Actress Debbie Turner was just 7 years old when she landed the role of Marta von Trapp in the iconic 1965 film The Sound of Music. Now, her 7-year-old granddaughter, Fifer Steer, has reprised the same role.

Steer starred in the Thief River Falls Area Community Theater‘s production of The Sound of Music, which ran June 10-17, 2026.

“It just warmed my heart. I was so thrilled for her,” Turner told the Thief River Falls Times.

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Steer’s first acting role

Before landing her role as Marta, Steer had never acted before. (She does play piano and also takes ballet, tap, and jazz lessons.) But when her family found out auditions were being held, she wanted to be part of it.

Steer played the part of Marta in her first acting role. When she auditioned, her parents, Brooke and Jason, made sure to keep their family connection to The Sound of Music a........

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