The Sound of Music (1965)
Maria Rainer (Julie Andrews)
A free-spirited young Austrian woman, studying to become a nun. Due to her often singing and running seeming somewhat out of place in the abbey, Mother Abbess sends her to the nearby city of Salzburg to be governess to the seven children of Captain von Trapp.
Character Snapshots
The Sound of Music Characters
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Maria Rainer
A free-spirited young Austrian woman,... -
Captain Georg von Trapp
A veteran Austrian navy captain whose... -
Baroness Elsa von Schraeder
The Captain's lady friend from Vienna... -
Max Detweiler
A good friend of both the Baroness an... -
Mother Abbess
The head of Nonnberg Abbey, who convi... -
Liesl
The eldest of the von Trapp children,... -
Sister Margareta
A nun who looks fondly on Maria. She,... -
Sister Berthe
A nun who does not believe Maria belo... -
Louisa
The third child, thirteen. She and Br... -
Friedrich
The second child and eldest son, four... -
Kurt
The fourth child and youngest boy, el... -
Brigitta
The fifth child, ten. She is sharp-wi... -
Marta
The sixth child- she is six when Mari... -
Gretl
The seventh and youngest child, five.... -
Herr Zeller
Gauleiter, an enthusiast for the Thi... -
Frau Schmidt
Captain von Trapp's housekeeper. -
Sister Sophia
She first appears expressing her opin... -
Sister Bernice
The nun who could not find Maria at t... -
Franz
The Von Trapp's butler. -
Rolfe
A telegram delivery boy who is in lov...
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