Jean Byron
Age: N/A | From: Paducah, Kentucky, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Jeane Byron , Jean Audette , Jean Burkhart , Imogene Audette Burkhart
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Paducah, Kentucky, USA
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Movie Involvements: 14
TV Involvements: 5
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Columbo
(1971) Pat
The Millionaire
(1955) Betty Jane Ryan / Bea Ryan
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
(1972) Book Store Owner (uncredited)
Bourbon Street Beat
(1959) Martha Delastone
Yancy Derringer
(1958) Dorinda Ashton
Flareup
(1969) Jerri Benton
Ransom for a Dead Man
(1972) Pat
The Magnetic Monster
(1953) Connie StewartActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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| 1999 | Natalie Lane | |
| 1988 | Mom (as Jeane Byron) | |
| 1987 | Edie Smegmite | |
| 1986 | Phyllis Penner in 'Invisible Invaders' | |
| 1982 | N/A | |
| 1981 | Mrs. Crowley | |
| Mrs. Covington (as Jeane Byron) | ||
| 1975 | N/A | |
| 1974 | Commissioner's Wife | |
| 1972 | Pat | |
| Book Store Owner (uncredited) | ||
| 1971 | Pat | |
| House Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| 1970 | N/A | |
| 1969 | Jerri Benton | |
| 1968 | N/A | |
| 1967 | N/A | |
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| 1966 | Mrs. Millie Linseed | |
| 1963 | Natalie Lane | |
| Mrs. Harrington | ||
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| 1960 | Kit Aldrich | |
| 1959 | N/A | |
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| Martha Delastone | ||
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| Phyllis Penner | ||
| 1958 | N/A | |
| Dorinda Ashton | ||
| 1957 | N/A | |
| 1956 | N/A | |
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| Pearl Lang | ||
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| 1955 | N/A | |
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| Ellen Marsten | ||
| Betty Jane Ryan / Bea Ryan | ||
| 1954 | N/A | |
| Minnie | ||
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| 1953 | N/A | |
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| Charmian | ||
| Connie Stewart | ||
| 1952 | Phyllis Bruce | |
| 1951 | N/A | |
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