Heather Menzies Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Heather Menzies

Heather Menzies

Acting

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 Movies

Acting

Piranha movie poster
MOVIE

Piranha

6.0(0.7K)
Piranha
Maggie McKeown
Tail Gunner Joe movie poster
MOVIE

Tail Gunner Joe

7.3(0.0K)
Tail Gunner Joe
Logan
Hawaii movie poster
MOVIE

Hawaii

6.3(0.1K)
Hawaii
Mercy Bromley
The Sound of Music movie poster
MOVIE

The Sound of Music

7.7(3.6K)
The Sound of Music
Louisa von Trapp
Captain America movie poster
MOVIE

Captain America

4.0(0.1K)
Captain America
Dr. Wendy Day
Hail, Hero! movie poster
MOVIE

Hail, Hero!

6.5(0.0K)
Hail, Hero!
Molly Adams
How Sweet It Is! movie poster
MOVIE

How Sweet It Is!

7.3(0.0K)
How Sweet It Is!
Tour Girl
Sssssss movie poster
MOVIE

Sssssss

5.2(0.1K)
Sssssss
Kristina Stoner
The Keegans movie poster
MOVIE

The Keegans

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The Keegans
Brandy Keegan
James Dean movie poster
MOVIE

James Dean

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James Dean
Jan

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Heather Menzies portrait
Heather Menzies portrait