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Patty Duke
Acting
14 Dec 1946
† 29 Mar 2016
Elmhurst, Queens, New York, United States
Biography
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 b...
Also Known As
Anna Marie Duke, Patty Duke-Astin, Anna Pearce, Patty Duke Astin









































