Jean Byron
Acting • Born 1925-12-10 – Died 2006-02-03
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.
Filmography
53 credits
The Magnetic Monster
Movie • 1953
Connie Stewart
Valet Girls
Movie • 1987
Edie Smegmite
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Movie • 1971
House Party Guest (uncredited)
Invisible Invaders
Movie • 1959
Phyllis Penner
Flareup
Movie • 1969
Jerri Benton
Serpent of the Nile
Movie • 1953
Charmian
There's Always Tomorrow
Movie • 1956
Voodoo Tiger
Movie • 1952
Phyllis Bruce
Jungle Moon Men
Movie • 1955
Ellen Marsten
The Brady Girls Get Married
Movie • 1981
Mrs. Covington (as Jeane Byron)
The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
Movie • 1999
Natalie Lane
Wall of Noise
Movie • 1963
Mrs. Harrington
Johnny Concho
Movie • 1956
Pearl Lang
The Perfect Match
Movie • 1988
Mom (as Jeane Byron)
Advice to the Lovelorn
Movie • 1981
Mrs. Crowley
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Movie • 1972
Book Store Owner (uncredited)
The Death Squad
Movie • 1974
Commissioner's Wife
Ransom for a Dead Man
Movie • 1972
Pat
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Movie • 1989
Gallery Buyer
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV • 1959
Dr. Imogene Burkhart
77 Sunset Strip
TV • 1958
Cheyenne
TV • 1955
Bourbon Street Beat
TV • 1959
Martha Delastone
Batman
TV • 1966
Mrs. Millie Linseed
Mannix
TV • 1967
Hotel
TV • 1982
The Mod Squad
TV • 1968
Hawaiian Eye
TV • 1959
Ironside
TV • 1967
Bus Stop
TV • 1961
The Millionaire
TV • 1955
Betty Jane Ryan / Bea Ryan
S.W.A.T.
TV • 1975
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TV • 1953
Yancy Derringer
TV • 1958
Dorinda Ashton
McCloud
TV • 1970
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
The Patty Duke Show
TV • 1963
Natalie Lane
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV • 1955
Matinee Theater
TV • 1955
Laramie
TV • 1959
The Detectives
TV • 1959
Mayor of the Town
TV • 1954
Minnie
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
TV • 1956
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
TV • 1959
Tightrope
TV • 1959
Full Circle
TV • 1960
Kit Aldrich
City Detective
TV • 1953
State Trooper
TV • 1956
Official Detective
TV • 1957
Tallahassee 7000
TV • 1961
Studio 57
TV • 1954
Here's Lucy
TV • 1968
Mrs. MacClay
Science Fiction Theatre
TV • 1955