Kym Karath - wikipedia Kym Karath This biographical article needs additional citations for verification, as its only attribution is to IMDb. IMDb may not be a reliable source for biographical information. Please help by adding additional, reliable sources for verification. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( March 2009 ) Kym Karath Anthea Kimberly Karath ( 1958 - 08 - 04 ) August 4, 1958 ( age 59 ) Los Angeles, California Years active 1963 -- 1981 ; 1988 Spouse ( s ) Philippe L'Equilbec ( m. 1985 ; div. 2005 ) Children Anthea Kimberly `` Kym '' Karath ( born August 4, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, U.S. ) is an American actress, best known for her role as Gretl, the youngest of the Von Trapp children, in The Sound of Music. Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Career Kym Karath started her career at the age of three, appearing in Spencer 's Mountain with Henry Fonda and Veronica Cartwright in 1963 ( she would subsequently work with Veronica 's younger sister Angela Cartwright in The Sound of Music ). Also in 1963, she was seen in The Thrill of It All with Doris Day and James Garner. In 1964, she was seen in Good Neighbor Sam with Jack Lemmon. Kym is best remembered for her role in The Sound of Music, where she played the youngest child, Gretl Von Trapp. During her appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Julie Andrews was asked about working with the Von Trapp children. She replied, `` They were all lovely. However, the youngest one ( Karath ) was probably the most difficult for me, because she was just a tad heavy in those days. Today, she is this amazing gorgeous looking Monroe-esque young lady. '' After The Sound of Music Kym primarily appeared in American television, including appearances in Family Affair, The Brady Bunch and Lost in Space. She remains friends with the other ' Von Trapp ' children today, and in 2000 she went back to Salzburg with them, filming a documentary about the making of the film. She is still currently working with them in new upcoming films. In 2015, she guest judged a `` Cake Wars '' episode in which Kym Karath also guest judged for `` The Sound of Music '' 50th anniversary. Personal life Karath 's family was Greek -- her original surname was Karathanasis, but it was changed to Karath by her father. She has an older sister, Francie, who auditioned for the eldest Von Trapp child in The Sound of Music, a role that eventually went to Charmian Carr. Karath graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Humanities, and shortly after that she moved to Paris, France where she studied art history and modeled as well. At the age of 26, she married Philippe L'Equilbec ; their son, Eric was born in 1991. Thereafter she left acting for a while and lived in Greenwich, Connecticut, before resuming acting in 2005. Karath has said she still is not fond of water after nearly drowning in the boat scene in The Sound of Music, as she could not swim. Filmography Midnight Offerings ( 1981 ) ( TV ) as Monique Archie Bunker 's Place as Pretty Girl ( 1 episode, 1980 ) The Waltons as Mabel ( 1 episode, 1973 ) The Brady Bunch as Kerry Hathaway ( 1 episode, 1972 ) All My Children ( 1970 ) TV series as Kristen ( unknown episodes, 1988 ) Family Affair as Barbara ( 3 episodes, 1966 -- 1971 ) Lost in Space as Princess ( 1 episode, 1966 ) Lassie as Kathy Vaughn ( 1 episode, 1966 ) Dr. Kildare ( 2 episodes, 1966 ) On The Run as the girls on the train. ( Un-sold pilot episode, 1966 ) My Three Sons as Pammy ( 1 episode, 1965 ) Peyton Place as Susan ( 1 episode, 1965 ) The Sound of Music ( 1965 ) as Gretl Good Neighbor Sam ( 1964 ) as Denise Bissel The Thrill of It All ( 1963 ) as Maggie Boyer Spencer 's Mountain ( 1963 ) ( uncredited ) as Pattie - Cake Spencer References ^ Jump up to : `` ' The Sound of Music ' Never Ends ''. New York Times. July 17, 2005. Retrieved Feb 12, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` The Von Trapp Family Reunites ! ''. ABC News. Nov 11, 2005. Retrieved Feb 12, 2013. External links Kym Karath on IMDb Kym Karath at the TCM Movie Database VIAF : 49433631 ISNI : 0000 0001 1472 2520 BNF : cb141923153 ( data ) MusicBrainz : d046260a - e560 - 478a - 92ad - c5baff5b535e Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kym_Karath&oldid=817112771 '' Categories : 1958 births Living people American child actresses American film actresses Female models from California American people of Greek descent University of Southern California alumni American television actresses Actresses of Greek descent Actresses from Los Angeles 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Hidden categories : Articles lacking reliable references from March 2009 All articles lacking reliable references BLP articles lacking sources from March 2009 All articles sourced by IMDb Articles sourced only by IMDb from March 2009 Articles with hCards Turner Classic Movies person ID same as Wikidata Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Nederlands Português Edit links This page was last edited on 26 December 2017, at 06 : 28. 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Question: who played the youngest girl in the sound of music
Answer: Anthea Kimberly "Kym" Karath