Charmain Carr

Charmian Carr (Chicago, 27 december 1942) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Liesl von Trapp in the musical film The Sound of Music.

Charmian Carr was born Charmian Farnon in Chicago as. Her father was a musician, her mother and brother were vaudeville actors. At a young age her family moved toCalifornia. Initially she worked as a doctor's Assistant before she was asked for the role of Liesl in The Sound of Music. A few years later, she married Jay Brent and she gave birth to two children. After having worked for some years as an actress, she was Interior-architect. One of her customers was Michael Jackson, who asked her because he was a fan of The Sound of Music. She separated from her husband In 1991.

Around the turn of the century wrote Carr two books called Forever Liesl and Letters to Liesl about her experiences with The Sound of Music.