Debbie Turner
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Debbie Turner is an American former child star
who played the role of Marta von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music
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. She grew up in a Los Angeles Suburb as the third daughter of Canadian parents. Her older sisters (Michele Turner and Patricia Turner) and younger brother (Kel) were also active in television and commercials, and from a young age Debbie performed on the small screen. She left show business shortly after the release of her feature film debut, The Sound of Music
(1965), to finish school and launch her own business ventures.
She pursued interior design in Beverly Hills and Newport Beach, California, eventually opening her floral and event design company now named DTOflowers,LLC, DBA "Debbie Turner Originals" in 1989. Her business encompasses a wide scope of design, of which the main focus is floral and events. However, she has been designing collectible Santa Claus Dolls since the early 1990s. Her company was awarded the title "Preferred Florist" for the Republican National Convention held in Saint Paul, MN in September 2008.
Turner relocated to Chanhassen, Minnesota
in 1985. She raised four daughters with her husband Rick and regularly visits with her Sound of Music family.
Over the years, she has made number of television appearances, including on The Oprah Winfrey Show
to discuss the 45th anniversary of The Sound of Music
. Turner has been selected as one of three float judges for the 2011 Tournament of Roses Parade
.
Child star
Child star can refer to:* a child actor* a child singer*"Child Star," a song by The Unicorns from their 2003 album Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?...
who played the role of Marta von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (film)
Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The film is based on the Broadway musical The Sound of Music, with songs written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and with the musical...
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Life and career
Turner was raised in Arcadia, CaliforniaArcadia, California
Arcadia is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and located approximately northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains....
. She grew up in a Los Angeles Suburb as the third daughter of Canadian parents. Her older sisters (Michele Turner and Patricia Turner) and younger brother (Kel) were also active in television and commercials, and from a young age Debbie performed on the small screen. She left show business shortly after the release of her feature film debut, The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (film)
Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The film is based on the Broadway musical The Sound of Music, with songs written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and with the musical...
(1965), to finish school and launch her own business ventures.
She pursued interior design in Beverly Hills and Newport Beach, California, eventually opening her floral and event design company now named DTOflowers,LLC, DBA "Debbie Turner Originals" in 1989. Her business encompasses a wide scope of design, of which the main focus is floral and events. However, she has been designing collectible Santa Claus Dolls since the early 1990s. Her company was awarded the title "Preferred Florist" for the Republican National Convention held in Saint Paul, MN in September 2008.
Turner relocated to Chanhassen, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
in 1985. She raised four daughters with her husband Rick and regularly visits with her Sound of Music family.
Over the years, she has made number of television appearances, including on The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
to discuss the 45th anniversary of The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music (film)
Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The film is based on the Broadway musical The Sound of Music, with songs written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and with the musical...
. Turner has been selected as one of three float judges for the 2011 Tournament of Roses Parade
Tournament of Roses Parade
The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day , produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.The annual...
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