Jean Byron
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 10, 1925, Paducah, Kentucky, USA
- Died
- February 3, 2006
- Movies
- 20
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1999 | The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights | Natalie Lane |
| 1989 | Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog | Gallery Buyer |
| 1988 | The Perfect Match | Mom (as Jeane Byron) |
| 1987 | Valet Girls | Edie Smegmite |
| 1981 | Advice to the Lovelorn | Mrs. Crowley |
| 1981 | The Brady Girls Get Married | Mrs. Covington (as Jeane Byron) |
| 1974 | The Death Squad | Commissioner's Wife |
| 1972 | Ransom for a Dead Man | Pat |
| 1972 | Where Does It Hurt? | Dr. Kincaid |
| 1972 | Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | Book Store Owner (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring | House Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Flareup | Jerri Benton |
| 1963 | Wall of Noise | Mrs. Harrington |
| 1959 | Invisible Invaders | Phyllis Penner |
| 1956 | Johnny Concho | Pearl Lang |
| 1956 | There's Always Tomorrow | |
| 1955 | Jungle Moon Men | Ellen Marsten |
| 1953 | Serpent of the Nile | Charmian |
| 1953 | The Magnetic Monster | Connie Stewart |
| 1952 | Voodoo Tiger | Phyllis Bruce |
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