Editing Angela Cartwright

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{{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}}
}}
[[File:Milton berle angela cartright rusty hamer.JPG|thumb|right|L-R: Cartwright, [[Milton Berle]] and [[Rusty Hamer]] on TV's ''[[Make Room for Daddy]]'']]

'''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 (film)|The Sound of Music]]'' (1965).  Her older sister is actress [[Veronica Cartwright]].<ref name="AllMovie Bio">{{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}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 film)|Somebody Up There Likes Me]]'' (1956), and appeared with [[Rock Hudson]] and [[Sidney Poitier]] in ''[[Something of Value]]'' (1957).<ref name=MetaCritic>{{cite web|title=Angela Cartwright|url=http://www.metacritic.com/person/angela-cartwright?filter-options=movies|publisher=MetaCritic|access-date=23 September 2014}}</ref> Cartwright appeared for seven seasons in the [[CBS]] TV series ''[[The Danny Thomas Show]]'', opposite comedian [[Danny Thomas]].<ref name="Danny Thomas AllMovie">{{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}}</ref><ref name="Who is Cartwright WT">{{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}}</ref> 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 (film)|The Sound of Music]]'' (1965).<ref name="Sound of Music Cast">{{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}}</ref> The film won five [[Academy Awards]] and eclipsed [[Gone with the Wind (film)|''Gone with the Wind'']] as the [[List of highest-grossing films#Timeline of highest-grossing films|highest-grossing film of all-time]].

Cartwright played Penny Robinson in the TV series ''[[Lost in Space]]'' (1965–68).<ref name="Lost in Space Allmovie">{{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}}</ref> 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 (film)|''Scout's Honor'']] (1980) and played the role of Miss D'Angelo in ''[[High School U.S.A.]]'' (1983).<ref name="AllMovie Bio"/>

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)|Lost in Space]]'' film<ref name=MetaCritic/> and as Dr. Smith's mother in the third episode of the second season of the 2018 [[Netflix]] [[Lost in Space (2018 TV series)|reimagined ''Lost In Space'' series]].

==Personal life==
Cartwright married Steve Gullion in 1976. They have two children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/people/jesse-tyler-gullion/biography/|website=TV.com|title=Jesse Tyler Gullion}}</ref>

She has been a photographer for 30 years. Her work is displayed at her studio in [[Studio City, Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acartwrightstudio.com/|website=Angela Cartwright Studio|title=Home}}</ref>

Cartwright is a Catholic, and has attended Mass at [[St. Charles Borromeo Church (North Hollywood)|St. Charles Borromeo]] with her sister Veronica.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1956
| ''[[Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956 film)|Somebody Up There Likes Me]]''
| Audrey at age 3
| Uncredited
|-
| 1957
| ''[[Something of Value]]''
| Caroline
| Uncredited
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Lad, A Dog (film)|Lad, A Dog]]''
| Angela
|

|-
| 1965
| ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]''
| Brigitta von Trapp
|
|-
| 1975
| ''Mr. & Ms. and the Magic Studio Mystery''
| Sally
| TV film
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Beyond the Poseidon Adventure]]''
| Theresa Mazzetti
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Scout's Honor (film)|Scout's Honor]]''
| Alfredo's Mom
| TV film
|-
| 1983
| ''[[High School U.S.A.]]''
| Miss D'Angelo
| TV film
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Lost in Space (film)|Lost in Space]]''
| Reporter #2
|
|-
| 2010
| ''Elf Sparkle and the Special Red Dress''
| Miss Cow
| Voice
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1957-1964
| ''[[The Danny Thomas Show]]''
| Linda Williams
| Series regular
|-
| rowspan="2"|1958
| ''[[The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour]]''
| Linda Williams
| Episode: "Lucy Makes Room for Danny"
|-
| ''[[Whirlybirds]]''
| Susan Davis
| Episode: "Glamour Girl"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1960
| ''[[Shirley Temple's Storybook]]''
| Jane
| Episode: "Babes in Toyland"
|-
| ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''
| Irenee Wellington
| Season 5 Episode 35: "The Schartz-Metterklume Method" (uncredited)
|-
| 1961
| ''[[The Red Skelton Show|The Red Skelton Hour]]''
| Girl
| 1 episode. uncredited

1962 twilight zone, Anne
“I sing the body electric”
|-
| rowspan="2"|1965
| ''[[John Forsythe|The John Forsythe Show]]''
| 
| Episode: "Little Miss Egghead"
|-
| ''[[My Three Sons]]''
| Alice Vail
| Episode: "The Glass Sneaker"
|-
| 1965-1968
| ''[[Lost in Space]]''
| Penny Robinson
| Series regular
|-
| rowspan="2"|1969
| ''[[My Three Sons]]''
| Debbie Hunter
| Episode: "Chip and Debbie"
|-
| ''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Calling Dr. Gannon]]''
| Angela
| Episode: "Operation Heartbeat"
|-
| 1970-1971
| ''[[Make Room for Granddaddy]]''
| Linda Williams
| Series regular
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Adam-12]]''
| Cindy Williams
| Episode: "Assassination"
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Room 222]]''
| Phyllis Nichols
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Logan's Run (TV series)|Logan's Run]]''
| Karen
| Episode: "The Collectors"
|-
| 1982
| ''[[The Love Boat]]''
| Yanne
| Episode: "Baby Talk/My Friend, the Executrix/Programmed for Love"
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Airwolf]]''
| Mrs. Cranovich
| Episode: "Eruption"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Lost in Space (2018 TV series)|Lost in Space]]''
| 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

* ''In This House: A Collection of Altered Art Imagery and Collage Techniques'' (2007)<ref name="In This House">{{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}}</ref>
* ''Mixed Emulsions: Altered Art Techniques for Photographic Imagery'' (2007)<ref name="Mixed Emulsions">{{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}}</ref>
* ''In This Garden: Exploration in Mixed-Media Visual Narrative'' (2009)<ref name="In This Garden">{{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}}</ref>
* "Lineage: A Personal & Private Journey", ''Somerset Studio'' magazine (Mar/Apr 2014)<ref name="Lineage: A Personal & Private Journey">{{cite magazine|title=Lineage: A Personal & Private Journey|magazine=Somerset Studio|date=1 March 2014|publisher=Stampington & Company|type=Magazine}}</ref>
* ''Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive'' (2014), Angela Cartwright and Tom McLaren, foreword by [[Maureen O'Hara]]<ref name="Styling Stars">{{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}}</ref><ref name="Styling ''Los Angeles Times''">{{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."}}</ref><ref name="Oakland Press Styling">{{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 }}</ref>
**''Styling the Stars'', [[Independent Book Publishers Association|IBPA]] 2015 Benjamin Franklin Awards, Gold Winner, Cover Design: Large Format<ref name="Franklin Award 2015">{{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}}</ref>
*''Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive'' (Softcover 2017), Angela Cartwright and Tom McLaren, foreword by Maureen O'Hara<ref>{{Cite book|title=Styling the Stars: Lost Treasures From the Twentieth Century Fox Archive|publisher=Insight Editions|year=2017|isbn=978-1683830061}}</ref>
* ''On Purpose: A Novel by Angela Cartwright and Bill Mumy'' (2018)<ref name="On Purpose">{{cite book |last1=Cartwright |first1=Angela |title=On Purpose |date=September 18, 2018 |publisher=Other Realms Press |isbn=978-1944068769}}</ref>
*''Lost (and Found) in Space 2: Blast Off into the Expanded Edition'' by Angela Cartwright and [[Bill Mumy]] (2021)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Lost (and Found) in Space 2: Blast Off into the Expanded Edition|publisher=Next Chapter Publishing|year=2021|isbn=978-1735621531}}</ref><ref>{{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/}}</ref>

==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]
* {{IMDb name}}

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