Broadway star whose Tony Award-winning musical theater credits include Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and the title role in Peter Pan.
She made her Broadway debut in the Cole Porter musical Leave It to Me!
She was a 1989 Kennedy Center Honoree.
Her son, Larry Hagman, also became an actor.
She played Maria in the Broadway production of The Sound of Music; became famous for playing the same role in the film version of the play.
