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Charmian Carr
12+ albums
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Charmian Carr (December 27, 1942 – September 17, 2016) was an American actress and singer best known for her role as Liesl, the eldest Von Trapp daughter in the film version of The Sound of Music. Carr was born Charmian Farnon in Chicago, Illinois, the second child of vaudeville actress Rita Oehman and musician Brian Farnon. The two divorced in 1957. She has two sisters, both actresses (Shannon Farnon and Darleen Carr). Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was 10. While a student at San Fernando High School, Carr was a cheerleader and played basketball and volleyball. "She had never had a singing lesson and had never tried to act" before she was signed to be in The Sound of Music. Carr was attending San Fernando Valley State College, studying speech therapy and philosophy, and working for a doctor, when her mother arranged for her to audition for a role in The Sound of Music. Rita Farnon hadn't asked Charmian if she wanted to audition for the part, but Charmian was sure her mother would consider getting a part in a film more important than earning a college diploma. In a newspaper article published November 9, 1964, Carr related the story behind the tryout as follows: I was going to college and getting extra spending money by modeling in fashion shows in one of the stores. One of the girls who modeled with me knew that Robert Wise, producer-director of The Sound of Music had been conducting a four-month search for someone to play the part of 16-year-old Liesl. My f
top songs
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The Sound Of Music
82,9762Sixteen Going on Seventeen
75,3653So Long, Farewell
55,7004Edelweiss
2,2525Do-Re-Mi - (from the 20th Century-Fox film "The Sound of Music")
2,2146The Lonely Goatherd
1,6207Charmian Carr Interview
1,3558So Long, Farewell - Film Version
8339Sixteen Going On Seventeen (Reprise)
29910My Favorite Things (Reprise)
291albums
The Sound Of Music - Original Soundtrack Recording
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (50th Anniversary Edition)
The Sound Of Music - 45th Anniversary Edition
The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording)
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The Sound of Music [Original Soundtrack]
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The Sound of Music [30th Anniversary Soundtrack]
An Original Soundtrack Recording The Sound Of Music
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The Sound Of Music [40th Anniversary Special Edition]
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The Sound Of Music - The Collector's Edition
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The Story So Far...
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The Sound of Music (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [40th Anniversary Deluxe Editon]