THE Sound Of Music's youngest Von Trapp child star Kym Karath looks unrecognisable from her role as Gretl over five decades on. The American actress is best known for her role as the youngest of ...

Karath won filmmakers over, and she was cast as Gretl, the youngest von Trapp. She quickly found herself in Salzburg where the film was set. She described the experience as "spellbinding." ...

Eventually, she moved to Minnesota, where she and her husband raised four daughters. Adorable little Gretl, a k a Kym Karath, began her career at age 3 opposite Henry Fonda in “Spencer’s ...

Left to right: Nicholas Hammond as Friedrich, Kym Karath as Gretl, Angela Cartwright as Brigitta, Julie Andrews as Maria, Christopher Plummer as Captain Von Trapp, Charmian Carr as Liesl ...

“We’re beyond friends. We’re second family,” said Kym Karath, who played the youngest von Trapp, Gretl. “As adults, we were deeply bonded, so our lives have really interwoven with each ...

Kym Karath played youngest daughter Gretl in the film Carr later wrote two books on her experience - Forever Liesl and Letters to Liesl - and frequently appeared at events commemorating the movie.