Patty Duke

Birthday: 1946-12-14
Deathday: 2015-11-27
Birthplace: Elmhurst, Queens, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 3
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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.

Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
1963 17 The Miracle Worker (1962) Supporting Actress Win 0
Career 0

Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
2018-10-02 Power of the Air Charlene Summers
2012-11-06 Amazing Love Helen
2010-11-29 Unanswered Prayers Irene
2009-04-11 Love Finds A Home Mary
2006-02-04 Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door Bridget Connolly
2005-02-18 Bigger Than the Sky Mrs. Keene / Earlene
2004-02-12 Murder Without Conviction Mother Joseph
2002-05-05 Little John Sylvia
2001-06-22 Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story Anne Kincaid
2000-11-22 Love Lessons Sunny Andrews
1999-12-12 A Season for Miracles Angel
1999-10-28 Kimberly Dr. Feinstenberger
1999-01-01 The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights Patty Lane / Cathy Lane MacAllister
1998-05-19 When He Didn't Come Home Faye Dolan
1997-12-21 A Christmas Memory Sook
1996-11-12 To Face Her Past Beth Bradfield
1996-04-21 Harvest of Fire Annie Beiler
1996-01-01 Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah Natalie Porter
1995-11-01 When the Vows Break Barbara Parker
1994-10-16 Cries from the Heart Terry
1994-02-27 One Woman's Courage Grace McKenna
1993-10-31 No Child of Mine Lucille Jenkins
1993-02-21 Family of Strangers Beth Thompson
1992-12-08 A Killer Among Friends Jean Monroe
1992-07-10 Prelude to a Kiss Mrs. Boyle
1992-03-03 Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive Jean Williams
1992-01-12 Last Wish Betty Rollin
1991-04-14 Absolute Strangers Judge Ray
1990-12-23 Always Remember I Love You Ruth Monroe
1990-11-11 Call Me Anna Anna Marie Duke/ Patty Duke
1989-05-21 Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure Carolyn Henry
1989-05-12 Amityville: The Evil Escapes Nancy Evans
1989-01-01 Hitch-Hikers
1988-10-18 Fatal Judgement Anne Capute
1988-02-28 Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace Althea Sloan
1987-03-23 Fight for Life Shirley Abrams
1986-11-14 Willy/Milly Doris Niceman
1986-09-21 George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation Martha Washington
1986-01-07 A Time to Triumph
1984-03-26 Best Kept Secrets Laura Dietz
1983-10-08 September Gun Sister Dulcina
1983-01-19 Please Don't Hit Me, Mom Barbara Reynolds
1982-11-30 Something So Right Jeanne Bosnick
1982-05-08 By Design Helen
1981-05-19 The Violation of Sarah McDavid Sarah McDavid
1981-04-04 The Girl on the Edge of Town Martha Swenson
1980-11-28 The Babysitter Liz Benedict
1980-10-20 Mom, the Wolfman and Me Deborah Bergman
1980-09-14 The Women's Room Lily
1979-10-14 The Miracle Worker Anne Sullivan
1979-10-05 Before and After Carole Matthews
1979-05-08 Hanging by a Thread Sue Grainger
1978-06-26 The Swarm Rita
1978-04-09 A Family Upside Down Wendy
1978-03-03 Having Babies III Leslee Wexler
1977-12-05 The Storyteller Sue Davidoff
1977-10-10 Killer on Board Norma Walsh
1977-09-16 Curse of the Black Widow Laura Lockwood
1977-05-19 Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women Sylvia Crawford
1977-05-08 Fire! Dr. Peggy Wilson
1976-10-29 Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby Rosemary Woodhouse
1974-02-12 Hard Day at Blue Nose Adelaide
1974-01-08 Nightmare Jan Richards
1972-10-13 You'll Like My Mother Francesca Kinsolving
1972-09-26 Deadly Harvest Jenny
1972-01-28 She Waits Laura Wilson
1971-12-07 If Tomorrow Comes Eileen Phillips
1971-11-02 Two on a Bench Macy Kramer
1971-10-29 Birdbath Velma Sparrow
1970-01-20 My Sweet Charlie Marlene Chambers
1969-07-13 Me, Natalie Natalie Miller
1969-06-15 Journey to the Unknown Barbara King
1967-12-27 Valley of the Dolls Neely O'Hara
1967-12-20 Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage Interviewee
1967-01-01 Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls
1966-06-01 The Daydreamer Thumbelina (voice)
1965-12-13 Billie Billie
1963-05-31 The Power and the Glory Coral
1962-05-23 The Miracle Worker Helen Keller
1959-10-07 4D Man Marjorie Sutherland
1959-04-26 Meet Me in St. Louis Tootie Smith
1959-01-01 Happy Anniversary Debbie Walters
1958-10-12 Swiss Family Robinson Lynda
1958-06-24 The Goddess Emily Ann Faulkner (Child)
1958-05-09 Wuthering Heights Young Cathy
1958-01-01 An American Girl Augusta Davis
1958-01-01 Country Music Holiday "Sis" Brand