Jean Byron
Known for Acting · 54 credits
- Born
- 1925-12-10
- Died
- 2006-02-03
- Place of birth
- Paducah, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- Jeane Byron · Jean Audette · Jean Burkhart · Imogene Audette Burkhart
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.
Known For
TV Shows (34)
Ironside
1967
Matinee Theater
1955
Batman
1966
as Mrs. Millie Linseed
Mannix
1967
Cheyenne
1955
Here's Lucy
1968
as Mrs. MacClay
Hotel
1982
The Millionaire
1955
as Betty Jane Ryan / Bea Ryan
77 Sunset Strip
1958
McCloud
1970
State Trooper
1956
Hawaiian Eye
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Dr. Imogene Burkhart
Studio 57
1954
Laramie
1959
The Detectives
1959
Full Circle
1960
as Kit Aldrich
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
The Patty Duke Show
1963
as Natalie Lane
The Mod Squad
1968
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Dorinda Ashton
City Detective
1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
Official Detective
1957
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
as Martha Delastone
Tightrope
1959
S.W.A.T.
1975
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
Tallahassee 7000
1961
Bus Stop
1961
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Mayor of the Town
1954
as Minnie
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
1959
Movies (20)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
as Book Store Owner (uncredited)
Flareup
1969
as Jerri Benton
Where Does It Hurt?
1972
as Dr. Kincaid
There's Always Tomorrow
1956
The Magnetic Monster
1953
as Connie Stewart
Valet Girls
1987
as Edie Smegmite
Serpent of the Nile
1953
as Charmian
The Death Squad
1974
as Commissioner's Wife
Johnny Concho
1956
as Pearl Lang
Ransom for a Dead Man
1972
as Pat
The Perfect Match
1988
as Mom (as Jeane Byron)
The Brady Girls Get Married
1981
as Mrs. Covington (as Jeane Byron)
Advice to the Lovelorn
1981
as Mrs. Crowley
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
1999
as Natalie Lane
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
1971
as House Party Guest (uncredited)
Invisible Invaders
1959
as Phyllis Penner
Wall of Noise
1963
as Mrs. Harrington
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989
as Gallery Buyer
Jungle Moon Men
1955
as Ellen Marsten
Voodoo Tiger
1952
as Phyllis Bruce
About Jean Byron
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 M… With 54 credits spanning from 1951 to 1999, Jean Byron has appeared in 20 films and 34 TV shows.
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- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) — as Book Store Owner (uncredited)
- Flareup (1969) — as Jerri Benton
- Where Does It Hurt? (1972) — as Dr. Kincaid
- There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
- The Magnetic Monster (1953) — as Connie Stewart
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