- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHeather Margaret Brotherston Menzies
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Beautiful, sunny, and engaging blonde actress Heather Menzies was born on December 3, 1949 in Toronto, Canada. Her family moved to the United States when Heather was eleven. She graduated from Hollywood High School and subsequently attended the Falcon Studio's University of the Arts in Hollywood. Heather made a strong and promising film debut as Louisa von Trapp in the delightful classic musical The Sound of Music (1965). Menzies also appeared with The Sound of Music (1965) star Julie Andrews in the epic drama Hawaii (1966). After initially establishing herself as an innocent ingénue in the 1960s, Heather reinvented herself with a much sexier image in the 1970s. She did a nude pictorial for the August 1973 issue of "Playboy." Heather gave an extremely sweet and appealing performance as mad scientist Strother Martin's lovely and loyal daughter in the enjoyably oddball horror feature Sssssss (1973). Menzies was likewise quite spirited and personable as a feisty skip tracer in the terrific fright film cult favorite Piranha (1978).
On television, Heather achieved her greatest fame as scantily clad fugitive Jessica in the short-lived, but still popular Logan's Run (1977) science fiction TV series. Among the numerous TV shows Menzies did guest spots on are The Farmer's Daughter (1963), Dragnet 1967 (1967), Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), The Love Boat (1977), T.J. Hooker (1982), Bonanza (1959), S.W.A.T. (1975), and Love, American Style (1969). Heather appeared with her late actor husband Robert Urich on several occasions: She acted in three episodes of Vega$ (1978) and one episode of Spenser: For Hire (1985), plus had a small role in the offbeat science fiction mystery thriller Endangered Species (1982). Moreover, Menzies first met Urich on the set of a TV commercial they acted in together. An ovarian cancer survivor, Heather resided in Los Angeles with her three children and worked for the Urich Fund for Sarcoma Research at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Menzies died from brain cancer at age 68 on December 24, 2017.
- IMDb mini biography by: woodyanders
- SpousesRobert Urich(November 21, 1975 - April 16, 2002) (his death, 3 children)John Cluett(December 21, 1969 - April 1973) (divorced)
- ChildrenEmily UrichAllison Grady Urich
- RelativesTom Urich(Sibling)Justin Urich(Niece or Nephew)
- The Beautiful Blonde Actress Was Always Billed as Heather Menzies, even after marrying Robert Urich
- Met late husband Robert Urich when they appeared together in a Libby's Corned Beef Hash commercial.
- Ovarian cancer survivor.
- She married actor Robert Urich in 1975. After her husband's death in 2002, she founded the Robert Urich Foundation, which raises funds for cancer research.
- Children: Ryan Urich (45), Emily (43), and Allison (26), as of March 2024.
- She was godmother to the son of Kym Karath, her co-star in The Sound of Music (1965). They had become close friends despite the fact that while filming that movie's rowboat scene, Kym swallowed too much water and threw up on Heather -- Julie Andrews was designated to catch her but Kym fell off the wrong side of the boat and, as a result, Heather had to get Kym.
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