The book became a 1990 TV film in which she starred, and she became an activist for mental health causes, helping to de-stigmatize bipolar disorder. In her 1988 memoir, "Call Me Anna," Duke wrote of her condition and the diagnosis she had gotten only six years earlier, and of the subsequent treatment that helped stabilize her life. In the meantime, they supplied her with alcohol and prescription drugs, which accentuated the effects of her undiagnosed bipolar disorder. By 8 years old she was largely under the control of husband-and-wife talent managers who kept her busy on soap operas and advertising displays. 14, 1946, she had a difficult childhood with abusive parents. "You watch this 4-foot-10, tiny imp of a lady who's more powerful than the greatest military leaders in history."īorn Anna Marie Duke in the New York borough of Queens on Dec. It was hard for her, it was hard for the people who love her to help her."īut throughout her life, she was "a warrior," he said. From late last week until early Tuesday morning, he said, "was a really, really, really hard process.
She had "really, really suffered" with her illness, Astin added. PHOTOS: Celebrities and notable figures who have recently passed away She played dual roles as identical cousins Cathy, "who's lived most everywhere, from Zanzibar to Barclay Square" while (according to the theme song) "Patty's only seen the sights a girl can see from Brooklyn Heights. Then in 1963, Duke burst on the TV scene starring in her own sitcom, "The Patty Duke Show," which aired for three seasons. She died in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, where she had lived for the past quarter-century, according to Teri Weigel, the publicist for her son, actor Sean Astin.ĭuke astonished audiences as the young deaf-and-blind Keller first on Broadway, then in the acclaimed 1962 film version, appearing in both alongside Anne Bancroft as Helen's teacher, Annie Sullivan (who won an Oscar of her own).
The actress died early Tuesday morning of sepsis from a ruptured intestine, according to her agent, Mitchell Stubbs. In 2020, she also duetted with Allen on a viral TikTok inspired by their epic 13 Going on 30 costumes, writing, "TOMTOM AND JENNA FOREVER.NEW YORK - Patty Duke, who as a teen won an Oscar for playing Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker," then maintained a long career while battling personal demons, has died at the age of 69.
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Kyle eventually racked up recurring parts on Without a Trace, Days of Our Lives and Justified, followed by one-off guest spots on NCIS, Rosewood and the short-lived MTV series Mary + Jane. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, Ashley Judd and Kevin Spacey).ġ3 Going on 30 turned out to be the young star's penultimate film role, as she pivoted to TV work following 2004's Funky Monkey. Was there anything more intimidating that the Six Chicks? As the most popular girls in school, the clique lorded over poor Jenna's life and humiliated her on her 13th birthday - led by Alexandra Kyle's Tom-Tom Wyman, of course.īut Kyle's career dated all the way back to the mid '90s by the time she appeared in 13 Going on 30, having starred opposite Kiefer Sutherland in two different thrillers in 1996 alone: Eye for an Eye (with Sally Field) and A Time to Kill (with Sandra Bullock, Samuel L.
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