Sound of Music's Heather Menzies-Urich Dies At 68

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Heather Menzies-Urich, the actress best known for playing the second-oldest Von Trapp daughter Louisa in “The Sound of Music,” has died at age 68. “Of ‘the kids,’ Heather was a cheerful and positive member of the group, always hoping for the next gathering, Ted Chapin, president of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, announced Monday. Born in Toronto, Menzies-Urich was 15 when she played the mischievous Louisa in the 1965 big-screen musical starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer.