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Patty Duke

Patty Duke

Actor · Born 1946-12-14 · Elmhurst, Queens, New York, United States

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Biography

Anna Marie Duke (December 14, 1946 - March 29, 2016), known professionally as Patty Duke, was an American actress. Beginning her acting career in commercials and playing bit parts in television and movies, her breakthrough role was as Helen Keller in the Broadway version of "The Miracle Worker" (1959 - 1961). For the 1962 film adaptation, Duke reprised her role, which won the Academy Award for best supporting actress - at age 16, she was the youngest person ever to win an Oscar (a record later broken by Tatum O'Neal in 1973). Other early films included Billie (1965), Valley of the Dolls (1967), and Me, Natalie (1969). On television, Duke starred in the popular teen sitcom The Patty Duke Show (1963 - 1966), playing a dual role and garnering the first of ten Emmy nominations. She won Emmys for her roles in television film My Sweet Charlie (1970), miniseries Captains and the Kings (1976), and the 1979 TV movie version of The Miracle Worker (1979), this time portraying Annie Sullivan. She served as president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1985 - 1988. Off-screen, Duke's life was often tumultuous. Born in Elmhurst, New York, to Frances Margaret (McMahon), a cashier, and John Patrick D…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Hawaii Five-0 (2010) — Sylvia Spencer
  2. Glee (2009) — Jan
  3. Frasier (1993) — Alice (voice)
  4. Liv and Maddie (2013) — Grandma Janice
  5. The Miracle Worker (1962) — Helen Keller
  6. Drop Dead Diva (2009)
  7. The Swarm (1978) — Rita
  8. The Love Boat (1977) — Shirlee Warner
  9. Touched by an Angel (1994) — Nancy Williams
  10. Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Toni
  11. Valley of the Dolls (1967) — Neely O'Hara
  12. Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989) — Nancy Evans
  13. Prelude to a Kiss (1992) — Mrs. Boyle
  14. Night Gallery (1970)
  15. The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  16. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  17. Judging Amy (1999) — Valerie Bing
  18. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  19. 4D Man (1959) — Marjorie Sutherland
  20. A Killer Among Friends (1992) — Jean Monroe
  21. Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976) — Rosemary Woodhouse
  22. A Season for Miracles (1999) — Angel
  23. The Virginian (1962) — Sue Ann McRae
  24. Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989) — Carolyn Henry
  25. Love Finds A Home (2009) — Mary
  26. Amazing Love (2012) — Helen
  27. Bigger Than the Sky (2005) — Mrs. Keene / Earlene
  28. Hotel (1982)
  29. Entertainment Tonight (1981) — Self
  30. You'll Like My Mother (1972) — Francesca Kinsolving
  31. Me, Natalie (1969) — Natalie Miller
  32. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  33. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
  34. The Miracle Worker (1979) — Anne Sullivan
  35. Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Presenter
  36. Curse of the Black Widow (1977) — Laura Lockwood
  37. Police Story (1973)
  38. The Patty Duke Show (1963) — Patty Lane / Cathy Lane
  39. Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) — Self
  40. Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door (2006) — Bridget Connolly