Angela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England) is an English-born American actress, primarily known for her roles in movies and television. She is best known as a child actress for her roles in the film The Sound of Music, as Danny Thomas's daughter, Linda Williams, in the 1950s TV series, Make Room For Daddy (a role she played from 1957 to 1964), and in the US television series as Guy Williams's and June Lockhart's daughter and middle child, Penny Robinson, in the 1960s cult sci-fi tv show, Lost in Space.
She made her first film appearance at 3 years old; moving as a young child to the US and to television, Cartwright appeared for seven seasons in the US TV series Make Room For Daddy. She also appeared in several films and became famous playing Brigitta von Trapp in The Sound of Music with actors Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and Charmian Carr (1965).
Her trembling vocal delivery was put to good use when she played the excitable young "Penny...
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