
Actor
Jean Byron
Born December 10, 1925 in Paducah, Kentucky, USADied February 3, 200620 films
Jean Byron (born Imogene Audette Burkhart; December 10, 1925 – February 3, 2006, Height 5 feet 9 inches [1.75 meters]) was an American film, television, and stage actress. She was best known for the role of Natalie Lane, Patty Lane's mother in the sitcom The Patty Duke Show.
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Byron was born in Paducah, Kentucky, and raised in Louisville. She began her career as a singer on radio, and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. She made her film debut in 1952's Voodoo Tiger. She appeared in several other films, including The Magnetic Monster (1953), Serpent of the Nile (1953), and The Opposite Sex (1956).
Byron's most famous role was as Natalie Lane on The Patty Duke Show. She appeared in all three seasons of the show, from 1963 to 1966. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1964.
After The Patty Duke Show, Byron continued to work in television, appearing in shows such as The Wild Wild West, The Love Boat, and Murder, She Wrote. She also appeared in several films, including The Sting (1973) and The Muppet Movie (1979).
Byron retired from acting in the early 1990s. She died in Mobile, Alabama, in 2006, at the age of 80.
In addition to her acting career, Byron was also a talented singer and dancer. She was a member of the Actors Studio and the Screen Actors Guild. She was also a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority.
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First watchRansom for a Dead Man19727.3as PatA brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.View filmEssential films
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20 films as actor- 1999The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn HeightsNatalie Lane
- 1989Pucker Up and Bark Like a DogGallery Buyer
- 1988The Perfect MatchMom (as Jeane Byron)
- 1987Valet GirlsEdie Smegmite
- 1981Advice to the LovelornMrs. Crowley
- 1981The Brady Girls Get MarriedMrs. Covington (as Jeane Byron)
- 1974The Death SquadCommissioner's Wife
- 1972Ransom for a Dead ManPat
- 1972Where Does It Hurt?Dr. Kincaid
- 1972Conquest of the Planet of the ApesBook Store Owner (uncredited)
- 1971Maybe I'll Come Home in the SpringHouse Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1969FlareupJerri Benton
- 1963Wall of NoiseMrs. Harrington
- 1959Invisible InvadersPhyllis Penner
- 1956Johnny ConchoPearl Lang
- 1956There's Always Tomorrow
- 1955Jungle Moon MenEllen Marsten
- 1953Serpent of the NileCharmian
- 1953The Magnetic MonsterConnie Stewart
- 1952Voodoo TigerPhyllis Bruce

