Debbie was born on September 5, 1956, in suburban Arcadia of Los
Angeles. From the age of only 6 months old Debbie was in numerous
commercials and television shows. She also did some print modelling.
She grew up in a showbiz family and her parents were both naturalized
citizens from Manitoba, Canada, who moved to California in the early
50s. She has two older sisters, Michele who works as a commercial and
television actress in Utah and Patricia who has appeared in a few films
and television series. She also has a younger brother Kel who doesn't
act. She tested for
The Sound of Music (1965) on
Feb 7, 1964, and the producers thought she was so adorable and signed
her on almost immediately.
After graduating from college in California she worked in a ski resort
where she met her husband Rick Larson. They married in 1980. She became
a skier and in college Debbie was the west coast ski racing champion.
She's currently living in a suburb of Minnesota and has four daughters,
Brooke, Jamie, Angela and Kate. Currently, Debbie works as a successful
floral designer where she focuses on collectible Santa Claus Dolls
which can be purchased online through her website.
North Dallas Forty(1979)as Party Guest
The Sound of Music(1965)as Marta von Trapp
MsMojo(2016)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel(2017)
20 to 1(2005)
Made in Hollywood(2005)as Self
Loose Women(1999)as Self
AFI Life Achievement Award(1973)as Self
This Morning(1988)as Self
Dancing with the Stars(2018)as Self - Judge
Scope(2017)as Marta
The Untold Story of the Sound of Music(2015)as Self, Marta Von Trapp
On Location with 'the Sound of Music'(2005)as Marta
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1(1999)as Self
