Charmian Carr, best known for role in 'Sound of Music' dead at 73

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 30: Actress Charmian Carr attends The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' Last 70mm Film Festival Screening Of 'The Sound Of Music' at AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on July 30, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 30: Actress Charmian Carr attends The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' Last 70mm Film Festival Screening Of 'The Sound Of Music' at AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on July 30, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

An update on her official website reads as follows: "My name is Steve Hughes, and my company has been managing Charmian Carr's website for many, many years. Me and my family are so sad to have to post this message and will miss her dearly ... She was such a nice, cheerful person ... Carr, has died of complications from a rare form of dementia at the age of 73."

Carr is survived by her four siblings, two children and four grandchildren.