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Jean Byron

Jean Byron

Born: 1925-12-10 • Paducah, 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.

Filmography
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights poster
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
1999 • Natalie Lane
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog poster
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989 • Gallery Buyer
The Perfect Match poster
The Perfect Match
1988 • Mom (as Jeane Byron)
Valet Girls poster
Valet Girls
1987 • Edie Smegmite
Advice to the Lovelorn poster
Advice to the Lovelorn
1981 • Mrs. Crowley
The Brady Girls Get Married poster
The Brady Girls Get Married
1981 • Mrs. Covington (as Jeane Byron)
The Death Squad poster
The Death Squad
1974 • Commissioner's Wife
Ransom for a Dead Man poster
Ransom for a Dead Man
1972 • Pat
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes poster
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 • Book Store Owner (uncredited)
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring poster
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
1971 • House Party Guest (uncredited)
Flareup poster
Flareup
1969 • Jerri Benton
Wall of Noise poster
Wall of Noise
1963 • Mrs. Harrington
Invisible Invaders poster
Invisible Invaders
1959 • Phyllis Penner
Johnny Concho poster
Johnny Concho
1956 • Pearl Lang
There's Always Tomorrow poster
There's Always Tomorrow
1956
Jungle Moon Men poster
Jungle Moon Men
1955 • Ellen Marsten
Serpent of the Nile poster
Serpent of the Nile
1953 • Charmian
The Magnetic Monster poster
The Magnetic Monster
1953 • Connie Stewart
Voodoo Tiger poster
Voodoo Tiger
1952 • Phyllis Bruce