Kym Karath
Biography
Kym Karath, born August 4, 1958, is an actress who started performing at three years old. Early film roles came in Spencer's Mountain (1963), The Thrill of It All (1963), and Good Neighbor Sam (1964), sharing scenes with Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, Doris Day, James Garner, and Jack Lemmon. She then played Gretl, the youngest Von Trapp daughter, in The Sound of Music (1965). After that musical, she worked steadily on television, with appearances on Dr. Kildare, Lassie, My Three Sons, Lost in Space, Family Affair, and The Brady Bunch. She later paused acting for her education and graduated from USC with a degree in Humanities. On returning to the screen, she was seen in Archie Bunker's Place and Midnight Offerings, and after a period in Paris modeling and studying art history, she appeared in All My Children and print advertisements.
68years old
Turns 69 on August 4in 265 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Kimberly Karath (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 2 years1963 to 1965
Every film, newest first
- 1965The Sound of MusicIMDb rating 8.1
- 1964Good Neighbor SamIMDb rating 6.7
- 1963Spencer's MountainIMDb rating 7.0
- 1963The Thrill of It AllIMDb rating 6.9
Genres
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The Sound of Musicas Gretl
Good Neighbor Samas Denise Bissell
Spencer's Mountainas Pattie-Cake Spencer
The Thrill of It Allas Maggie Boyer
Worked with
Kym Karath shares two films with Edward Andrews, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.










Films together
Edward Andrews2 films together, 1963 to 1964
Edward Andrews's page Good Neighbor Sam1964IMDb rating 6.7Karath as Denise BissellAndrews as Mr. Burke
The Thrill of It All1963IMDb rating 6.9Karath as Maggie BoyerAndrews as Gardiner Fraleigh
Hayden Rorke2 films together, 1963
Hayden Rorke's page Spencer's Mountain1963IMDb rating 7.0Karath as Pattie-Cake SpencerRorke as Colonel Coleman
The Thrill of It All1963IMDb rating 6.9Karath as Maggie BoyerRorke as Billings
Bess Flowers1 film together, 1964
Bess Flowers's page Good Neighbor Sam1964IMDb rating 6.7Karath as Denise BissellFlowers as Mrs. Burke
Christopher Plummer1 film together, 1965
Christopher Plummer's page The Sound of Music1965IMDb rating 8.1Karath as GretlPlummer as Captain Von Trapp
Henry Fonda1 film together, 1963
Henry Fonda's page Spencer's Mountain1963IMDb rating 7.0Karath as Pattie-Cake SpencerFonda as Clay Spencer
Whit Bissell1 film together, 1963
Whit Bissell's page Spencer's Mountain1963IMDb rating 7.0Karath as Pattie-Cake SpencerBissell as Dr. Campbell
Robert WiseDirector, 1 film, 1965
All films by Robert Wise The Sound of Music1965IMDb rating 8.1Karath as Gretl
Norman JewisonDirector, 1 film, 1963
All films by Norman Jewison The Thrill of It All1963IMDb rating 6.9Karath as Maggie Boyer
David SwiftDirector, 1 film, 1964
All films by David Swift Good Neighbor Sam1964IMDb rating 6.7Karath as Denise Bissell
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