Kym Karath Overview:

Actress, Kym Karath, was born Kimberly Karath on Aug 4, 1958 in Los Angeles, CA. As of December 2023, Kym Karath was 65 years old.

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Child Actress Kym Karath is probably best known for her role as Gretl, the youngest Von Trapp, in The Sound of Music starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. She also played Doris Day's daughter in The Thrill of It All and Jack Lemmon's daughter in Good Neighbor Sam.

(Source: article by Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub).

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By Annmarie Gatti on Aug 4, 2012 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Born August 4, 1958, Child Actress ! is probably best known for her role as the youngest Von Trapp, Gretl, in The Sound of Music… Why am I always last? - as Gretl in The Sound of Music ….. BUT I also remember her well as Maggie Boyer (Doris Day and James Ga... Read full article


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Kym Karath Quotes:

Gretl: It'll be my first party, father.


Maggie: It smells like the cracks in the schoolyard! Time to use the new soap you bought!


Maggie: (about Happy Soap)
It smells just like my piano teacher. Now I smell just like her!


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Heather Menzies-Urich, her co-star in The Sound of Music (1965), eventually was godmother to her son. They had become close friends despite the fact that while filming that movie's rowboat scene, Kym swallowed too much water and threw up on Heather.

Both parents were Greek. The family's name was originally Karathanasis until her father shortened it to Karath.

Has a son, Eric, born in 1991. Her The Sound of Music (1965) co-star, Heather Menzies-Urich, is his godmother.

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