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Patty Duke‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1946-12-14

Popularity

star12.8

Patty Duke

Elmhurst, Queens, New York, United States

Patty Duke

Elmhurst, Queens, New York, United States

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1946-12-14

Popularity

star12.8

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.

Movie Credits

The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker‌
star7.8
calendar 1962

Valley of the Dolls

Valley of the Dolls‌
star6.0
calendar 1967

The Goddess

The Goddess‌
star5.9
calendar 1958

Prelude to a Kiss

Prelude to a Kiss‌
star5.5
calendar 1992

Hitch-Hikers

Hitch-Hikers‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Love Finds A Home

Love Finds A Home‌
star6.8
calendar 2009

I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Willy/Milly

Willy/Milly‌
star5.5
calendar 1986

The Swarm

The Swarm‌
star4.9
calendar 1978

Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive

Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive‌
star4.6
calendar 1992

Billie

Billie‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary‌
star5.8
calendar 1959

Fire!

Fire!‌
star7.1
calendar 1977

A Christmas Memory

A Christmas Memory‌
star6.5
calendar 1997

Amazing Love

Amazing Love‌
star6.7
calendar 2012

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Call Me Anna

Call Me Anna‌
star5.7
calendar 1990

Little John

Little John‌
star7.1
calendar 2002

Inside 'the Swarm'

Inside 'the Swarm'‌
star10.0
calendar 1978

You'll Like My Mother

You'll Like My Mother‌
star6.3
calendar 1972

The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory‌
star0.0
calendar 1963

When He Didn't Come Home

When He Didn't Come Home‌
star3.0
calendar 1998

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah‌
star6.0
calendar 1996

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby‌
star3.7
calendar 1976

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

Me, Natalie

Me, Natalie‌
star5.6
calendar 1969

Family of Strangers

Family of Strangers‌
star5.8
calendar 1993

Best Kept Secrets

Best Kept Secrets‌
star7.5
calendar 1984

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story‌
star4.1
calendar 2001

Two on a Bench

Two on a Bench‌
star5.0
calendar 1971

If Tomorrow Comes

If Tomorrow Comes‌
star8.0
calendar 1971

Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace

Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace‌
star7.1
calendar 1988

My Sweet Charlie

My Sweet Charlie‌
star6.2
calendar 1970

The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker‌
star6.3
calendar 1979

Love Lessons

Love Lessons‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

The Daydreamer

The Daydreamer‌
star4.8
calendar 1966

The Women's Room

The Women's Room‌
star4.3
calendar 1980

A Family Upside Down

A Family Upside Down‌
star7.0
calendar 1978

Amityville: The Evil Escapes

Amityville: The Evil Escapes‌
star4.5
calendar 1989

Hanging by a Thread

Hanging by a Thread‌
star5.7
calendar 1979

A Killer Among Friends

A Killer Among Friends‌
star7.1
calendar 1992

Fight for Life

Fight for Life‌
star5.7
calendar 1987

Killer on Board

Killer on Board‌
star5.0
calendar 1977

The Babysitter

The Babysitter‌
star5.6
calendar 1980

Birdbath

Birdbath‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Fatal Judgement

Fatal Judgement‌
star7.0
calendar 1988

Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women

Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights

The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Harvest of Fire

Harvest of Fire‌
star5.4
calendar 1996

The Violation of Sarah McDavid

The Violation of Sarah McDavid‌
star3.5
calendar 1981

Last Wish

Last Wish‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

By Design

By Design‌
star4.8
calendar 1982

Absolute Strangers

Absolute Strangers‌
star0.0
calendar 1991

When the Vows Break

When the Vows Break‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

She Waits

She Waits‌
star5.7
calendar 1972

Kimberly

Kimberly‌
star4.6
calendar 1999

Please Don't Hit Me, Mom

Please Don't Hit Me, Mom‌
star6.0
calendar 1983

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

The Girl on the Edge of Town

The Girl on the Edge of Town‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

The Storyteller

The Storyteller‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

Cries from the Heart

Cries from the Heart‌
star3.0
calendar 1994

A Season for Miracles

A Season for Miracles‌
star7.4
calendar 1999

Always Remember I Love You

Always Remember I Love You‌
star7.8
calendar 1990

4D Man

4D Man‌
star5.7
calendar 1959

Curse of the Black Widow

Curse of the Black Widow‌
star5.0
calendar 1977

Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door

Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door‌
star5.6
calendar 2006

To Face Her Past

To Face Her Past‌
star5.0
calendar 1996

One Woman's Courage

One Woman's Courage‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

September Gun

September Gun‌
star7.2
calendar 1983

No Child of Mine

No Child of Mine‌
star5.5
calendar 1993

Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage

Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage‌
star5.0
calendar 1967

Hard Day at Blue Nose

Hard Day at Blue Nose‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis‌
star5.0
calendar 1959

Before and After

Before and After‌
star2.7
calendar 1979

Bigger Than the Sky

Bigger Than the Sky‌
star5.5
calendar 2005

A Time to Triumph

A Time to Triumph‌
star6.0
calendar 1986

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second‌
star5.2
calendar 2003

Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure

Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure‌
star5.6
calendar 1989

Unanswered Prayers

Unanswered Prayers‌
star4.0
calendar 2012

Having Babies III

Having Babies III‌
star6.0
calendar 1978

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

An American Girl

An American Girl‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Power of the Air

Power of the Air‌
star4.0
calendar 2018

Nightmare

Nightmare‌
star7.0
calendar 1974

Murder Without Conviction

Murder Without Conviction‌
star5.0
calendar 2004

Deadly Harvest

Deadly Harvest‌
star6.0
calendar 1972

Mom, the Wolfman and Me

Mom, the Wolfman and Me‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

Something So Right

Something So Right‌
star4.7
calendar 1982

Tv Credits

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

Judging Amy

Judging Amy‌
star7.5
calendar 1999

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

The Torkelsons

The Torkelsons‌
star7.8
calendar 1991

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco‌
star7.0
calendar 1972

Hotel

Hotel‌
star6.7
calendar 1982

Frasier

Frasier‌
star7.7
calendar 1993

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show‌
star5.6
calendar 1962

Night Gallery

Night Gallery‌
star7.8
calendar 1970

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.7
calendar 1951

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait‌
star4.5
calendar 1993

Police Story

Police Story‌
star7.1
calendar 1973

Family Law

Family Law‌
star8.2
calendar 1999

Hail to the Chief

Hail to the Chief‌
star5.0
calendar 1985

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

Shindig!

Shindig!‌
star6.2
calendar 1964

The Patty Duke Show

The Patty Duke Show‌
star5.7
calendar 1963

The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense‌
star6.3
calendar 1972

Ben Casey

Ben Casey‌
star5.7
calendar 1961

Drop Dead Diva

Drop Dead Diva‌
star7.7
calendar 2009

George Washington

George Washington‌
star7.4
calendar 1984

Captains and the Kings

Captains and the Kings‌
star8.3
calendar 1976

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

Karen's Song

Karen's Song‌
star5.0
calendar 1987

The Perry Como Show

The Perry Como Show‌
star7.0
calendar 1956

Ghost Story

Ghost Story‌
star7.1
calendar 1972

First Years

First Years‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

It Takes Two

It Takes Two‌
star5.0
calendar 1982

J.J. Starbuck

J.J. Starbuck‌
star5.0
calendar 1987

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0‌
star7.7
calendar 2010

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait‌
star4.5
calendar 1993

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.7
calendar 1948

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star5.1
calendar 1961

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame‌
star8.7
calendar 1951

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown‌
star6.3
calendar 1968

Good Day Live

Good Day Live‌
star3.0
calendar 2001

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month‌
star6.7
calendar 1957

Backstory

Backstory‌
star6.5
calendar 2000

A Matter of Justice

A Matter of Justice‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight‌
star3.7
calendar 1981

Glee

Glee‌
star6.7
calendar 2009

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

Women in White

Women in White‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation‌
star7.0
calendar 1986

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show‌
star6.7
calendar 1968

Liv and Maddie

Liv and Maddie‌
star8.1
calendar 2013

Liv and Maddie

Liv and Maddie‌
star8.1
calendar 2013