SOUND OF MUSIC Star Heather Menzies-Urich Passes Away

According to The Today Show, actress Heather Menzies-Urich has passed away. She was in her home in Ontario at the time. Read the full article here.

The actress was best known for her role Louisa von Trapp in the 1965 film SOUND OF MUSIC. The cause of death was terminal brain cancer, after being diagnosed merely weeks before. She was 68 when she passed, and was surround by friends and family at the time.

Menzies-Urich's first screen appearance was in the television series "The Farmer's Daughter" in 1964. Shortly after, she was cast in "The Sound of Music," which was a box office success and won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

"Heather was part of 'the family.' There is really no other way to describe the members of the cast of the movie of 'The Sound of Music.' And of 'the kids,' Heather was a cheerful and positive member of the group, always hoping for the next gathering," said Ted Chapin, president and chief creative officers of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization. "We are all lucky to have known her, and she will happily live on in that beautiful movie. We will miss her."