ACTOR · BORN 1949 · DIED 2017
Heather Menzies
- Born
- 3 December 1949
- Died
- 24 December 2017
19 archived facts 2 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
All facts (19)
- #001
Heather Menzies met her late husband Robert Urich when they appeared together in a Libby's Corned Beef Hash commercial.
- #002
Heather Menzies was a survivor of ovarian cancer.
- #003
Heather Menzies married actor Robert Urich in 1975. After his death in 2002, she founded the Robert Urich Foundation, which raises funds for cancer research.
- #004
As of March 2024, Heather Menzies's children are Ryan Urich (45), Emily (43) and Allison (26).
- #005
Heather Menzies was the godmother of the son of Kym Karath, her co-star in The Sound of Music (1965). The two became close friends even though Kym swallowed too much water while filming the film's boat scene and vomited on Heather. Julie Andrews was assigned to catch Kym, but Kym fell from the wrong side of the boat, so Heather ended up having to catch her.
- #006
Heather Menzies was a distant cousin of The Sound of Music (1965) co-stars Angela Cartwright and Ewan McGregor.
- #007
Heather Menzies was survived by three children and eight grandchildren.
- #008
Heather Menzies ran a production company with her The Sound of Music (1965) co-star Angela Cartwright.
- #009
Heather Menzies was a distant cousin of her The Sound of Music (1965) co-star Charmian Carr, who also died a year earlier, in 2016. Both were descendants of the English Menzies through their fathers.
- #010
Heather Menzies's ashes were given to her son Ryan Urich.
- #011
Heather Menzies lived in Los Angeles with her youngest daughter, Alison.
- #012
Heather Menzies lived in California with her three children.
- #013
Heather Menzies died less than a month before Bradford Dillman, who had appeared opposite her in Piranha (1978).
- #014
Heather Menzies had two grandchildren, Michelle (born 2004) and Lana (born 2005).
- #015
Heather Menzies attended Hollywood High School.
- #016
Heather Menzies attended Heather Erindale Middle School. From 1964 to 1966, she attended Burroughs High School in Burbank, CA, for her 10th and 11th grades. She was a member of the Burroughs Speech Club and appeared in various Drama Department productions.
- #017
Heather Menzies was the sister-in-law of Tom Urich.
- #018
Heather Menzies was the aunt of Justin Urich.
- #019
Heather Menzies retired from acting in the early 1990s.
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