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Date of Birth
9 September 1952, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK
Birth Name
Angela Margaret Cartwright
Height
5' 5"
Biography
Born in England, Angela is the younger sister of actress Veronica Cartwright. As a child she was cast as the cute little stepdaughter, Linda Williams, on "The Danny Thomas Show" (1953). She was on the show from 1957 to 1964. After that, she was cast as Brigitta in the popular Julie Andrews movie The Sound of Music (1965). Soon after, she returned to series TV as Penny Robinson, young teenage space traveler, in "Lost in Space" (1965), which ran from 1965-1968. Even with cheap special effects and a hokey story line, the show is still popular today. In 1970 Angela had a part in "Make Room for Granddaddy" (1970), a sequel to the original series, but the show was soon canceled. Since that time, she has made a life outside of films.
Spouse
Steve Gullion (22 May 1976 - present) 2 children
Trade Mark
Often played sweet, wholesome characters.
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Trivia
Sister of Veronica Cartwright, sister-in-law of Richard Compton.
Children: Rebecca Gullion (b. 1981) and Jesse Gullion (b. 1985).
Distant cousin of The Sound of Music (1965) co-star Heather Menzies.
Angela and her sister, Veronica Cartwright, have both acted alongside Kym Karath. Veronica in Spencer's Mountain (1963) and Angela in The Sound of Music (1965) and an episode of "Lost in Space" (1965).
Born in England but grew up in America.
Is a fan of "24" (2001).
Introduced The Sound of Music (1965) co-star Heather Menzies to The Beatles.
Did her own singing in The Sound Of Music.
At her studio in Studio City, California, she is curator of an exclusively black & white photography gallery and is a founding member of the 4260 Black & White Photography Guild.
In early 2007 Angela partnered with artist Sarah Fishburn to co-author the book "In This House - A Collection of Altered Art Imagery and Collage Techniques". Her second book "Mixed Emulsions - Altered Art for Photographic Imagery" was released in November 2007.
Has has taught classes on her art techniques.
She has a line of rubber stamps called "Unruly Girls Club" which are made from Angela's sketches.
Angela Cartwright Artist Papers, recently released, are collections of her images as artist papers, vellums and transparencies.
Tested for a part in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) which eventually went to Pamela Franklin.
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Personal Quotes
Photography has been a passion of mine since I was 15. After my kids were born I found myself incorporating my photography into different art endeavors and from there it just blossomed. I have always had to have an outlet for my creativity and when my life became more about raising my family than the bright lights of show business exploring my photo art was a great outlet for me. My shadow in my art is one way I trace who I was and where I have been. My shadow and I have been on a journey for quite a while now!
[On encouraging the parents of their own children to be child stars]: Rejection is a big part of show business. It can be tough on anyone who doesn't have fairly good self-esteem. Especially kids, as they try to discover who they are. When I was a young kid, I thought everyone my age went to work everyday and was on television . As I got older, I never considered that tons of people were watching me on television every week. I give a nod to my parents for keeping me as normal as I could be in an un-normal adult world. My parents kept me in check. I had to make my bed, set the table, and do my chores every day but those things were balanced with getting to laugh and be a kid, too.
[When responded if people would best remember her, as either the actress or the artist]: I hope they'll remember a character I played that touched people's lives in a positive way. I hope that through my work, artists will take some chances, break some rules, and make art that comes from inside of them. I would like to be remembered as a kind person, a great Mom, and a bit unruly - in a good way!
I was never one to seek out the spotlight. I am kind of a private person, so I don't miss that part of show business at all. Looking back on my career in television and making a movie like 'The Sound of Music' from an adult point of view, it actually seems kind of unreal. I was involved in shows that people grew up with - that hold memories for them - and it's a cool feeling.
[Of Danny Thomas, who played Danny Williams]: He was quite a character, lot of people will remember him.
[When thought if Danny Thomas, who played Danny Williams, would play second-fiddle to other actors who later played the role of TV dads, years after him, such as: Chuck Connors, Bill Bixby and Michael Landon]: I don't think so, I don't think Danny was really thinking about anybody else's series, at the time. I don't know if he reflected on just how much of the big snowball he started in family television. We shot The Danny Thomas Show at Desilu Studios, which was where Lucille Ball was doing 'I Love Lucy,' which of course is iconic. We had a lot of people on our show with over spin-offs, into their own series: It was Danny Thomas and Sheldon Leonard [that had a production company together] and we had on our show. Andy Griffith; and that was the spin-off to Mayberry. Andy was the sheriff that arrested Danny when he went [and I'd forgotten what he'd done, he'd done something in this little town of Mayberry, and so, he was arrested]. Let's see, The Joey Bishop Show was a spin-off from an episode that Joey Bishop was in. There was Bill Bixby, but I think Bill Bixby just became a star playing the grocery guy on our show, I think he was picked up for some series, but there were a lot of spin-offs in 2 different comedy shows, and comedy was really needed at that time. The 1/2 hr. sitcom that was just your whole family could sit down and watch, it was really enjoyable though, Danny had a big part in that in the beginning of [what I like to call] instead of old TV classics.
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Date of Birth
9 September 1952, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK
Birth Name
Angela Margaret Cartwright
Height
5' 5"
Biography
Born in England, Angela is the younger sister of actress Veronica Cartwright. As a child she was cast as the cute little stepdaughter, Linda Williams, on "The Danny Thomas Show" (1953). She was on the show from 1957 to 1964. After that, she was cast as Brigitta in the popular Julie Andrews movie The Sound of Music (1965). Soon after, she returned to series TV as Penny Robinson, young teenage space traveler, in "Lost in Space" (1965), which ran from 1965-1968. Even with cheap special effects and a hokey story line, the show is still popular today. In 1970 Angela had a part in "Make Room for Granddaddy" (1970), a sequel to the original series, but the show was soon canceled. Since that time, she has made a life outside of films.
Spouse
Steve Gullion (22 May 1976 - present) 2 children
Trade Mark
Often played sweet, wholesome characters.
---------------------------------
Trivia
Sister of Veronica Cartwright, sister-in-law of Richard Compton.
Children: Rebecca Gullion (b. 1981) and Jesse Gullion (b. 1985).
Distant cousin of The Sound of Music (1965) co-star Heather Menzies.
Angela and her sister, Veronica Cartwright, have both acted alongside Kym Karath. Veronica in Spencer's Mountain (1963) and Angela in The Sound of Music (1965) and an episode of "Lost in Space" (1965).
Born in England but grew up in America.
Is a fan of "24" (2001).
Introduced The Sound of Music (1965) co-star Heather Menzies to The Beatles.
Did her own singing in The Sound Of Music.
At her studio in Studio City, California, she is curator of an exclusively black & white photography gallery and is a founding member of the 4260 Black & White Photography Guild.
In early 2007 Angela partnered with artist Sarah Fishburn to co-author the book "In This House - A Collection of Altered Art Imagery and Collage Techniques". Her second book "Mixed Emulsions - Altered Art for Photographic Imagery" was released in November 2007.
Has has taught classes on her art techniques.
She has a line of rubber stamps called "Unruly Girls Club" which are made from Angela's sketches.
Angela Cartwright Artist Papers, recently released, are collections of her images as artist papers, vellums and transparencies.
Tested for a part in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) which eventually went to Pamela Franklin.
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Personal Quotes
Photography has been a passion of mine since I was 15. After my kids were born I found myself incorporating my photography into different art endeavors and from there it just blossomed. I have always had to have an outlet for my creativity and when my life became more about raising my family than the bright lights of show business exploring my photo art was a great outlet for me. My shadow in my art is one way I trace who I was and where I have been. My shadow and I have been on a journey for quite a while now!
[On encouraging the parents of their own children to be child stars]: Rejection is a big part of show business. It can be tough on anyone who doesn't have fairly good self-esteem. Especially kids, as they try to discover who they are. When I was a young kid, I thought everyone my age went to work everyday and was on television . As I got older, I never considered that tons of people were watching me on television every week. I give a nod to my parents for keeping me as normal as I could be in an un-normal adult world. My parents kept me in check. I had to make my bed, set the table, and do my chores every day but those things were balanced with getting to laugh and be a kid, too.
[When responded if people would best remember her, as either the actress or the artist]: I hope they'll remember a character I played that touched people's lives in a positive way. I hope that through my work, artists will take some chances, break some rules, and make art that comes from inside of them. I would like to be remembered as a kind person, a great Mom, and a bit unruly - in a good way!
I was never one to seek out the spotlight. I am kind of a private person, so I don't miss that part of show business at all. Looking back on my career in television and making a movie like 'The Sound of Music' from an adult point of view, it actually seems kind of unreal. I was involved in shows that people grew up with - that hold memories for them - and it's a cool feeling.
[Of Danny Thomas, who played Danny Williams]: He was quite a character, lot of people will remember him.
[When thought if Danny Thomas, who played Danny Williams, would play second-fiddle to other actors who later played the role of TV dads, years after him, such as: Chuck Connors, Bill Bixby and Michael Landon]: I don't think so, I don't think Danny was really thinking about anybody else's series, at the time. I don't know if he reflected on just how much of the big snowball he started in family television. We shot The Danny Thomas Show at Desilu Studios, which was where Lucille Ball was doing 'I Love Lucy,' which of course is iconic. We had a lot of people on our show with over spin-offs, into their own series: It was Danny Thomas and Sheldon Leonard [that had a production company together] and we had on our show. Andy Griffith; and that was the spin-off to Mayberry. Andy was the sheriff that arrested Danny when he went [and I'd forgotten what he'd done, he'd done something in this little town of Mayberry, and so, he was arrested]. Let's see, The Joey Bishop Show was a spin-off from an episode that Joey Bishop was in. There was Bill Bixby, but I think Bill Bixby just became a star playing the grocery guy on our show, I think he was picked up for some series, but there were a lot of spin-offs in 2 different comedy shows, and comedy was really needed at that time. The 1/2 hr. sitcom that was just your whole family could sit down and watch, it was really enjoyable though, Danny had a big part in that in the beginning of [what I like to call] instead of old TV classics.