
Jean Byron
Acting
🎂 1925-12-10
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.
Cast credits(53)

Mrs. Millie Linseed
1966

1967

1967

1982

1955

1955

1959

1958

Mrs. MacClay
1968

1970

1959

Betty Jane Ryan / Bea Ryan
1955

1959

1955

1959
1956

1954

1968

1955

1959
Kit Aldrich
1960

1975

1961

Dorinda Ashton
1958

Book Store Owner (uncredited)
1972

Natalie Lane
1963

1953
1953

Martha Delastone
1959

Pat
1972
1957

Pearl Lang
1956

Mrs. Crowley
1981

Jerri Benton
1969

Commissioner's Wife
1974

Mrs. Covington (as Jeane Byron)
1981

1951

1956

1961

Phyllis Penner
1959

Edie Smegmite
1987

Gallery Buyer
1989

Mrs. Harrington
1963

Charmian
1953

1956

Natalie Lane
1999

1959

Connie Stewart
1953

Minnie
1954

Mom (as Jeane Byron)
1988

House Party Guest (uncredited)
1971

Ellen Marsten
1955

Phyllis Bruce
1952