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Patty Duke

Born · December 14, 1946

Died · March 29, 2016 (69 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Elmhurst, Queens, New York, United States

Bio

Patty Duke was born Anna Marie Duke on December 14, 1946 in Elmhurst, New York, to Frances Margaret (McMahon), a cashier, and John Patrick Duke, a cab driver and handyman. She is of Irish, and one eighth German, descent. Her acting career began when she was introduced to her brother Ray Duke's managers, John and Ethel Ross. Soon after, Anna Marie became Patty, the actress. Patty started off in commercials, a few movies and some bit parts. Her first big, memorable role came when she was chosen to portray the blind and deaf Helen Keller in the Broadway version of "The Miracle Worker". The play lasted almost two years, from October 19, 1959-July 1, 1961 (Patty left in May, 1961). In 1962, The Miracle Worker (1962) became a movie and Patty won an Academy Award for best supporting actress. She was 16 years old, making her the youngest person ever to win an Oscar. She then starred in her own sitcom titled The Patty Duke Show (1963). It lasted for three seasons, and Patty was nominated for an Emmy. In 1965, she starred in the movie Billie (1965). It was a success and was the first movie ever sold to a television network. That same year, she married director Harry Falk. Their marriage lasted four years. She then starred in Valley of the Dolls (1967), which was a financial but not a critical success. In 1969, she secured a part in an independent film called Me, Natalie (1969). The film was a box-office flop, but she won her second Golden Globe Award for her performance in it. In the early 1970s, she became a mother to actors Sean Astin (with writer Michael Tell) and Mackenzie Astin (with actor John Astin). In 1976, she won her second Emmy award for the highly successful mini-series, Captains and the Kings (1976). Other successful TV films followed. She received two Emmy nominations in 1978 for A Family Upside Down (1978) and Having Babies III (1978). She then won her third Emmy in the 1979 TV movie version of The Miracle Worker (1979), this time portraying "Annie Sullivan". In 1982, she was diagnosed with manic-depressive illness. In 1984, she became President of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). In 1986, she married Michael Pierce, a drill sergeant whom she met while preparing for a role in the TV movie, A Time to Triumph (1986). In 1987, she wrote her autobiography, "Call Me Anna". In 1989, she and Mike adopted a baby, whom they named "Kevin". Her autobiography became a TV movie in 1990, with Patty playing herself, from her 30s onward. In 1992, she wrote her second book, "A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depression Illness". Anna Marie Duke had a long and successful career, winning three Emmys. She was a mother and a political advocate for issues such as the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment), AIDS and nuclear disarmament, all despite having Manic-Depression. She died on March 29, 2016, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, of sepsis from a ruptured intestine. Patty had proved her strength as an actress and as a person.

Known for

Power of the Air

Charlene Summers

4.0

2018

Liv and Maddie

Grandma Janice · (1 episode)

8.1

2013

Liv and Maddie

Great Aunt Hilary · (1 episode)

8.1

2013

Amazing Love

Helen

6.7

2012

Unanswered Prayers

Irene

4.0

2012

Hawaii Five-0

Sylvia Spencer · (1 episode)

7.8

2010

Drop Dead Diva

(1 episode)

7.7

2009

Glee

Jan · (1 episode)

6.8

2009

Love Finds A Home

Mary

6.8

2009

Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'

0.0

2006

Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door

Bridget Connolly

5.6

2006

Bigger Than the Sky

Mrs. Keene / Earlene

5.5

2005

Murder Without Conviction

Mother Joseph

5.0

2004

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

Self

5.2

2003

Little John

Sylvia

7.1

2002

Good Day Live

Self · (1 episode)

3.0

2001

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story

Anne Kincaid

4.3

2001

First Years

(1 episode)

0.0

2001

Love Lessons

Sunny Andrews

0.0

2000

Backstory

Herself - Interviewee · (1 episode)

6.5

2000

A Season for Miracles

Angel

7.3

1999

Kimberly

Dr. Feinstenberger

4.6

1999

Family Law

Judge Sylvia Formenti · (1 episode)

8.2

1999

Judging Amy

Valerie Bing · (1 episode)

7.5

1999

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

0.0

1999

The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights

Patty Lane / Cathy Lane MacAllister

0.0

1999

When He Didn't Come Home

Faye Dolan

3.0

1998

A Christmas Memory

Sook

6.1

1997

To Face Her Past

Beth Bradfield

Jean Monroe

7.1

1992

Prelude to a Kiss

Mrs. Boyle

5.6

1992

Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive

Jean Williams

4.6

1992

Last Wish

Betty Rollin

0.0

1992

The Torkelsons

Catharine Jeffers · (1 episode)

7.8

1991

Absolute Strangers

Judge Ray

0.0

1991

Always Remember I Love You

Ruth Monroe

7.8

1990

Call Me Anna

Anna Marie Duke/ Patty Duke

5.7

1990

Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure

Carolyn Henry

5.6

1989

Amityville: The Evil Escapes

Nancy Evans

4.5

1989

6.0

1986

Hail to the Chief

President Julia Mansfield · (7 episodes)

5.0

1985

George Washington

Martha Washington · (3 episodes)

7.4

1984

Best Kept Secrets

Laura Dietz

7.5

1984

September Gun

Sister Dulcina

7.2

1983

Please Don't Hit Me, Mom

Barbara Reynolds

6.0

1983

Something So Right

Jeanne Bosnick

4.7

1982

It Takes Two

Molly Quinn · (22 episodes)

5.0

1982

Hotel

(1 episode)

6.8

1982

By Design

Helen

4.8

1982

I Love Liberty

Self

0.0

1982

Entertainment Tonight

Self · (2 episodes)

4.1

1981

The Violation of Sarah McDavid

Sarah McDavid

3.5

1981

The Girl on the Edge of Town

Martha

0.0

1981

The Babysitter

Liz Benedict

5.6

1980

Mom, the Wolfman and Me

Deborah Bergman

0.0

1980

The Women's Room

Lily

4.3

1980

The Miracle Worker

Anne Sullivan

6.4

1979

Before and After

Carole Matthews

2.7

1979

Hanging by a Thread

Sue Grainger

5.7

1979

Women in White

Cathy Payson · (3 episodes)

0.0

1979

The Swarm

Rita

5.0

1978

A Family Upside Down

Wendy

7.0

1978

Having Babies III

Leslee Wexler

6.0

1978

Inside 'the Swarm'

Self

10.0

1978

The Storyteller

Sue Davidoff

0.0

1977

Killer on Board

Norma Walsh

5.0

1977

The Love Boat

Shirlee Warner · (1 episode)

6.3

1977

The Love Boat

Lilly Mackim · (1 episode)

6.3

1977

Curse of the Black Widow

Laura Lockwood

5.0

1977

Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women

Sylvia Crawford

0.0

1977

Fire!

Dr. Peggy Wilson

6.7

1977

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary Woodhouse

3.8

1976

Captains and the Kings

Bernadette Hennessey Armagh · (8 episodes)

8.3

1976

Hard Day at Blue Nose

Adelaide

0.0

1974

Nightmare

Jan Richards

7.0

1974

Police Story

(1 episode)

6.9

1973

You'll Like My Mother

Francesca Kinsolving

6.3

1972

Deadly Harvest

Jenny

6.0

1972

The Streets of San Francisco

(1 episode)

6.9

1972

Ghost Story

Linda Colby · (1 episode)

7.1

1972

She Waits

Laura Wilson

5.7

1972

The Sixth Sense

(1 episode)

6.3

1972

If Tomorrow Comes

Eileen Phillips

8.0

1971

Two on a Bench

Macy Kramer

5.0

1971

Birdbath

Velma Sparrow

0.0

1971

Night Gallery

(1 episode)

7.8

1970

My Sweet Charlie

Marlene Chambers

6.2

1970

Me, Natalie

Natalie Miller

5.6

1969

Journey to the Unknown

Barbara King

0.0

1969

Journey to the Unknown

Barbara King · (1 episode)

6.3

1968

Hawaii Five-O

Toni · (1 episode)

7.1

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

6.6

1968

Valley of the Dolls

Neely O'Hara

6.0

1967

Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage

Interviewee

5.0

1967

The Daydreamer

Thumbelina (voice)

5.0

1966

Billie

5.0

1965

Shindig!

Self - Singer · (2 episodes)

6.2

1964

The Patty Duke Show

Patty Lane / Cathy Lane · (104 episodes)

5.8

1963

The Power and the Glory

Coral

0.0

1963

The Merv Griffin Show

Self · (1 episode)

5.6

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · (1 episode)

7.4

1962

The Virginian

Sue Ann McRae · (1 episode)

6.4

1962

The Miracle Worker

Helen Keller

7.9

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · (2 episodes)

5.1

1961

Ben Casey

(1 episode)

(1 episode)

7.0

1956

Tony Awards

Self - Awards Custodian · (1 episode)

4.6

1956

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter · (1 episode)

4.6

1956

The Oscars

Self · (4 episodes)

6.9

1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Angel · (2 episodes)

8.7

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Sylvia · (1 episode)

8.7

1951

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.6

1948