Jean Byron
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 10, 1925
- Died
- February 3, 2006 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Paducah, Kentucky, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
Movie · as Natalie Lane
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Movie · as Gallery Buyer
The Perfect Match
Movie · as Mom (as Jeane Byron)
Valet Girls
Movie · as Edie Smegmite
Hotel
TV · 1 ep
The Brady Girls Get Married
Movie · as Mrs. Covington (as Jeane Byron)
Advice to the Lovelorn
Movie · as Mrs. Crowley
S.W.A.T.
TV · 1 ep
The Death Squad
Movie · as Commissioner's Wife
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Movie · as Book Store Owner (uncredited)
Ransom for a Dead Man
Movie · as Pat
Where Does It Hurt?
Movie · as Dr. Kincaid
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Movie · as House Party Guest (uncredited)
McCloud
TV · 1 ep
Flareup
Movie · as Jerri Benton
The Mod Squad
TV · 2 eps
Here's Lucy
TV · as Mrs. MacClay · 1 ep
Mannix
TV · 1 ep
Ironside
TV · 1 ep
Batman
TV · as Mrs. Millie Linseed · 1 ep
Wall of Noise
Movie · as Mrs. Harrington
The Patty Duke Show
TV · as Natalie Lane · 104 eps
Bus Stop
TV · 1 ep
Tallahassee 7000
TV · 1 ep
Full Circle
TV · as Kit Aldrich · 182 eps
Invisible Invaders
Movie · as Phyllis Penner
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV · as Dr. Imogene Burkhart · 15 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
TV · as Martha Delastone · 2 eps
Hawaiian Eye
TV · 1 ep
Laramie
TV · 1 ep
The Detectives
TV · 1 ep
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
TV · 1 ep
Tightrope
TV · 1 ep
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep
Yancy Derringer
TV · as Dorinda Ashton · 1 ep
Official Detective
TV · 1 ep
There's Always Tomorrow
Movie
Johnny Concho
Movie · as Pearl Lang
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
TV · 1 ep
State Trooper
TV · 3 eps
Jungle Moon Men
Movie · as Ellen Marsten
Cheyenne
TV · 4 eps
The Millionaire
TV · as Betty Jane Ryan / Bea Ryan · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · 1 ep
Matinee Theater
TV · 1 ep
Science Fiction Theatre
TV · 1 ep
Mayor of the Town
TV · as Minnie · 34 eps
Studio 57
TV · 3 eps
The Magnetic Monster
Movie · as Connie Stewart
Serpent of the Nile
Movie · as Charmian
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
City Detective
TV · 2 eps
Voodoo Tiger
Movie · as Phyllis Bruce
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · 2 eps