Patty Duke
Acting Born Dec 14, 1946 Died Mar 29, 2016 Elmhurst, Queens, New York, United States 154 credits
Biography
Patty Duke was an American actress born on December 14, 1946. She began her acting career in commercials and bit parts in television and movies. Her breakthrough role was as Helen Keller in the Broadway version of "The Miracle Worker" from 1959 to 1961. She reprised this role in the 1962 film adaptation, which won an Academy Award. Duke also starred in the teen sitcom "The Patty Duke Show" and appeared in films such as "Billie," "Valley of the Dolls," and "Me, Natalie." She was known for her early success in the entertainment industry, including her Academy Award win at the age of 16.
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Career overview
Patty Duke began her acting career in commercials and bit parts in television and movies. Her breakthrough role was as Helen Keller in the Broadway version of "The Miracle Worker" from 1959 to 1961. For the 1962 film adaptation, Duke reprised her role.
Duke's early film career included roles in Billie (1965), Valley of the Dolls (1967), and Me, Natalie (1969). On television, she starred in the popular teen sitcom The Patty Duke Show. This show aired from 1963 to 1966 on the ABC network.
Duke's acting career spanned multiple decades, with a notable achievement being her role in the 1962 film adaptation of "The Miracle Worker," which earned her an Academy Award.
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Power of the Air
Liv and MaddieLiv and Maddie
Amazing Love
Hawaii Five-0Unanswered Prayers
GleeDrop Dead DivaLove Finds A Home
Falling in Love with the Girl Next DoorThe Divine Ms. SusannThe Dish on DollsGotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'
Bigger Than the Sky
Murder Without Conviction
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Little John
Good Day LiveFirst YearsMiracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story
BackstoryLove Lessons
Judging AmyFamily LawA Season for MiraclesKimberlyThe Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
When He Didn't Come Home
A Christmas Memory
To Face Her PastHarvest of FireRace Against Time: The Search for Sarah
When the Vows BreakAmazing Grace
Touched by an AngelTouched by an AngelOne Woman's CourageCries from the Heart
FrasierIntimate PortraitIntimate PortraitNo Child of MineFamily of Strangers
A Killer Among FriendsPrelude to a KissLast WishGrave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
The TorkelsonsAbsolute Strangers
Call Me AnnaCall Me Anna · BookCall Me Anna · Co-ProducerAlways Remember I Love You
Amityville: The Evil EscapesEverybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClureHitch-Hikers
Fatal JudgementPerry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
J.J. StarbuckFight for LifeKaren's Song
George Washington II: The Forging of a NationWilly/MillyA Time to TriumphGeorge Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
Hail to the Chief
George WashingtonBest Kept Secrets
September GunPlease Don't Hit Me, Mom
HotelIt Takes TwoSomething So RightI Love LibertyBy Design
Full Filmography
154 titles- Power of the Air (2018) as Charlene Summers
- Liv and Maddie (2013) as Great Aunt Hilary
- Liv and Maddie (2013) as Grandma Janice
- Amazing Love (2012) as Helen
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Sylvia Spencer
- Unanswered Prayers (2010) as Irene
- Glee (2009) as Jan
- Drop Dead Diva (2009)
- Love Finds A Home (2009) as Mary
- Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door (2006) as Bridget Connolly
- The Divine Ms. Susann (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- The Dish on Dolls (2006) as Neely O'Hara (archive footage)
- Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls' (2006) as Neely O'Hara/Self
- Bigger Than the Sky (2005) as Mrs. Keene / Earlene
- Murder Without Conviction (2004) as Mother Joseph
- Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) as Self
- Little John (2002) as Sylvia
- Good Day Live (2001) as Self
- First Years (2001)
- Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story (2001) as Anne Kincaid
- Backstory (2000) as Herself - Interviewee
- Love Lessons (2000) as Sunny Andrews
- Judging Amy (1999) as Valerie Bing
- Family Law (1999) as Judge Sylvia Formenti
- A Season for Miracles (1999) as Angel
- Kimberly (1999) as Dr. Feinstenberger
- The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights (1999) as Patty Lane / Cathy Lane MacAllister
- Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- When He Didn't Come Home (1998) as Faye Dolan
- A Christmas Memory (1997) as Sook
- To Face Her Past (1996) as Beth Bradfield
- Harvest of Fire (1996) as Annie Beiler
- Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah (1996) as Natalie Porter
- When the Vows Break (1995) as Barbara Parker
- Amazing Grace (1995) as Hannah Miller
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Nancy Williams
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Jean
- One Woman's Courage (1994) as Grace McKenna
- Cries from the Heart (1994) as Terry
- Frasier (1993) as Alice (voice)
- Intimate Portrait (1993) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Intimate Portrait (1993) as Self
- No Child of Mine (1993) as Lucille Jenkins
- Family of Strangers (1993) as Beth Thompson
- A Matter of Justice (1993)
- A Killer Among Friends (1992) as Jean Monroe
- Prelude to a Kiss (1992) as Mrs. Boyle
- Last Wish (1992) as Betty Rollin
- Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive (1992) as Jean Williams
- The Torkelsons (1991) as Catharine Jeffers
- Absolute Strangers (1991) as Judge Ray
- Call Me Anna (1990) as Anna Marie Duke/ Patty Duke
- Call Me Anna (1990) Book
- Call Me Anna (1990) Co-Producer
- Always Remember I Love You (1990) as Ruth Monroe
- Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989) as Nancy Evans
- Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989) as Carolyn Henry
- Hitch-Hikers (1989)
- Fatal Judgement (1988) as Anne Capute
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988) as Althea Sloan
- J.J. Starbuck (1987)
- Fight for Life (1987) as Shirley Abrams
- Karen's Song (1987) as Karen Matthews
- George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986) as Martha Washington
- Willy/Milly (1986) as Doris Niceman
- A Time to Triumph (1986)
- George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986) as Martha Washington
- Hail to the Chief (1985) as President Julia Mansfield
- George Washington (1984) as Martha Washington
- Best Kept Secrets (1984) as Laura Dietz
- September Gun (1983) as Sister Dulcina
- Please Don't Hit Me, Mom (1983) as Barbara Reynolds
- Hotel (1982)
- It Takes Two (1982) as Molly Quinn
- Something So Right (1982) as Jeanne Bosnick
- I Love Liberty (1982) as Self
- By Design (1982) as Helen
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981) as Sarah McDavid
- The Girl on the Edge of Town (1981) as Martha Swenson
- The Women's Room (1980) as Lily
- The Babysitter (1980) as Liz Benedict
- Mom, the Wolfman and Me (1980) as Deborah Bergman
- Before and After (1979) as Carole Matthews
- The Miracle Worker (1979) as Anne Sullivan
- Hanging by a Thread (1979) as Sue Grainger
- Hanging by a Thread (1979) as Sue Grainger
- Women in White (1979) as Cathy Payson
- The Swarm (1978) as Rita
- A Family Upside Down (1978) as Wendy
- Inside 'the Swarm' (1978) as Self
- Having Babies III (1978) as Leslee Wexler
- The Love Boat (1977) as Shirlee Warner
- The Love Boat (1977) as Lilly Mackim
- The Love Boat (1977) as Jane Fletcher
- Fire! (1977) as Dr. Peggy Wilson
- Killer on Board (1977) as Norma Walsh
- Curse of the Black Widow (1977) as Laura Lockwood
- The Storyteller (1977) as Sue Davidoff
- Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women (1977) as Sylvia Crawford
- Captains and the Kings (1976) as Bernadette Hennessey Armagh
- Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976) as Rosemary Woodhouse
- Hard Day at Blue Nose (1974) as Adelaide
- Nightmare (1974) as Jan Richards
- Police Story (1973)
- Ghost Story (1972) as Linda Colby
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
- The Sixth Sense (1972)
- Deadly Harvest (1972) as Jenny
- She Waits (1972) as Laura Wilson
- You'll Like My Mother (1972) as Francesca Kinsolving
- If Tomorrow Comes (1971) as Eileen Phillips
- Two on a Bench (1971) as Macy Kramer
- Birdbath (1971) as Velma Sparrow
- Night Gallery (1970)
- My Sweet Charlie (1970) as Marlene Chambers
- Me, Natalie (1969) as Natalie Miller
- Journey to the Unknown (1969) as Barbara King
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Toni
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Journey to the Unknown (1968) as Barbara King
- Valley of the Dolls (1967) as Neely O'Hara
- Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage (1967) as Interviewee
- Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls (1967)
- Hollywood Squares (1966) as Self
- The Daydreamer (1966) as Thumbelina (voice)
- Billie (1965) as Billie
- Shindig! (1964) as Self - Singer
- The Patty Duke Show (1963) as Patty Lane / Cathy Lane
- The Power and the Glory (1963) as Coral
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Virginian (1962) as Sue Ann McRae
- The Miracle Worker (1962) as Helen Keller
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Ben Casey (1961)
- Meet Me in St. Louis (1959) as Tootie Smith
- 4D Man (1959) as Marjorie Sutherland
- Happy Anniversary (1959) as Debbie Walters
- Wuthering Heights (1958) as Young Cathy
- Country Music Holiday (1958) as "Sis" Brand
- An American Girl (1958) as Augusta Davis
- The Goddess (1958) as Emily Ann Faulkner (Child)
- Swiss Family Robinson (1958) as Lydia
- DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Awards Custodian
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- The Perry Como Show (1956)
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Angel
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Sylvia
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Patty Duke best known for?
Patty Duke is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Liv and Maddie (2013), Liv and Maddie (2013), Amazing Love (2012), Hawaii Five-0 (2010).
When and where was Patty Duke born?
Patty Duke was born on December 14, 1946 in Elmhurst, Queens, New York, United States. They passed away on March 29, 2016.
How many credits does Patty Duke have?
Patty Duke has accumulated over 154 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1944 to 2018.
What is Patty Duke's background in cinema and television?
Patty Duke was an American actress born on December 14, 1946. She began her acting career in commercials and bit parts in television and movies. Her breakthrough role was as Helen Keller in the Broadway version of "The Miracle Worker" from 1959 to 1961. She reprised this role in the 1962 film adaptation, which won an A...
Patty Duke by the numbers
154credits
96films
58TV series
1944–2018active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Captains and the Kings (1976) as Bernadette Hennessey Armagh — aged about 29
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Angel — aged about 4
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Sylvia — aged about 4
- The Torkelsons (1991) as Catharine Jeffers — aged about 44
- Family Law (1999) as Judge Sylvia Formenti — aged about 52
- Liv and Maddie (2013) as Great Aunt Hilary — aged about 66
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