Maria Franziska von Trapp | |
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![]() Petition for Naturalization, 1948 | |
Born | Maria Agatha Franziska Gobertina von Trapp 28 September 1914 |
Died | 18 February 2014 | (aged 99)
Resting place | Trapp Family Lodge |
Occupation(s) | Singer and Catholic missionary |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Georg von Trapp Agathe Whitehead |
Maria Agatha Franziska Gobertina von Trapp (28 September 1914 – 18 February 2014) was the second-oldest daughter of Georg von Trapp and his first wife, Agathe Whitehead von Trapp.[1][2] She was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives inspired the musical and film The Sound of Music. She was portrayed by Heather Menzies as the character "Louisa". She died at age 99, and was the last surviving sibling portrayed in the film.[2]