Child star to Playboy nude

THE actors who played the von Trapp brood were once the most famous child stars in the world – but moved on to a range of careers, from geology to appearing nude in Playboy.

Their film characters all had fictional names. The youngest, five-year-old Gretl, was portrayed by KYM KARATH, now 56.

She went on to star in several US TV shows including Lassie and The Brady Bunch. Today she is still an actress in Los Angeles.

Austria’s weather evidently left an impression on DEBBIE TURNER (Marta, seven) She became a pro skier. The mum of four, 58, is now a florist in Minnesota.

UK-born ANGELA CARTWRIGHT, 62, (Brigitta, ten) later appeared in the TV series Lost In Space before becoming an author, photographer, artist and mother of two.

DUANE CHASE, 64, (Kurt, 11) quit showbiz to pursue careers in geology and software design. He lives with his wife in Seattle.

HEATHER MENZIES, 65, (Louisa, 13) had a successful acting career – and a nude appearance in Playboy. The mum-of-three, who lives in California, was widowed in 2002 and founded a cancer research group.

NICHOLAS HAMMOND, 64 (Friederich, 14) l ater starred i n award- winning documentary Climbed Every Mountain, which told the von Trapps’s story.

CHARMIAN CARR, 72, is an interior designer in California and recently wrote two books about her character Liesl, 16.