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Heather Menzies Urich (December 3, 1949 – December 24, 2017)[2] was a Canadian–American model and actress, known for her roles as Louisa von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music and Jessica 6 in the TV series Logan's Run.[3]

Heather Menzies
Menzies in Logan's Run (1977)
Born	Heather Margaret Brotherston Menzies (1949-12-03)December 3, 1949 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	December 24, 2017(2017-12-24) (aged 68) Carrying Place, Ontario, Canada[1]
Occupation	Actress, model, activist
Years active	1964–1990
Spouse(s)	John Cluett ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 1973)​ Robert Urich ​ ​ (m. 1975; died 2002)​
Children	3

Early life

Heather Margaret Brotherston Menzies[4] was born in Toronto on December 3, 1949, to Scottish parents[5][6] who had emigrated to Canada after the war.[7] Her father was a struggling artist. By Menzies' 14th birthday, she had lived in Vancouver, Miami, London, and Southern California. She had a younger sister, Sheila, and an older brother, Neil, who died in 2019.[5]

Menzies was a graduate of John Burroughs High School in Burbank, California, in 1967, and she studied at Falcon Studio's University of the Arts.[8]

Career

Menzies' first appearance on-screen was in 1964, when she appeared in the TV series The Farmer's Daughter.[2] She was cast in The Sound of Music as Louisa, the third-oldest of the von Trapp children, at age 14, with no prior acting experience.^{[citation needed]} Menzies sang "So Long, Farewell" and the "Lonely Goatherd" in the film.[9]

Menzies went on to appear in a number of television series such as Alias Smith and Jones, T. J. Hooker, Dragnet, Room 222, Bonanza, Marcus Welby, M.D. and The Bob Newhart Show. She starred as Jessica 6 in the short-lived TV series Logan's Run.[9] In addition, Menzies appeared in Hawaii,[2] How Sweet It Is!,[10] Hail, Hero!,[10] Piranha,[2] and Endangered Species.[2]

Menzies was featured in Playboy magazine during 1973 in a pictorial titled "Tender Trapp", in reference to her The Sound of Music role.^{[citation needed]} She was later cast in four television films: The Keegans,[11] James Dean,[12] Tail Gunner Joe,[13] and Captain America.[14]

Personal life

Menzies married John Cluett in 1969 and divorced him in 1973. She married Robert Urich in 1975. Urich and Menzies first met in 1974 while filming a commercial in which they "got married."[5][15] They adopted 3 children. After Urich's death in 2002, Menzies established the Robert Urich Foundation[16][17] and spent most of her time in her last years devoted to the organization, which raises money for cancer research and support for cancer patients.[18]

Death

Menzies-Urich was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in November 2017.[19] She died on December 24, 2017.[20]

Filmography

TV and Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1964–1965	The Farmer's Daughter	Nancy Beth	3 episodes
1964	My Three Sons	Mona	Episode: The Ballad of Lissa Stratmeyer
1965	The Sound of Music	Louisa	Musical drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise	[21]
1966	Hawaii	Mercy Bromley	Epic drama film directed by George Roy Hill	[22]
1967–1969	Dragnet	Various roles	5 episodes
1968	How Sweet It Is!	Tour Girl	Comedy film directed by Jerry Paris	[23][10]
1969	Hail, Hero!	Molly Adams	Based on the novel of the same name by John Weston	[10]
	The High Chaparral	Beth "Elizabeth" Roberts	Episode: The Little Thieves
	The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes	Extra	* Comedy film directed by Robert Butler	* Uncredited
	Room 222	Girl in Newspaper Office	Episode: Funny Boy
1970	Bonanza	Martha Thornton	Episode: Thornton's Account
To Rome With Love	Andrea	Episode: Beautiful People
1971	The Smith Family	Janie Bradford	Episode: Cindy
	Alias Smith and Jones	Annabel	Episode: The Girl in Boxcar #3
1972	Outside In	Chris	Drama film directed by Allen Baron and G. D. Spradlin	[24]
1973	Sssssss	Kristina Stoner
	The Bob Newhart Show	Debbie Borden	Episode: Not with My Sister You Don't
1974	Doctor Dan	Joyce Morgan	TV movie
	Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law	Sally Waite	Episode: The Break In
1975	S.W.A.T.	Sheri	Episode: Time Bomb
1976	Barnaby Jones	Melinda Marks	Episode: Fraternity of Thieves
	The Keegans	Brandy Keegan	TV movie
	James Dean	Jan	TV movie
1977	Tail Gunner Joe	Logan	TV movie
	The Six Million Dollar Man	Alison Harker	Episode: Fires of Hell
1977–1978	Logan's Run	Jessica	Main Role
1978	Piranha	Maggie Mckeown	Satirical B horror film directed by Joe Dante	[25]
1978–1979	The Love Boat	Various roles	2 episodes
1979–1981	Vega$	Victoria Ballinger / Charlotte Henderson / Lisa	3 episodes
1979	Captain America	Dr. Wendy Day	TV movie
1982	Endangered Species	Susan	Science fiction film directed and co-written by Alan Rudolph	[26]
	T.J. Hooker	Dr. Kincaid	Episode: "A Kind of Rage"
	Gavilan	Dr. Katherine Maitland	Episode: "Pirates"
1987	Spenser: For Hire	Miss Westmore	Episode: "The Road Back"
1990	American Dreamer		Episode: "A Face in the Cloud"

References

External links

• Official website
• Heather Menzies at IMDb
• Heather Menzies at the TCM Movie Database
• Heather Menzies at the Internet Broadway Database
• Interview with Heather Menzies Urich at Classic Film & TV Cafe

На других языках

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[de] Heather Menzies

Heather Menzies (* 3. Dezember 1949 in Toronto, Ontario; † 24. Dezember 2017 in Frankford, Ontario), nach ihrer Hochzeit Heather Menzies-Urich, war eine kanadische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Heather Menzies

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[ru] Мензис, Хезер

Хезер Мензес Урих (англ. Heather Menzies Urich; 3 декабря 1949 — 24 декабря 2017) — американо-канадская актриса и модель. Наиболее известна по роли Луизы фон Трапп, второй дочери капитана, в фильме-мюзикле «Звуки музыки», удостоенном пяти наград «Оскар» американской киноакадемии.

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