Jean Byron
Acting
Born December 10, 1925, 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
- 1999The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights — Natalie Lane
- 1989Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog — Gallery Buyer
- 1988The Perfect Match — Mom (as Jeane Byron)
- 1987Valet Girls — Edie Smegmite
- Hotel
- 1981Advice to the Lovelorn — Mrs. Crowley
- 1981The Brady Girls Get Married — Mrs. Covington (as Jeane Byron)
- S.W.A.T.
- 1974The Death Squad — Commissioner's Wife
- 1972Conquest of the Planet of the Apes — Book Store Owner (uncredited)
- 1972Ransom for a Dead Man — Pat
- 1972Where Does It Hurt? — Dr. Kincaid
- 1971Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring — House Party Guest (uncredited)
- McCloud
- 1969Flareup — Jerri Benton
- Here's Lucy — Mrs. MacClay
- The Mod Squad
- Ironside
- Mannix
- Batman — Mrs. Millie Linseed
- The Patty Duke Show — Natalie Lane
- 1963Wall of Noise — Mrs. Harrington
- Bus Stop
- Tallahassee 7000
- Full Circle — Kit Aldrich
- Bourbon Street Beat — Martha Delastone
- Hawaiian Eye
- 1959Invisible Invaders — Phyllis Penner
- Laramie
- The Dennis O'Keefe Show
- The Detectives
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis — Dr. Imogene Burkhart
- Tightrope
- 77 Sunset Strip
- Yancy Derringer — Dorinda Ashton
- Official Detective
- 1956Johnny Concho — Pearl Lang
- State Trooper
- Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
- 1956There's Always Tomorrow
- Cheyenne
- 1955Jungle Moon Men — Ellen Marsten
- Matinee Theater
- Science Fiction Theatre
- The 20th Century Fox Hour
- The Millionaire — Betty Jane Ryan / Bea Ryan
- Mayor of the Town — Minnie
- Studio 57
- City Detective
- 1953Serpent of the Nile — Charmian
- 1953The Magnetic Monster — Connie Stewart
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
- 1952Voodoo Tiger — Phyllis Bruce
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars