Actress Heather Menzies-Urich who
famously played Louisa von Trapp in the 1965 hit film "The Sound of
Music" has died at age 68.
She was fifteen years old when she
took part in the film sound of music.
Heather, who was also the widow of
actor Robert Urich, had very recently been diagnosed with brain cancer,
according to her son Ryan Urich.
He said his mother died on Christmas
Eve, surrounded by her children and family members.
"She was an actress, a
ballerina and loved living her life to the fullest," Urich said.
"She was not in any pain but,
nearly four weeks after her diagnosis of terminal brain cancer, she had enough
and took her last breath on this Earth at 7.22pm."
Among those to pay tribute were Kym
Karath, who played her sister Gretl in the musical -- which went on to win 10
Oscars.
Born in Toronto, her first
screen credit came in the TV series "The Farmer's Daughter" in 1964.
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