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Heather Menzies
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Heather Menzies
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1949-12-03,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender
Female
Biography
Heather Menzies Urich (December 3, 1949 – December 24, 2017) was a Canadian–American model and actress, known for her roles as Louisa von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music. Beautiful, sunny, and engaging blonde actress Heather Menzies was born on December 3, 1949 in Toronto, Canada. Her family moved to the United States when Heather was eleven. She graduated from Hollywood High School and subsequently attended the Falcon Studio's University of the Arts in Hollywood. Heather made a strong and promising film debut as Louisa von Trapp in the delightful classic musical The Sound of Music (1965). Menzies also appeared with The Sound of Music (1965) star Julie Andrews in the epic drama Hawaii (1966). After initially establishing herself as an innocent ingénue in the 1960s, Heather reinvented herself with a much sexier image in the 1970s. She did a nude pictorial for the August 1973 issue of "Playboy." Heather gave an extremely sweet and appealing performance as mad scientist Strother Martin's lovely and loyal daughter in the enjoyably oddball horror feature Sssssss (1973). Menzies was likewise quite spirited and personable as a feisty skip tracer in the terrific fright film cult favorite Piranha (1978). On television, Heather achieved her greatest fame as scantily clad fugitive Jessica in the short-lived, but still popular Logan's Run (1977) science fiction TV series. Among the numerous TV shows Menzies did guest spots on are The Farmer's Daughter (1963), Dragnet 1967 (1967), Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), The Love Boat (1977), T.J. Hooker (1982), Bonanza (1959), S.W.A.T. (1975), and Love, American Style (1969). Heather appeared with her late actor husband Robert Urich on several occasions: She acted in three episodes of Vega$ (1978) and one episode of Spenser: For Hire (1985), plus had a small role in the offbeat science fiction mystery thriller Endangered Species (1982). Moreover, Menzies first met Urich on the set of a TV commercial they acted in together. An ovarian cancer survivor, Heather resided in Los Angeles with her three children and worked for the Urich Fund for Sarcoma Research at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Menzies died from brain cancer at age 68 on December 24, 2017.

Filmography

5.9

Piranha
1978-08-03

Tail Gunner Joe

6

Tail Gunner Joe
1977-02-06

6.4

Hawaii
1966-10-10

The Sound of Music

7.7

The Sound of Music
1965-03-02

Captain America

4

Captain America
1979-01-19

6

Hail, Hero!
1969-10-04

How Sweet It Is!

7.375

How Sweet It Is!
1968-08-21

5.2

Sssssss
1973-07-06

0

The Keegans
1976-05-03

4.7

James Dean
1976-02-17

Endangered Species

5.1

Endangered Species
1982-09-10

1

Outside In
1972-01-01

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

6

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969-12-29

American Dreamer

6

American Dreamer
1990-09-20

Spenser: For Hire

6.7

Spenser: For Hire
1985-09-20

6.3

T. J. Hooker
1982-03-13

The Bob Newhart Show

7.4

The Bob Newhart Show
1972-09-16

Marcus Welby, M.D.

6.5

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969-09-23

To Rome with Love

5

To Rome with Love
1969-09-28

7

Vega$
1978-09-20

The High Chaparral

6.5

The High Chaparral
1967-09-10

The Farmer's Daughter

5

The Farmer's Daughter
1963-09-20

6.5

Logan's Run
1977-09-16

7.5

Bonanza
1959-09-12

6.9

Dragnet
1967-01-12

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.2

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974-01-18

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.3

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

6.265

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

Love, American Style

6

Love, American Style
1969-09-29

Golden Globe Awards

6.8

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20