What Happened to Our Favorite Child Stars From The ’50s, ’60s & ’70s

Role: Linda Show: The Danny Thomas Show (1953) Net Worth: Estimated at $5 million*

Angela Cartwright rose to fame as one of the von Trapp children in the 1965 musical The Sound of Music. Beyond her musical endeavors, she played Linda Williams on The Danny Thomas Show and starred as Penny in Lost in Space.

Following her marriage to Steve Guillon in 1976, Cartwright transitioned behind the camera, establishing a prosperous photography business in Studio City, L.A. Despite not retiring entirely from the screen, she can be seen in the Netflix reboot of Lost in Space as Dr. Smith’s mother.