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Jean Byron
Actor
Born December 10, 1925Died February 3, 2006 (80 years)
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.
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.
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.
Filmography
| 1999 | The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights · as Natalie Lane |
| 1989 | Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog · as Gallery Buyer |
| 1987 | The Perfect Match · as Mom (as Jeane Byron) |
| 1986 | Valet Girls · as Edie Smegmite |
| 1986 | Throb (TV Series) · as Nurse Hatchet |
| 1986 | Horrible Horror · as Phyllis Penner, In Clips From 'invisible Invaders' |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) |
| 1981 | The Brady Girls Get Married · as Mrs. Covington (as Jeane Byron) |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. (TV Series) |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons (TV Series) · as Mavis |
| 1974 | Police Woman (TV Series) · as Cora |
| 1974 | Happy Days (TV Series) · as Mrs. Korrigan |
| 1974 | The Death Squad · as Commissioner's Wife |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Merrick's Secretary |
| 1972 | Maude (TV Series) · as Housekeeper Applicant |
| 1972 | Where Does It Hurt? · as Dr. Kincaid |
| 1972 | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes · as Book Store Owner (uncredited) |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Alice |
| 1971 | Ransom for a Dead Man · as Pat |
| 1971 | Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring · as House Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Storefront Lawyers/Men At Law (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1970 | McCloud (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Flareup · as Jerri Benton |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Dr. A. Koerner |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Mrs. Macclay |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as Mrs. Millie Linseed |
| 1963 | The Patty Duke Show (TV Series) · as Natalie Lane |
| 1963 | Wall of Noise · as Mrs. Harrington |
| 1961 | Bus Stop (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Tallahassee 7000 (TV Series) |
| 1960 | The Jim Backus Show (TV Series) · as Sally Jacobs |
| 1959 | The Detectives (1959) (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beat (TV Series) · as Martha Delastone |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Hennesey (TV Series) · as Gloria Grayson |
| 1959 | The Dennis O'Keefe Show (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Tightrope (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Invisible Invaders · as Phyllis Penner |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Dorinda Ashton |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958) (TV Series) · as Miss Lewis |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Panic (TV Series) · as Miss Flanders |
| 1957 | O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) · as Evangelist |
| 1956 | Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Johnny Concho · as Pearl Lang |
| 1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) · as Miss Morton |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) |
| 1956 | |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) |
| 1955 | My Friend Flicka (TV Series) · as Barbara Schuyler |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) · as Ada March |
| 1955 | Jungle Moon Men · as Ellen Marsten |
| 1955 | Stage 7 (TV Series) · as Mary |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Betty Jane Ryan / Bea Ryan |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Claire |
| 1955 | Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series) · as Jan Forrest |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) · as Irene Larrimore |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) |
| 1954 | It's a Great Life (TV Series) · as Harriet |
| 1954 | The Lone Wolf (TV Series) · as Receptionist |
| 1954 | Passport to Danger (TV Series) · as Belle |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1953 | Serpent of the Nile · as Charmian |
| 1953 | The Magnetic Monster · as Connie Stewart |
| 1953 | You Are There (TV Series) · as Caroline Lucas |
| 1952 | Voodoo Tiger · as Phyllis Bruce |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) · as Gwen Thurston |
| 1952 | Our Miss Brooks (TV Series) · as Miss Sanders |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) |
| 1950 | Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance (TV Series) · as Mae Marlowe |