The 16 Going On 17 ‘Sound of Music’ Girl Is No More

Charmian Carr you will forever be 16 for us.

Charmian Carr, the actress who played the eldest von Trapp daughter Liesl in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music (1965) passed away at the age of 73 in Los Angeles. 

Who can forget the romantic waltz in a gazebo between Liesl and Rolf in The Sound of Music? And the popular track I Am Sixteen Going on Seventeen... made Carr famous for life.

According to reports, the actress was suffering from a rare form of dementia and she breathed her last in Woodland Hills, California.

Remembering Charmian Carr, who played Liezl Von Trapp in the Sound of Music #charmiancarr You played a beautiful role in the best musical movie ever. Rest In Peace . . . #soundofmusic #soundofmusicmovie #movies #silverscreen #movie #moviestar #starring #cinema #hollywood #hollywoodstar #movieidols #hollywoodactress #actress #vintage #vintagefilms #hollywoodfilms

A photo posted by Venus Makes (@venusmakes) on Sep 18, 2016 at 10:16pm PDT

After leaving the film industry, Carr ran an interior design firm in California. She even wrote two books on her experience - Forever Liesl and Letters to Liesl.

Her Sound of Music co-stars and friends took to Twitter to pay their condolences.

So sad to lose my movie big sister, Charmian Carr. A beautiful woman, inside and out. Rest in Peace, #ForeverLiesl pic.twitter.com/5quh6jegDr

— Debbie Turner (@DebbieTurnerDTO) September 19, 2016

One of Charmian's and many happy times together . She has been like a sister throughout my life . Excruciating . pic.twitter.com/IXPok2I1e4

— Kym Karath (@KymKarath) September 18, 2016

May she rest in peace. And forever dance around the gazebo. pic.twitter.com/9nOU4cY104

— Nicholas Hammond (@nicholasham1) September 18, 2016

Charmian was 21 when she played Liesl in The Sound of Music, but she will forever remain ‘16 going on 17’ in our hearts.

(Source: BBC)