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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.

Known For

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Natalie Lane

The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights

1999

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Gallery Buyer

Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

1989

1.7

Mom (as Jeane Byron)

The Perfect Match

1988

3.3

Edie Smegmite

Valet Girls

1987

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Hotel

1982

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Mrs. Crowley

Advice to the Lovelorn

1981

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Mrs. Covington (as Jeane Byron)

The Brady Girls Get Married

1981

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S.W.A.T.

1975

6.6

Commissioner's Wife

The Death Squad

1974

7.3

Pat

Ransom for a Dead Man

1972

Credits

The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights

as Natalie Lane

1999

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Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog

as Gallery Buyer

1989

3.8

The Perfect Match

as Mom (as Jeane Byron)

1988

1.7

Valet Girls

as Edie Smegmite

1987

3.3

Hotel

1982

6.8

Advice to the Lovelorn

as Mrs. Crowley

1981

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The Brady Girls Get Married

as Mrs. Covington (as Jeane Byron)

1981

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S.W.A.T.

1975

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The Death Squad

as Commissioner's Wife

1974

6.6

Ransom for a Dead Man

as Pat

1972

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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

as Book Store Owner (uncredited)

1972

6.2

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring

as House Party Guest (uncredited)

1971

5.7

McCloud

1970

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Flareup

as Jerri Benton

1969

5.1

The Mod Squad

1968

6.2

Here's Lucy

as Mrs. MacClay

1968

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Mannix

1967

6.7

Ironside

1967

6.8

Batman

as Mrs. Millie Linseed

1966

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The Patty Duke Show

as Natalie Lane

1963

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Wall of Noise

as Mrs. Harrington

1963

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Bus Stop

1961

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Tallahassee 7000

1961

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Full Circle

as Kit Aldrich

1960

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The Detectives

1959

6.1

Hawaiian Eye

1959

5.2

Bourbon Street Beat

as Martha Delastone

1959

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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959

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The Dennis O'Keefe Show

1959

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Laramie

1959

6.6

Tightrope

1959

5.5

Invisible Invaders

as Phyllis Penner

1959

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77 Sunset Strip

1958

6.7

Yancy Derringer

as Dorinda Ashton

1958

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Official Detective

1957

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Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

1956

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State Trooper

1956

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Johnny Concho

as Pearl Lang

1956

3.7

There's Always Tomorrow

1956

7.1

Matinee Theater

1955

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The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

5.4

Cheyenne

1955

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Science Fiction Theatre

1955

6.2

Jungle Moon Men

as Ellen Marsten

1955

4.7

The Millionaire

as Betty Jane Ryan / Bea Ryan

1955

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Studio 57

1954

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Mayor of the Town

as Minnie

1954

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The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953

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City Detective

1953

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Serpent of the Nile

as Charmian

1953

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The Magnetic Monster

as Connie Stewart

1953

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Voodoo Tiger

as Phyllis Bruce

1952

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

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