Bio: 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.
Tivia: Did her own singing in The Sound of Music (1965).Born in England but grew up in America.Her acting mentors were the late Danny Thomas and the late Jonathan Harris.A photography buff since age 15.Has a line of rubber stamps called "Unruly Girls Club" which are made from Angela's sketches.It was Irwin Allen's idea for her to be Penny Robinson on Lost in Space (1965).Has taught classes on her art techniques.At her studio in Studio City, CA, she is curator of an exclusively black-&-white photography gallery and is a founding member of the 4260 Black & White Photography Guild.Children: Becca Gullion (b. 1981) and Jesse Gullion (b. 1985).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.Introduced The Sound of Music (1965) co-star Heather Menzies-Urich to The Beatles.In 1998 she received a Mozart Medallion from the Austrian Tourist Board, together with the children in the cast of "The Sound of Music", movie and play, and the real Von Trapp family.Angela Cartwright Artist Papers, recently released, are collections of her images as artist papers, vellums and transparencies.Credits Danny Thomas and Jonathan Harris as her acting mentors.Is the only cast member of the original Lost In Space to appear in all three versions (original series, feature film, series reboot).Younger sister of Veronica Cartwright, sister-in-law of Richard Compton.Comedian/singer Danny Thomas took her under his wing since she was age 5, their friendship has lasted for nearly 35 years, until Thomas's death in 1991.Profiled in the 2016 book "X Child Stars: Where Are They Now?" by Kathy Garver and Fred Ascher.Distant cousin of The Sound of Music (1965) co-star Heather Menzies-Urich.As of March 2002 she was living in California with her husband and two children. She is a photographer (and has been since 1969), novelist, artist and occasional actress.Revealed that she had a wonderful working relationship with Danny Thomas on The Danny Thomas Show (1953).As an unfamiliar actress, she was mentored into the business by legendary actor/comedian/singer/producer and philanthropist Danny Thomas. Her first television exposure with Thomas was a co-starring role opposite him in the The Danny Thomas Show (1953) series. Cartwright played Thomas's adoptive daughter, Linda Williams, for 187/223 episodes.Had frequently enjoyed working with her acting mentor Danny Thomas on the set of The Danny Thomas Show (1953) and shared her company with him, in real-life. She said in various interviews, Thomas was rather loud and gregarious, very different from her father.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).Her former series' lead, acting mentor and best friend Danny Thomas died on February 6, 1991 (he celebrated his 79th birthday on January 6, 1991, with friends and family, he appeared on The Tonight Show (1962), January 29, and passed away the next week).Best known by the public for her roles as Linda Williams on The Danny Thomas Show (1953) and as Penny Robinson on Lost in Space (1965).She was highly influenced by Danny Thomas.Tested for a part in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) which eventually went to Pamela Franklin.Her parrot was named after Danny Thomas.Surrogate stepdaughter of Danny Thomas.Ex-sister-in-law of Richard Gates.Has highly praised Danny Thomas for her stardom in acting.Is a fan of 24 (2001).