Heather Menzies

Heather Menzies

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1949-12-03

Died: 2017-12-24

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1965	The Sound of Music	Louisa von Trapp	77
2	1966	Hawaii	Mercy Bromley	63
3	1968	How Sweet It Is!	Tour Girl	74
4	1969	Hail, Hero!	Molly Adams	60
5	1969	The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes	Priscilla's Lady in Waiting (uncredited)	60
6	1972	Outside In	Chris	10
7	1973	Sssssss	Kristina Stoner	52
8	1976	James Dean	Jan	47
9	1976	The Keegans	Brandy Keegan	0
10	1977	Tail Gunner Joe	Logan	60
11	1978	Piranha	Maggie McKeown	59
12	1979	Captain America	Dr. Wendy Day	40
13	1982	Endangered Species	Susan	49

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self	72
2	1959	Bonanza	Martha Thornton	75
3	1963	The Farmer's Daughter		50
4	1967	Dragnet	Edna Mae Dixon	69
5	1967	The High Chaparral	Beth Roberts	65
6	1969	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Margie McGurney	65
7	1969	To Rome with Love		50
8	1969	Love, American Style	Shari	61
9	1971	Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law	Sally Waite	63
10	1972	The Bob Newhart Show		75
11	1974	The Six Million Dollar Man	Alison Harker	73
12	1977	Logan's Run	Jessica	65
13	1977	The Love Boat	Cybill Hartman	63
14	1978	Vega$		70
15	1982	T. J. Hooker	Dr. Kincaid	64
16	1985	Spenser: For Hire		67
17	1990	American Dreamer		60

Heather Menzies

Film

Television