The Sound of Music's Charmian Carr has died.
The 73-year-old actress was best known for playing Liesl alongside Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer in the iconic movie.
Carr died on Saturday of complications from a rare form of dementia, according to a message on her official website.
Iconic role: Sound of Music actress
Charmian Carr, right, has died at 73 from complications from dementia;
she starred as Liesl alongside Julie Andrews in the iconic movie
Later years: Charmian is seen at a fan screening of the movie in 2012
Steve
Hughes, whose company manages the website, wrote: 'Me and my family are
so sad to have to post this message and will miss her dearly. She was
such a nice, cheerful person.'
Carr was 21 when she filmed The Sound Of Music, in which she famously sang I Am Sixteen Going on Seventeen.
She was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1942, with her family moving to the San Fernando Valley when she was 13.
Historic role:But Carr quit acting to raise her family after appearing in the 1965 film, and later became an interior decorator
The actress was the daughter of Rita Oehmen, a vaudeville actress, and Brian Farnon, a musician and orchestra leader.
After starring in the 1965 musical The Sound Of Music Carr married and welcomed daughters Jennifer and Emily.
She became a successful interior designer after leaving the film industry in order to raise her two children.
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