Jean Byron

Known for ActingBorn 1925-12-10Died 2006-02-03Paducah, Kentucky, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights

Bus Stop

Full Circle

Tallahassee 7000

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

Official Detective

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

Studio 57

City Detective

Ransom for a Dead Man

Batman

McCloud

S.W.A.T.

Voodoo Tiger

77 Sunset Strip

There's Always Tomorrow

Serpent of the Nile

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Death Squad

Hotel

Mannix

Ironside

Here's Lucy

Laramie

The Detectives

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Tightrope

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Science Fiction Theatre

The Patty Duke Show

The Mod Squad

Yancy Derringer

Cheyenne

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring

Bourbon Street Beat

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The Millionaire

State Trooper

Where Does It Hurt?

The Brady Girls Get Married

Hawaiian Eye

The Magnetic Monster

Flareup

Jungle Moon Men

Matinee Theater

Advice to the Lovelorn

Invisible Invaders