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. 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. Soon after, she returned to series TV as Penny Robinson, young teenage space traveler, in Lost in Space, 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, a sequel to the original series, but the show was soon canceled. Since that time, she has made a life outside of films.



Sister of Veronica Cartwright, sister-in-law of Richard Compton. Distant cousin of The Sound of Music (1965) co-star Heather Menzies. Born in England but grew up in America. Introduced The Sound of Music (1965) co-star Heather Menzies to The Beatles. At her studio in Studio City, California, she is curator of an exclusively black & white photography gallery and is a founding member of the 4260 Black & White Photography Guild. Has has taught classes on her art techniques. Angela Cartwright Artist Papers, recently released, are collections of her images as artist papers, vellums and transparencies.