Kym Karath | 7/4/1958 | 63

Kym Karath started performing at three in Spencer’s Mountain, alongside Henry Fonda and Maureen O’Hara. She continued her child playing career in films like The Thrill of It All and Good Neighbor. Karath had a successful run as a child performer in the early 1960s, and soon enough, she landed her role as the youngest family member in The Sound of Music.

Kym continued acting after The Sound of Music, appearing in shows including Dr. Kildare, Lassie, and The Brady Bunch before taking a break to further her schooling. Kym earned a Humanities degree from USC and starred in series like Archie Bunker’s Place and Midnight Offerings. She then headed to Paris to model and study art history. After her comeback to the US, Kim starred in All My Children and several print advertisements. She married Philippe L’Equibec when she was 26 years old and then took a break from acting to take care of her son, Eric. Karath revealed she was resuming her acting career in Los Angeles at the moment.

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