lauri peters played the part of maria in the movie the sound of music.
lauri peters played the part of maria in the movie the sound of music.
who played the part of maria in the movie the sound of music?
lauri peters
on june 30, 2012, nbc's chairman bob greenblatt announced the network's plans to broadcast a live adaptation of the broadway musical "the sound of music" in 2013. on november 30, 2012, the network announced that country music and fourth season of "american idol", winner performer carrie underwood would star as maria von trapp in the production. in a statement, greenblatt justified underwood's involvement, saying that "[maria] was an iconic woman who will now be played by an iconic artist." on september 16, 2013, nbc revealed the full cast of the special, and released a promotional image depicting underwood as maria von trapp, wearing blond braids and a dirndl, referencing one of julie andrews' "most iconic moments" from the film adaptation. prior to being cast, underwood personally asked andrews for her endorsement of the role and the production, explaining that "whenever i do a cover of somebody's song or whatever, i always get permission of the artist first."
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patricia's first two film appearances were in the 2002 movies "swimfan" and "nightstalker". rae landed her first spanish speaking role in the 2003 movie "maria full of grace", which earned her an imagen awards nomination for best supporting role. her next two appearances came in the 2004 movie "cut off" & the 2006 movie "midnight clear". in 2007 patricia appeared in two more films, "driftwood" & "crazy". in 2008 patricia appeared in another two films, "chasing the green" & p.j., where patricia was nominated for 'best supporting actress in a feature', for her role of shelly, at the july 25–31, 2008 action on film international film festival. in 2009 she had a small part as maria in the movie "dozers". patricia had a busy 2010, appearing in four films that year: "las angeles", where she played linda; "american flyer", where she played the role of maria; "caged animal", where she played an attorney; and "silverlake video: the movie", where she not only played the provocative role of vikki, but also produced the film. beginning in 2011 patricia has appeared in the following three films: "detachment", where she played ms. estrada; "tamale lesson (video short)", playing blanca, and her biggest role to date, in the 2013 movie "the big wedding", where she plays madonna soto, the biological colombian mother of alejandro griffin (ben barnes).
patricia rae