Patty Duke
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Female
Birthday 1946-12-14
Deathday 2016-03-29 (69 years old)
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
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
Actor
as Charlene Summers
as Grandma Janice
as Great Aunt Hilary
as Helen
as Irene
as Mary
as Jan
as Bridget Connolly
as Mrs. Keene / Earlene
as Mother Joseph
as Self
as Sylvia
as Anne Kincaid
as Self
as Sunny Andrews
as Herself - Interviewee
as Angel
as Dr. Feinstenberger
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Patty Lane / Cathy Lane MacAllister
as Judge Sylvia Formenti
as Valerie Bing
as Faye Dolan
as Sook
as Beth Bradfield
as Annie Beiler
as Natalie Porter
as Barbara Parker
as Hannah Miller
as Terry
as Grace McKenna
as Nancy Williams
as Jean
as Lucille Jenkins
as Beth Thompson
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Alice (voice)
as Jean Monroe
as Mrs. Boyle
as Jean Williams
as Betty Rollin
as Judge Ray
as Catharine Jeffers
as Ruth Monroe
as Anna Marie Duke/ Patty Duke
as Carolyn Henry
as Nancy Evans
as Anne Capute
as Althea Sloan
as Shirley Abrams
as Karen Matthews
as Doris Niceman
as Martha Washington
as Martha Washington
as President Julia Mansfield
as Laura Dietz
as Martha Washington
as Sister Dulcina
as Barbara Reynolds
as Jeanne Bosnick
as Helen
as Self
as Molly Quinn
as Sarah McDavid
as Martha
as Self
as Liz Benedict
as Deborah Bergman
as Lily
as Anne Sullivan
as Carole Matthews
as Sue Grainger
as Cathy Payson
as Rita
as Wendy
as Leslee Wexler
as Self
as Sue Davidoff
as Norma Walsh
as Laura Lockwood
as Sylvia Crawford
as Dr. Peggy Wilson
as Shirlee Warner
as Lilly Mackim
as Rosemary Woodhouse
as Bernadette Hennessey Armagh
as Adelaide
as Jan Richards
as Francesca Kinsolving
as Jenny
as Laura Wilson
as Linda Colby
as Eileen Phillips
as Macy Kramer
as Velma Sparrow
as Marlene Chambers
as Natalie Miller
as Barbara King
as Barbara King
as Toni
as Self - Guest
as Neely O'Hara
as Interviewee
as Thumbelina (voice)
as Billie
as Self - Singer
as Coral
as Patty Lane / Cathy Lane
as Helen Keller
as Self
as Sue Ann McRae
as Self
as Marjorie Sutherland
as Tootie Smith
as Debbie Walters
as Lynda
as Emily Ann Faulkner (Child)
as Young Cathy
as Augusta Davis
as Self - Awards Custodian
as Self - Presenter
as Self
as Angel
as Sylvia
as Self
Writer
as Book
Producer
as Co-Producer