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.
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 Duke, a cab driver and handyman, her acting career began at age eight when she was turned over to her brother Ray Duke's managers, John and Ethel Ross, who changed her name and engaged in exploitative behavior. Duke was married four times: to director Harry Falk from 1965 - 1969; to writer Michael Tell in 1970 (with whom she became mother to actor Sean Astin); to actor John Astin from 1972 - 1985 (with who she became mother to actress Mackenzie Astin); and to drill sergeant Michael Pearce from 1986 until her death (with whom she had two stepdaughters and an adopted son Kevin). In 1982, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which was the subject of her second book, "A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depression Illness" (1992). Duke was also a political advocate for issues such as the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment), AIDS awareness, and nuclear disarmament. She died on March 29, 2016, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, of sepsis from a ruptured intestine.
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Filmography (Movies)
Power of the Air
Character:Charlene Summers
Release Date:02/10/2018
Amazing Love
Character:Helen
Release Date:06/11/2012
Unanswered Prayers
Character:Irene
Release Date:29/11/2010
Love Finds A Home
Character:Mary
Release Date:11/04/2009
Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'
Character:Neely O'Hara/Self
Release Date:15/07/2006
Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door
Character:Bridget Connolly
Release Date:04/02/2006
Bigger Than the Sky
Character:Mrs. Keene / Earlene
Release Date:18/02/2005
Murder Without Conviction
Character:Mother Joseph
Release Date:12/02/2004
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Character:Self
Release Date:23/09/2003
Little John
Character:Sylvia
Release Date:05/05/2002
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story
Character:Anne Kincaid
Release Date:22/06/2001
Love Lessons
Character:Sunny Andrews
Release Date:22/11/2000
A Season for Miracles
Character:Angel
Release Date:12/12/1999
Kimberly
Character:Dr. Feinstenberger
Release Date:28/10/1999
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1999
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
Character:Patty Lane / Cathy Lane MacAllister
Release Date:01/01/1999
When He Didn't Come Home
Character:Faye Dolan
Release Date:19/05/1998
A Christmas Memory
Character:Sook
Release Date:21/12/1997
To Face Her Past
Character:Beth Bradfield
Release Date:12/11/1996
Harvest of Fire
Character:Annie Beiler
Release Date:21/04/1996
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
Character:Natalie Porter
Release Date:01/01/1996
When the Vows Break
Character:Barbara Parker
Release Date:01/11/1995
Cries from the Heart
Character:Terry
Release Date:16/10/1994
One Woman's Courage
Character:Grace McKenna
Release Date:27/02/1994
No Child of Mine
Character:Lucille Jenkins
Release Date:31/10/1993
Family of Strangers
Character:Beth Thompson
Release Date:21/02/1993
A Killer Among Friends
Character:Jean Monroe
Release Date:08/12/1992
Prelude to a Kiss
Character:Mrs. Boyle
Release Date:10/07/1992
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
Character:Jean Williams
Release Date:03/03/1992
Last Wish
Character:Betty Rollin
Release Date:12/01/1992
Absolute Strangers
Character:Judge Ray
Release Date:14/04/1991
Always Remember I Love You
Character:Ruth Monroe
Release Date:23/12/1990
Call Me Anna
Character:Anna Marie Duke/ Patty Duke
Release Date:11/11/1990
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
Character:Carolyn Henry
Release Date:21/05/1989
Amityville: The Evil Escapes
Character:Nancy Evans
Release Date:12/05/1989
Hitch-Hikers
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1989
Fatal Judgement
Character:Anne Capute
Release Date:18/10/1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
Character:Althea Sloan
Release Date:28/02/1988
Fight for Life
Character:Shirley Abrams
Release Date:23/03/1987
Willy/Milly
Character:Doris Niceman
Release Date:14/11/1986
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
Character:Martha Washington
Release Date:21/09/1986
A Time to Triumph
Character:
Release Date:07/01/1986
Best Kept Secrets
Character:Laura Dietz
Release Date:26/03/1984
September Gun
Character:Sister Dulcina
Release Date:08/10/1983
Please Don't Hit Me, Mom
Character:Barbara Reynolds
Release Date:19/01/1983
Something So Right
Character:Jeanne Bosnick
Release Date:30/11/1982
By Design
Character:Helen
Release Date:08/05/1982
I Love Liberty
Character:Self
Release Date:21/03/1982
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
Character:Sarah McDavid
Release Date:19/05/1981
The Girl on the Edge of Town
Character:Martha Swenson
Release Date:04/04/1981
The Babysitter
Character:Liz Benedict
Release Date:28/11/1980
Mom, the Wolfman and Me
Character:Deborah Bergman
Release Date:20/10/1980
The Women's Room
Character:Lily
Release Date:14/09/1980
The Miracle Worker
Character:Anne Sullivan
Release Date:14/10/1979
Before and After
Character:Carole Matthews
Release Date:05/10/1979
Hanging by a Thread
Character:Sue Grainger
Release Date:08/05/1979
The Swarm
Character:Rita
Release Date:26/06/1978
A Family Upside Down
Character:Wendy
Release Date:09/04/1978
Having Babies III
Character:Leslee Wexler
Release Date:03/03/1978
Inside 'the Swarm'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1978
The Storyteller
Character:Sue Davidoff
Release Date:05/12/1977
Killer on Board
Character:Norma Walsh
Release Date:10/10/1977
Curse of the Black Widow
Character:Laura Lockwood
Release Date:16/09/1977
Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women
Character:Sylvia Crawford
Release Date:19/05/1977
Fire!
Character:Dr. Peggy Wilson
Release Date:08/05/1977
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Character:Rosemary Woodhouse
Release Date:29/10/1976
Hard Day at Blue Nose
Character:Adelaide
Release Date:12/02/1974
Nightmare
Character:Jan Richards
Release Date:08/01/1974
You'll Like My Mother
Character:Francesca Kinsolving
Release Date:13/10/1972
Deadly Harvest
Character:Jenny
Release Date:26/09/1972
She Waits
Character:Laura Wilson
Release Date:28/01/1972
If Tomorrow Comes
Character:Eileen Phillips
Release Date:07/12/1971
Two on a Bench
Character:Macy Kramer
Release Date:02/11/1971
Birdbath
Character:Velma Sparrow
Release Date:29/10/1971
My Sweet Charlie
Character:Marlene Chambers
Release Date:20/01/1970
Me, Natalie
Character:Natalie Miller
Release Date:13/07/1969
Journey to the Unknown
Character:Barbara King
Release Date:15/06/1969
Valley of the Dolls
Character:Neely O'Hara
Release Date:27/12/1967
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage
Character:Interviewee
Release Date:20/12/1967
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1967
The Daydreamer
Character:Thumbelina (voice)
Release Date:01/06/1966
Billie
Character:Billie
Release Date:13/12/1965
The Power and the Glory
Character:Coral
Release Date:31/05/1963
The Miracle Worker
Character:Helen Keller
Release Date:23/05/1962
4D Man
Character:Marjorie Sutherland
Release Date:07/10/1959
Meet Me in St. Louis
Character:Tootie Smith
Release Date:26/04/1959
Happy Anniversary
Character:Debbie Walters
Release Date:01/01/1959
Swiss Family Robinson
Character:Lynda
Release Date:12/10/1958
The Goddess
Character:Emily Ann Faulkner (Child)
Release Date:24/06/1958
Wuthering Heights
Character:Young Cathy
Release Date:09/05/1958
An American Girl
Character:Augusta Davis
Release Date:01/01/1958
Television Appearances
Liv and Maddie
Character:Great Aunt Hilary
Liv and Maddie
Character:Grandma Janice
Hawaii Five-0
Character:Sylvia Spencer
Drop Dead Diva
Character:
Glee
Character:Jan
Good Day Live
Character:Self
First Years
Character:
Backstory
Character:Herself - Interviewee
Family Law
Character:Judge Sylvia Formenti
Judging Amy
Character:Valerie Bing
Amazing Grace
Character:Hannah Miller
Touched by an Angel
Character:Nancy Williams
Touched by an Angel
Character:Jean
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
A Matter of Justice
Character:
Frasier
Character:Alice (voice)
The Torkelsons
Character:Catharine Jeffers
J.J. Starbuck
Character:
Karen's Song
Character:Karen Matthews
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
Character:Martha Washington
Hail to the Chief
Character:President Julia Mansfield
George Washington
Character:Martha Washington
It Takes Two
Character:Molly Quinn
Hotel
Character:
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Women in White
Character:Cathy Payson
The Love Boat
Character:Shirlee Warner
The Love Boat
Character:Lilly Mackim
Captains and the Kings
Character:Bernadette Hennessey Armagh
Police Story
Character:
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:
Ghost Story
Character:Linda Colby
The Sixth Sense
Character:
Night Gallery
Character:
Journey to the Unknown
Character:Barbara King
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Toni
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Shindig!
Character:Self - Singer
The Patty Duke Show
Character:Patty Lane / Cathy Lane
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Virginian
Character:Sue Ann McRae
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Ben Casey
Character:
DuPont Show of the Month
Character:
The Perry Como Show
Character:
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Awards Custodian
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Oscars
Character:Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Angel
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Sylvia
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Kraft Television Theatre
Character:
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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