Debbie Turner Explained

Debbie Turner
Birth Date:5 September 1956
Birth Place:Arcadia, California
Occupation:Floral designer
Years Active:1965–present
Spouse:Richard Larson (1980-present)
Children:4

Debbie Turner (born September 5, 1956[1]) is an American actress who played the role of Marta von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music.

Life and career

Turner was born and raised in Arcadia, California.[2] In 1964 she won the role of Marta Von Trapp in The Sound of Music.[3] Shortly after the film's debut, she left the film industry and returned to school to complete her education.[4]

She appeared as a party guest in the 1979 film North Dallas Forty.[5]

By 1985, Turner had relocated to Chanhassen, Minnesota, where she raised three daughters with her husband Rick.[6] [7] Though not active in the film industry, she regularly visits with her The Sound of Music cast mates and has made a number of television appearances, including The Oprah Winfrey Show where she discussed the film's 45th anniversary.[8] [9] In addition, Turner was selected as one of three float judges for the 2011 Tournament of Roses Parade.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Celebrity Birthdays. September 5, 2023. St. Louis Post-Disparch. A2. Actor Michael Keaton is 72. Drummer Jamie Oldaker of The Tractors is 72. Actor Debbie Turner ('The Sound of Music') is 67.. . See also:
    • News: ON THIS DAY, SEPTEMBER 5: Today's Birthdays. Nowlin, Rick. September 5, 2008. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A2. Actor Michael Keaton, 57. Actress Debbie Turner-Larson (Film: Marta in "The Sound of Music"), 52.. .
  2. Web site: Debbie Turner Biography . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108042731/http://www.debbieturneroriginals.com/biography.htm . 2014-01-08 . 2024-06-20.
  3. Web site: The Sound of Music . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130918201529/http://debbieturneroriginals.com/sound_of_music.htm . 2013-09-18 . 2024-06-20.
  4. News: Moppet of 'Music' Now a Lively Teen. March 11, 1973. The Hartford Courant. 13A. The little girl Marta of that long-run, high-profit movie has become a lively, friendly teenager, unimpressed by the fact that she was once in a movie, not interested in having a career in show business but going about the business of having fun as a high school junior. [...] A has-been at 16? A girl as spirited as Debbie couldn't be called a has-been. She's a high school girl who hasn't decided on a future yet but who does plan to go on to college.. .
  5. Burk, Bill E. (August 23, 1979). "Good Evening: Ma Bell's Samaritan Lends Helping Hand". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. p. 5. Retrieved August 2, 2024. "It's a small part, but one of the girls hanging on Mac Davis’ arm in the party scene of North Dallas Forty is Michele Downen, wife of former Memphian Jerry Downen III, a White Station High School and Memphis State University graduate. Michele is the girl on the left of the screen (Davis' right arm). The other girl is her sister, actress Debbie Turner."
  6. News: Minister psychs up for back-to-back holiday services. Johnson, Cheryl. December 24, 1989. Minneapolis Star Tribune. 2B. When the credits roll for "The Sound of Music" Christmas night on KARE-TV (Channel 11), Debbie Turner's name will be there, but that doesn't mean she'll be watching. [...] 'The kids will be watching (the movie) and I'll be cheering on the Vikings (KSTP-TV Channel 5)," says Turner, now of Chanhassen. [...] Turner and husband Rick Larson moved to the metro area five years ago.. .
  7. News: Minister psychs up for back-to-back holiday services. Eden, Jenny. March 24, 2001. The London Mirror. 10. Debbie was seven when she played Marta but her screen career started as a six-month-old baby in TV commercials. She says the seven child actors had a great rapport. 'There was such a chemistry between us,' she remembers. 'Granted the scenery was stunning, but there was a magic about us and it's still there today.' Debbie became a championship skier before marrying and having four daughters.. .
  8. News: And We Don't Need a Governess. March 21, 1996. New York Daily News. 13C. Below, from left, that's 'The Sound of Music's' Gretl (Kym Karath), Rolf (Dan Truhitte), Liesl (Charmian Carr, no longer 16 going on 17, apparently)—and Marta (Debbie Turner-Larsen)—at A&E's L.A. premiere of 'Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies,' to air April 17. .
  9. News: BRIEF: Oprah Winfrey to reunite Sound of Music cast. Goldberg, Andy. September 27, 2010. McClatchy-Tribune Business News. Winfrey announced Monday that she would be reuniting the cast of the legendary movie The Sound of Music for the first time in 45 years, on her October 29 show. Joining Winfrey in the studio will be Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer as well as the actors who played the von Trapp kids in the film: Charmian Carr (Liesl), Nicholas Hammond (Friedrich), Heather Menzies-Urich (Louisa), Duane Chase (Kurt), Angela Cartwright (Brigitta), Debbie Turner (Marta), and Kym Karath (Gretl).. .
  10. News: Metro on the go: Marion County; To Judge Rose Parade. December 29, 2010. Indianapolis Star. B2. Kirk Hendrix, president and CEO of Indianapolis' 500 Festival, will be one of three celebrity judges of the 122nd Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day in Pasadena, Calif. Hendrix will join famed floral designers Nancy Clarke and Debbie Turner.. .

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