Patty Duke
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1946-12-14 (70 years old)
Deathday
2016-03-29
Place of Birth
Elmhurst, Queens, New York, United States
Also known As
Anna Marie Duke
Patty Duke-Astin
Anna Pearce
Patty Duke Astin
Patty Duke
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 star...
Acting
1962
as Helen Keller
1967
as Neely O'Hara
1958
as Emily Ann Faulkner (Child)
1992
as Mrs. Boyle
1989
2009
as Mary
1982
as Self
1986
as Doris Niceman
1978
as Rita
1958
as Lynda
1992
as Jean Williams
1965
as Billie
1959
as Debbie Walters
1977
as Dr. Peggy Wilson
1997
as Sook
2012
as Helen
1999
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
as Anna Marie Duke/ Patty Duke
2002
as Sylvia
1978
as Self
1972
as Francesca Kinsolving
1963
as Coral
1998
as Faye Dolan
1996
as Natalie Porter
1976
as Rosemary Woodhouse
1969
as Barbara King
1969
as Natalie Miller
1993
as Beth Thompson
1984
as Laura Dietz
2001
as Anne Kincaid
1971
as Macy Kramer
1971
as Eileen Phillips
1988
as Althea Sloan
1970
as Marlene Chambers
1979
as Anne Sullivan
2000
as Sunny Andrews
1966
as Thumbelina (voice)
1980
as Lily
1978
as Wendy
1989
as Nancy Evans
1979
as Sue Grainger
1992
as Jean Monroe
1987
as Shirley Abrams
1977
as Norma Walsh
1980
as Liz Benedict
1971
as Velma Sparrow
1988
as Anne Capute
1977
as Sylvia Crawford
1999
as Patty Lane / Cathy Lane MacAllister
1996
as Annie Beiler
1981
as Sarah McDavid
1992
as Betty Rollin
1982
as Helen
1991
as Judge Ray
1995
as Barbara Parker
1972
as Laura Wilson
1999
as Dr. Feinstenberger
1983
as Barbara Reynolds
1986
as Martha Washington
1981
as Martha Swenson
1977
as Sue Davidoff
1994
as Terry
1999
as Angel
1990
as Ruth Monroe
1959
as Marjorie Sutherland
1977
as Laura Lockwood
2006
as Bridget Connolly
1996
as Beth Bradfield
1994
as Grace McKenna
1983
as Sister Dulcina
1993
as Lucille Jenkins
1967
as Interviewee
1974
as Adelaide
1959
as Tootie Smith
1979
as Carole Matthews
2005
as Mrs. Keene / Earlene
2003
as Self
1989
as Carolyn Henry
2012
as Irene
1978
as Leslee Wexler
1958
as Young Cathy
1958
as Augusta Davis
2018
as Charlene Summers
1974
as Jan Richards
2004
as Mother Joseph
1972
as Jenny
1980
as Deborah Bergman
1982
as Jeanne Bosnick
2006
as Neely O'Hara/Self
Production
1990
as Book
1990
as Co-Producer
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