Jean Byron

Jean Byron born Imogene Audette Burkhart December 10 1925 February 3 2006 Height 5 feet 9 inches 175 meters was an American film television and stage actress She was best known for the role of Natalie Lane Patty Lanes 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 1952s Voodoo Tiger She appeared in several other films including The Magnetic Monster 1953 Serpent of the Nile 1953 and The Opposite Sex 1956 Byrons 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