Acting
Patty Duke
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.
Filmography
Power of the Air
Film · 2018
Liv and Maddie
Series · 2013
Liv and Maddie
Series · 2013
Amazing Love
Film · 2012
Unanswered Prayers
Film · 2010
Hawaii Five-0
Series · 2010
Love Finds A Home
Film · 2009
Drop Dead Diva
Series · 2009
Glee
Series · 2009
Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door
Film · 2006
Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'
Film · 2006
The Divine Ms. Susann
Film · 2006
The Dish on Dolls
Film · 2006
Bigger Than the Sky
Film · 2005
Murder Without Conviction
Film · 2004
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Film · 2003
Little John
Film · 2002
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story
Film · 2001
First Years
Series · 2001
Good Day Live
Series · 2001
Love Lessons
Film · 2000
Backstory
Series · 2000
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Film · 1999
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
Film · 1999
Kimberly
Film · 1999
A Season for Miracles
Film · 1999
Judging Amy
Series · 1999
Family Law
Series · 1999
When He Didn't Come Home
Film · 1998
A Christmas Memory
Film · 1997
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
Film · 1996
Harvest of Fire
Film · 1996
To Face Her Past
Film · 1996
When the Vows Break
Film · 1995
Amazing Grace
Series · 1995
Cries from the Heart
Film · 1994
One Woman's Courage
Film · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
Family of Strangers
Film · 1993
No Child of Mine
Film · 1993
Frasier
Series · 1993
Intimate Portrait
Series · 1993
Intimate Portrait
Series · 1993
A Matter of Justice
Series · 1993
Prelude to a Kiss
Film · 1992
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
Film · 1992
A Killer Among Friends
Film · 1992
Last Wish
Film · 1992
Absolute Strangers
Film · 1991
The Torkelsons
Series · 1991
Call Me Anna
Film · 1990
Always Remember I Love You
Film · 1990
Hitch-Hikers
Film · 1989
Amityville: The Evil Escapes
Film · 1989
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure
Film · 1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
Film · 1988
Fatal Judgement
Film · 1988
Fight for Life
Film · 1987
Karen's Song
Series · 1987
J.J. Starbuck
Series · 1987
Willy/Milly
Film · 1986
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
Film · 1986
A Time to Triumph
Film · 1986
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
Series · 1986
Hail to the Chief
Series · 1985
Best Kept Secrets
Film · 1984
George Washington
Series · 1984
Please Don't Hit Me, Mom
Film · 1983
September Gun
Film · 1983
I Love Liberty
Film · 1982
By Design
Film · 1982
Something So Right
Film · 1982
Hotel
Series · 1982
It Takes Two
Series · 1982
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
Film · 1981
The Girl on the Edge of Town
Film · 1981
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
The Women's Room
Film · 1980
The Babysitter
Film · 1980
Mom, the Wolfman and Me
Film · 1980
The Miracle Worker
Film · 1979
Before and After
Film · 1979
Women in White
Series · 1979
Hanging by a Thread
Series · 1979
The Swarm
Film · 1978
Inside 'the Swarm'
Film · 1978
A Family Upside Down
Film · 1978
Having Babies III
Film · 1978
Fire!
Film · 1977
Killer on Board
Film · 1977
Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women
Film · 1977
The Storyteller
Film · 1977
Curse of the Black Widow
Film · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
The Love Boat
Series · 1977
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Film · 1976
Captains and the Kings
Series · 1976
Hard Day at Blue Nose
Film · 1974
Nightmare
Film · 1974
Police Story
Series · 1973
You'll Like My Mother
Film · 1972
She Waits
Film · 1972
Deadly Harvest
Film · 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
Series · 1972
The Sixth Sense
Series · 1972
Ghost Story
Series · 1972
Two on a Bench
Film · 1971
If Tomorrow Comes
Film · 1971
Birdbath
Film · 1971
My Sweet Charlie
Film · 1970
Night Gallery
Series · 1970
Journey to the Unknown
Film · 1969
Me, Natalie
Film · 1969
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Journey to the Unknown
Series · 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
Valley of the Dolls
Film · 1967
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage
Film · 1967
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls
Film · 1967
The Daydreamer
Film · 1966
Hollywood Squares
Series · 1966
Billie
Film · 1965
Shindig!
Series · 1964
The Power and the Glory
Film · 1963
The Patty Duke Show
Series · 1963
The Miracle Worker
Film · 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
Ben Casey
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Happy Anniversary
Film · 1959
4D Man
Film · 1959
Meet Me in St. Louis
Film · 1959
The Goddess
Film · 1958
Swiss Family Robinson
Film · 1958
Wuthering Heights
Film · 1958
An American Girl
Film · 1958
Country Music Holiday
Film · 1958
DuPont Show of the Month
Series · 1957
The Perry Como Show
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948
Kraft Television Theatre
Series · 1947
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944