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Patty Duke was born on December 14, 1946 in Queens, New York, United States. Public records list Patty Duke as a television actor, film actor and singer. Death is recorded on March 29, 2016, at the age of 69. Awards on record include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (1963), Theatre World Award (1960), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (1970, 1977, 1980) and 3 more. The listed height was 152 cm.
My Take
Patty Duke earned my lasting respect not just for the prodigy years, playing Helen Keller at fifteen and winning an Oscar, but for the sheer endurance of everything that followed. Child stardom destroys most careers; she kept reinventing hers, anchoring her own sitcom, collecting three Emmys, and staying a working actress across five decades. There is something moving about a performer barely five feet tall who carried that much intensity, often while fighting battles the public never fully saw. She turned hardship into craft and candor, and her later openness made her a quiet pioneer beyond acting. When she died in 2016, American television lost one of its true originals.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Patty Duke
- Name (Japanese)
- パティ・デューク
- Reading
- ぱてぃ・でゅーく
- Born
- December 14, 1946 – March 29, 2016
- Origin
- Queens, New York, United States
- Height
- 152 cm
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / singer / politician / stage actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dog
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1963 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 1960 Theatre World Award
- 1970 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- 1980 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1962 Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
- 1969 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 1977 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | The Miracle Worker |
| Notable work | The Patty Duke Show |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.officialpattyduke.com/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty%20Duke
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232538
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Patty Duke born?
Born December 14, 1946.
When did Patty Duke die?
Died March 29, 2016, aged 69.
Where was Patty Duke from?
Patty Duke was from Queens, New York, United States.
What did Patty Duke do?
Patty Duke worked as television actor, film actor, singer, politician, stage actor.
How tall was Patty Duke?
Patty Duke was 152 cm.
What was Patty Duke known for?
Notable works include The Miracle Worker, The Patty Duke Show.
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