PATTY DUKE

Patty Duke is an Academy Award winner, past President of the Screen actors Guild, best selling author, and has been delighting and challenging audiences for more than 40 years in the movies, on stage and on television. Her first major role came as she portrayed Helen Keller in the Broadway version of “The Miracle Worker”. After a two-year run, she was selected to star in the movie version of the same show. Her Oscar winning performance launched her career as one of the America’s finest young talents.

Still a teenager, Patty was featured for the next three years in her own sitcom, “The Patty Duke Show”. She was again recognized for her talents, this time with an Emmy nomination.

Her career has brought her to Broadway, Feature Films, Television, and Voice-overs. To date she has starred in seventy-five television productions that have included a variety roles in such productions as “Valley of the Dolls”, “Prelude to a Kiss”, and “Mother of the Bride.” Patty has received much recognition from her peers and the viewing public - An Oscar Award, two Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, six Emmy nominations, and a People’s Choice Award. She has also received numerous community service awards for her commitments to social and medical causes.

Since the publication of her autobiography, “Call Me Anna” and her second book, “A Brilliant Madness”. Patty spends a great deal of her time traveling and speaking on the topic of mental illness. As she enters her fiftieth year as an actress she maintains a hectic life as mother, actress and public speaker.