schartz-Metterklume Method" (uncredited) |
| 1961
| Girl | 1 episode. uncredited 1962 twilight zone, Anne “I sing the body electric” |
| rowspan="2"|1965
| | Episode: "Little Miss Egghead" |
| My Three Sons
| Alice Vail | Episode: "The Glass Sneaker" |
| 1965-1968
| Penny Robinson | Series regular |
| rowspan="2"|1969
| Debbie Hunter | Episode: "Chip and Debbie" |
| Calling Dr. Gannon
| Angela | Episode: "Operation Heartbeat" |
| 1970-1971
| Linda Williams | Series regular |
| 1971
| Adam-12 | Cindy Williams | Episode: "Assassination" |
| 1972
| Room 222 | Phyllis Nichols | 2 episodes |
| 1977
| Karen | Episode: "The Collectors" |
| 1982
| Yanne | Episode: "Baby Talk/My Friend, the Executrix/Programmed for Love" |
| 1985
| Airwolf | Mrs. Cranovich | Episode: "Eruption" |
| 2018
| 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.{{cite journal|editor1-last=Fishburn|editor1-first=Sarah|editor2-last=Cartwright|editor2-first=Angela|journal=EMagazine|title=Pasticcio quartz|date=23 July 2007|volume=1|publisher=Cartwright & Fishburn|issn=1941-949X|oclc=221333550}}
- In This House: A Collection of Altered Art Imagery and Collage Techniques (2007){{cite book|title=In This House: A Collection of Altered Art Imagery and Collage Techniques|date=1 July 2007|publisher=Quarry Books|asin=B003F771MA|type=Paperback and Kindle}}
- Mixed Emulsions: Altered Art Techniques for Photographic Imagery (2007){{cite book|title=Mixed Emulsions: Altered Art Techniques for Photographic Imagery|date=1 November 2007|publisher=Quarry Books|isbn=978-1592533695|type=Paperback and Kindle}}
- In This Garden: Exploration in Mixed-Media Visual Narrative (2009){{cite book|title=In This Garden: Exploration in Mixed-Media Visual Narrative|date=1 April 2009|publisher=Quarry Books|isbn=978-1592535163|type=Paperback and Kindle}}
- "Lineage: A Personal & Private Journey", Somerset Studio magazine (Mar/Apr 2014){{cite magazine|title=Lineage: A Personal & Private Journey|magazine=Somerset Studio|date=1 March 2014|publisher=Stampington & Company|type=Magazine}}
- Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive (2014), Angela Cartwright and Tom McLaren, foreword by Maureen O'Hara{{cite book|title=Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive|date=7 October 2014|publisher=Insight Editions|isbn=978-1608872572|type=Hardcover}}{{cite news|last1=King|first1=Susan|title=Classic Hollywood Actors ready for close-ups in 'Styling the Stars|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/classichollywood/la-et-mn-ca-styling-photos-classic-hollywood-20141005-story.html|access-date=6 October 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=4 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006173008/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/classichollywood/la-et-mn-ca-styling-photos-classic-hollywood-20141005-story.html|archive-date=October 6, 2014 |quote=Cartwright came up with the idea for "Styling the Stars" when she was in the Fox archives in Century City, looking for pictures for the 2011 book "The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook."}}{{cite news|last1=Robertson|first1=Nicole|title=New book reveals stars behind the scenes at Fox Studio|url=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20141007/new-book-reveals-stars-behind-the-scenes-at-fox-studio|access-date=8 October 2014|newspaper=The Oakland Press|date=2 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008182315/http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20141007/new-book-reveals-stars-behind-the-scenes-at-fox-studio|archive-date=October 8, 2014 }}
- Styling the Stars, IBPA 2015 Benjamin Franklin Awards, Gold Winner, Cover Design: Large Format{{cite web|title=IBPA 2015 Benjamin Franklin Awards™ Winners|url=http://www.ibpa-online.org/ibpa-2015-benjamin-franklin-awards-winners-and-finalists/|publisher=Independent Book Publishers Association|access-date=31 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531095354/http://www.ibpa-online.org/ibpa-2015-benjamin-franklin-awards-winners-and-finalists/|archive-date=May 31, 2015 |date=11 April 2015}}
- Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive (Softcover 2017), Angela Cartwright and Tom McLaren, foreword by Maureen O'Hara{{Cite book|title=Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures From the Twentieth Century Fox Archive|publisher=Insight Editions|year=2017|isbn=978-1683830061}}
- On Purpose: A Novel by Angela Cartwright and Bill Mumy (2018){{cite book |last1=Cartwright |first1=Angela |title=On Purpose |date=September 18, 2018 |publisher=Other Realms Press |isbn=978-1944068769}}
- Lost (and Found) in Space 2: Blast Off into the Expanded Edition by Angela Cartwright and Bill Mumy (2021){{Cite book|title=Lost (and Found) in Space 2: Blast Off into the Expanded Edition|publisher=Next Chapter Publishing|year=2021|isbn=978-1735621531}}{{Cite news|date=September 23, 2021|title=Tinseltown Talks: Bill Mumy, Angela Cartwright launch new 'Lost in Space' book|work=The Oakland Press|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2021/09/23/tinseltown-talks-bill-mumy-and-cartwright-launch-new-lost-in-space-book/}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Angela Cartwright}}
- {{Official website}}
- [http://acartwrightstudio.com/ Art Studio web site]
- [http://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2013/05/angela-cartwright-interview.html Angela Cartwright interview at Classic Film & TV Cafe]
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Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:21st-century Roman Catholics
Category:Actors from Altrincham
Category:Actresses from Cheshire
Category:English emigrants to the United States
Category:English child actresses
Category:English film actresses
Category:English Roman Catholics