Biography

Did her own singing in The Sound of Music (1965).

Born in England but grew up in America.

Has a line of rubber stamps called "Unruly Girls Club" which are made from Angela's sketches.

Has taught classes on her art techniques.

In early 2007 Angela partnered with artist Sarah Fishburn to co-author the book "In This House - A Collection of Altered Art Imagery and Collage Techniques". Her second book "Mixed Emulsions - Altered Art for Photographic Imagery" was released in November 2007.

Photography has been a passion of mine since I was 15. After my kids were born I found myself incorporating my photography into different art endeavors and from there it just blossomed. I have always had to have an outlet for my creativity and when my life became more about raising my family than the bright lights of show business exploring my photo art was a great outlet for me. My shadow in my art is one way I trace who I was and where I have been. My shadow and I have been on a journey for quite a while now!

[advice to parents trying to get their children into show business] Rejection is a big part of show business. It can be tough on anyone who doesn't have fairly good self-esteem. Especially kids, as they try to discover who they are. When I was a young kid I thought everyone my age went to work everyday and was on television [I started when I was 3]. As I got older I never considered that tons of people were watching me on television every week. I give a nod to my parents for keeping me as normal as I could be in an un-normal adult world. My parents kept me in check. I had to make my bed, set the table and do my chores every day but those things were balanced with getting to laugh and be a kid, too.

[asked how she wanted people to remember her] I hope they'll remember a character I played that touched people's lives in a positive way. I hope that through my work, artists will take some chances, break some rules, and make art that comes from inside of them. I would like to be remembered as a kind person, a great Mom, and a bit unruly--in a good way!

I was never one to seek out the spotlight. I am kind of a private person, so I don't miss that part of show business at all. Looking back on my career in television and making a movie like The Sound of Music (1965) from an adult point of view, it actually seems kind of unreal. I was involved in shows that people grew up with--that hold memories for them--and it's a cool feeling.

[on her on- and off-screen chemistry with Danny Thomas, who played Danny Williams] Working with Danny Thomas was truly an adventure every week. Danny didn't always say the words as they appeared in the script. I learned more by osmosis than by sitting down together [with him]. He was a force to be reckoned with: an explorer of television. He was very loud and gregarious, but he always listened to me, too. He let me use the names of my real friends in the show: he wanted it to be real for me.'