Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 10, 1925
Died
Feb 03, 2006
Place of Birth
Paducah, Kentucky, USA
Credits
54 titles
Jean Byron
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
Natalie Lane
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Gallery Buyer
The Perfect Match
Mom (as Jeane Byron)
Valet Girls
Edie Smegmite
Hotel
Advice to the Lovelorn
Mrs. Crowley
The Brady Girls Get Married
Mrs. Covington (as Jeane Byron)
S.W.A.T.
The Death Squad
Commissioner's Wife
Ransom for a Dead Man
Pat
Where Does It Hurt?
Dr. Kincaid
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Book Store Owner (uncredited)
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
House Party Guest (uncredited)
McCloud
Flareup
Jerri Benton
The Mod Squad
Here's Lucy
Mrs. MacClay
Mannix
Ironside
Batman
Mrs. Millie Linseed
The Patty Duke Show
Natalie Lane
Wall of Noise
Mrs. Harrington
Bus Stop
Tallahassee 7000
Full Circle
Kit Aldrich
The Detectives
Hawaiian Eye
Bourbon Street Beat
Martha Delastone
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Dr. Imogene Burkhart
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
Laramie
Tightrope
Invisible Invaders
Phyllis Penner
77 Sunset Strip
Yancy Derringer
Dorinda Ashton
Official Detective
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
State Trooper
Johnny Concho
Pearl Lang
There's Always Tomorrow
Matinee Theater
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Cheyenne
Science Fiction Theatre
Jungle Moon Men
Ellen Marsten
The Millionaire
Betty Jane Ryan / Bea Ryan
Studio 57
Mayor of the Town
Minnie
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
City Detective