The Sound of Music (film) of the film; the actor accepted after being assured that he could work with Lehman to improve the character; Plummer later described himself as having become quite arrogant at the time, "spoiled by too many great theater roles". Wise also spent considerable time and effort on casting the secondary characters. For the role of Max Detweiler, Wise initially considered Victor Borge, Noël Coward, and Hal Holbrook among others before deciding on Richard Haydn. For the character of Baroness Elsa Schraeder, Wise looked for a "name" actress—Andrews and Plummer were not yet widely known to film audiences—and decided on Eleanor Parker.
Elsa Pinilla Osuna In 2004, she was one of the hosts of the Spanish music TV program "Musica Uno". She was a founder, song-writer and member of the music group Tess, along with Úrsula Sebastián and Laura Pinto. As an actress, she began playing 'Elsa' in the successful Spanish TV series "Al salir de clase" (2000) along with the other members of Tess, which helped them promote their first album. She also played one of the lost girls in the Spanish musical "Peter Pan" (2002–2003). In 2006, Elsa moved for a year and a half to Argentina, where she played 'Marilyn' in the