Kym Karath est une actrice américaine née le 4 août 1958 à Los Angeles, Californie (États-Unis).

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Although Karath was born in Los Angeles, United States, her family was actually Greek. Her original surname was Karathanasis, but then it was changed to Karath by her father. She has an older sister, Francie, who auditioned for the eldest Von Trapp child in The Sound of Music, a role that eventually went to Charmian Carr.

Karath graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Humanities, and shortly after that she moved to Paris, France where she studied art history and modeled as well. At the age of 26, she married Philippe L'Equilbec; their son, Eric was born in 1991, thereafter she left acting for a while and lived in Greenwich, Connecticut, before resuming acting in 2005.

Karath has said she still is not fond of the water after nearly drowning in the boat scene in The Sound of Music, as she could not swim.