Angela Cartwright - wikipedia Angela Cartwright Angela Cartwright Angela Cartwright, November 2005 Angela Margaret Cartwright ( 1952 - 09 - 09 ) September 9, 1952 ( age 65 ) Altrincham, Cheshire, England Occupation Actress Years active 1956 -- present Spouse ( s ) Steve Gullion ( m. 1976 ) Children Jesse Gullion ( b 1985 ) Rebecca Gullion ( b. 1981 ) Website www.angela-cartwright.com L-R : Angela 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. Cartwright is best known as a child actress for her role as Brigitta von Trapp in the Academy Award winning film The Sound of Music ( 1965 ). On television, she played Linda Williams, the stepdaughter of Danny Williams ( played by Danny Thomas ) in the 1950s TV series The Danny Thomas Show, and Penny Robinson, in the 1960s television series Lost in Space. Her older sister is actress Veronica Cartwright. Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 3.1 Movies 3.2 Television 4 Books and publications 5 References 6 External links Early life and career Angela Cartwright was born in Altrincham, Cheshire, England, in 1952. She made her first film appearance at the age of three years as Paul Newman 's daughter in Somebody Up There Likes Me ( 1956 ), and appeared with Rock Hudson and Sidney Poitier in Something of Value ( 1957 ). After moving to the United States, Cartwright appeared for seven seasons in the CBS TV series The Danny Thomas Show, opposite comedian Danny Thomas. She remained close to Thomas after the series cancellation, until his death on February 6, 1991. Cartwright returned to Europe to play the role of Brigitta von Trapp in The Sound of Music ( 1965 ). Filmed on location, the film won five Academy Awards including Best Picture, the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy and eclipsed Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) as the highest - grossing film of all - time. The Sound of Music soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy Award and holds the distinction of being the longest running Billboard Magazine top 10 album in history at 109 weeks. Returning to television, Cartwright played Penny Robinson in the TV series Lost in Space ( 1965 -- 68 ). 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 ). In her most recent feature film roles, she played Theresa Mazzetti in Beyond the Poseidon Adventure ( 1979 ), directed by Lost in Space producer Irwin Allen ; and made a cameo appearance as Reporter # 2 in the 1998 Lost in Space film. Personal life Cartwright married Steve Gullion in 1976. They have two children, Jesse and Rebecca Gullion. She has been a photographer for 30 years. Her fine art is displayed at her studio in Studio City, Los Angeles. Filmography A partial listing of Angela Cartwright 's appearances in movies and television appears below. Movies 1956 : Somebody Up There Likes Me 1957 : Something of Value 1962 : Lad, A Dog 1965 : The Sound of Music 1979 : Beyond the Poseidon Adventure 1998 : Lost in Space 2009 : The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas -- theatrical short Television 1957 -- 65 : The Danny Thomas Show 1958 : The Lucy - Desi Comedy Hour 1958 : Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958 : Whirlybirds 1959 : The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford 1960 : Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Ep. Letter of Credit 1960 : Shirley Temple 's Storybook 1961 : The Red Skelton Show 1965 : The John Forsythe Show 1965 -- 68 : Lost in Space - as Penny Robinson 1965 -- 69 : My Three Sons 1967 : The Danny Thomas Hour 1970 -- 71 : Make Room for Granddaddy 1971 : Adam - 12 1972 : Room 222 1977 : Logan 's Run ( `` The Collectors '' ) 1980 : Scout 's Honor 1982 : The Love Boat 1983 : High School U.S.A. 1985 : Airwolf Books and publications Pasticcio quartz is a bi-annual journal ( art Zine ) 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 ) Styling the Stars, IBPA 2015 Benjamin Franklin Awards, Gold Winner, Cover Design : Large Format References Jump up ^ TV.com. `` Jesse Tyler Gullion ''. TV.com. ^ Jump up to : Bozzola, Lucia. `` Angela Cartwright : Biography ''. AllMovie. Retrieved 23 September 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Angela Cartwright ''. MetaCritic. Retrieved 23 September 2014. Jump up ^ Eder, Bruce. `` Make Room for Daddy ( TV Series ) ( 1953 ) ''. AllMovie. Retrieved 23 September 2014. Jump up ^ Haydon, John ( 8 September 2012 ). `` The List : Who is Angela Cartwright ? ''. The Washington Times. Retrieved 23 September 2014. Jump up ^ `` Sound of Music Cast & Crew ''. AllMovie. Retrieved 23 September 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Sound of Music - shooting locations ''. 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2014. Jump up ^ Montgomery, James ( 30 August 2012 ). `` Adele 's 21 Drops Out Of Billboard Top 10 ''. MTV. Archived from the original on September 25, 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014. Jump up ^ Erickson, Hal. `` Lost in Space ( TV Series ) ( 1965 ) ''. AllMovie. Retrieved 23 September 2014. Jump up ^ Fishburn, Angela Cartwright, Sarah. `` Angela Cartwright Studio - Home ''. acartwrightstudio.com. Jump up ^ Fishburn, Sarah ; Cartwright, Angels, eds. ( 23 July 2007 ). `` Pasticcio quartz ''. 1. cARTwright & fiShburn. ISSN 1941 - 949X. OCLC 221333550. Retrieved 25 September 2014. Jump up ^ In This House : A Collection of Altered Art Imagery and Collage Techniques ( Paperback and Kindle ). Quarry Books. 1 July 2007. ASIN B003F771MA. Jump up ^ Mixed Emulsions : Altered Art Techniques for Photographic Imagery ( Paperback and Kindle ). Quarry Books. 1 November 2007. ISBN 1592533698. Jump up ^ In This Garden : Exploration in Mixed - Media Visual Narrative ( Paperback and Kindle ). Quarry Books. 1 April 2009. ISBN 159253516X. Jump up ^ `` Somerset Studio Mar / Apr 2014 '' ( Magazine ). Stampington & Company. 1 March 2014. Jump up ^ Styling the Stars : Lost Treasures from the Twentieth Century Fox Archive ( Hardcover ). Insight Editions. 7 October 2014. ISBN 1608872572. Jump up ^ King, Susan ( 4 October 2014 ). `` Classic Hollywood Actors ready for close - ups in ' Styling the Stars ''. The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014. 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. '' Jump up ^ Robertson, Nicole ( 2 October 2014 ). `` New book reveals stars behind the scenes at Fox Studio ''. The Oakland Press. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` IBPA 2015 Benjamin Franklin Awards TM Winners ''. Independent Book Publishers Association. 11 April 2015. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Angela Cartwright. Official web site Art Studio web site Angela Cartwright interview at Classic Film & TV Cafe Angela Cartwright on IMDb BNF : cb14162255f ( data ) GND : 1063682096 ISNI : 0000 0001 1447 9604 LCCN : no2005039196 MusicBrainz : 8b13d136 - a4e6 - 4555 - 8d68 - bf37f566d047 SNAC : w6t75n1w VIAF : 74060853 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Angela_Cartwright&oldid=841133519 '' Categories : 1952 births Living people People from Altrincham English emigrants to the United States English child actresses English film actresses English television actresses 20th - century English actresses 21st - century English actresses Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from August 2011 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Deutsch Español فارسی Français Ido Nederlands 日本 語 Português Simple English Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 14 May 2018, at 06 : 23. 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Question: who played penny in the original lost in space
Answer: Angela Margaret Cartwright