Famous People with Name Charmian

Charmian Carr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charmian Carr: is best known for her role as Liesl, the eldest Von Trapp daughter in The Sound of Music where she starred with Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner, and Kym Karath.

Charmian Clift            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Charmian Clift: was an Australian writer and essayist during the mid 20th century. She was the second wife of Australian journalist George Johnston.Clift was born in Kiama, New South Wales. She married Johnston in 1947. They had three children, the eldest of which was the poet Martin Johnston. After Clift and Johnston's collaboration, "High Valley" (1949), won them recognition as writers, they left Australia with their young family, working in London before relocating to the Greek Islands to try living by the pen. Johnston returned to Australia to receive the accolades of his Miles Franklin Award Winner, "My Brother Jack". Clift moved back to Sydney with their children in 1964, after which her novels "Mermaid Singing", "Peel Me a Lotus," and "Honour's Mimic" became successes. She was also well-known for her essays in Sydney and Melbourne newspapers, which included "Images in Aspic" and "The World of Charmian Clift." In the meantime, Clift and Johnston's marriage was disintegrating under the pressures of their drinking habits and the problems their children had settling into life in Sydney.

Charmian Purcell            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Charmian Purcell: was a member of New Zealand's Women's Basketball team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In the game they played against China's team in which they were defeated 80-63 she scored six points and got two rebounds.