List of the best Patty Duke movies: Me, Natalie(1969), Love Finds a Home(2008), By Design(1981), The Miracle Worker(1979), Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story(2000), You'll Like My Mother(1972), Billie(1965), A Christmas Memory(1997), A Killer Among Friends(1992), Amityville: The Evil Escapes(1989), Harvest of Fire(1996), The Miracle Worker(1962) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1969
111 Minutes
Patty Duke James Farentino Martin Balsam Elsa Lanchester Salome Jens Nancy Marchand Philip Sterling Deborah Winters Roland Hall Bob Balaban Matthew Cowles
A young woman struggles for independence.
Drama, Western
Canada
2008
90 Minutes
Mary
Patty Duke Sarah Jones Haylie Duff Jordan Bridges Courtney Halverson Michael Trevino Jeffrey Muller Dahlia Salem
midwife doctor adopted daughter pregnant woman friend uplifting melodramatic moving united states small town pregnancy infertility adoption first love love home life folk medicine birth love growing up
Follows the relationship between a classical music critic and a country music star after a one night stand, which results in an unplanned pregnancy.
Drama
Canada
1981
90 Minutes
Helen
A lesbian couple working as fashion designers in Canada ask their photographer to be the father of their child.
Biography
1979
100 Minutes
Anne Sullivan
Patty Duke Melissa Gilbert Diana Muldaur Charles Siebert Anne Seymour Stanley Wells Titos Vandis Hilda Haynes Jonathan Gilbert James Lee Canady
Devoted teacher Anne Sullivan (Patty Duke Astin) leads deaf and blind Helen Keller (Melissa Gilbert) into the light of learnedness.
Drama
2000
97 Minutes
Anne Kincaid
Patty Duke William Devane Elisabeth Rosen Kaj-Erik Eriksen Natasha Melnick Armando Valdes-Kennedy Kene Holliday Ingrid Torrance
Injured when their private plane crashes into a snowy mountain, a domineering man (William Devane) and his family (Patty Duke, Elisabeth Rosen) face an avalanche and bitter winds.
Mystery & Thriller
1972
93 Minutes
Francesca Kinsolving
Patty Duke Rosemary Murphy Richard Thomas Sian Barbara Allen Dennis Rucker Harold Congdon James Glazman James Neumann
widow pregnant wife mother-in-law brother-in-law sister-in-law thrilling suspenseful minnesota house vietnam war family secrets fortune pregnancy in-laws discovery quest 1970s
A pregnant widow uncovers a terrible family secret when she meets her mother-in-law for the first time.
Comedy
1965
86 Minutes
Billie Carol
Patty Duke Jim Backus Jane Greer Warren Berlinger Billy De Wolfe Charles Lane Dick Sargent Susan Seaforth Ted Bessell Richard Deacon Bobby Diamond
tomboy athlete high-school student father boyfriend coach positive amusing charming high school small town gender roles sports father/daughter relationship romance politics coming of age love growing up 1960s
A mayoral candidate (Jim Backus) and his wife (Jane Greer) fret over their tomboy daughter (Patty Duke), a high-school track star.
Other, Drama
1997
96 Minutes
Sook
Patty Duke Eric Lloyd Piper Laurie Anita Gillette Jeffrey DeMunn Jimmy Skaggs Julia McIlvaine Esther Scott
young boy cousin friend servant native american heartwarming melodramatic the south household woods friendship family christmas poverty divorce dementia growing up transformation 1930s
A boy (Eric Lloyd) and his elderly cousin (Patty Duke) spend a bittersweet holiday together before he leaves for military school.
Drama
1992
100 Minutes
Jean Monroe
Patty Duke Loretta Swit Margaret Welsh Tiffani-Amber Thiessen Angie Rae McKinney David Cubitt
A slain teen's mother (Patty Duke) reaches out to a girl (Margaret Welsh) who knew but also helped kill her daughter.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Horror
1989
96 Minutes
Nancy Evans
Patty Duke Jane Wyatt Fredric Lehne Lou Hancock Brandy Gold Zoe Trilling Aron Eisenberg Norman Lloyd Peggy McCay Warren Munson Alex Rebar
When a widow and her three children move into her mother's house, they come into contact with a supernatural force.
Drama
1996
97 Minutes
Patty Duke Lolita Davidovich Jean Louisa Kelly Jennifer Garner Gabriel Mick Joel DeSomber Tom Aldredge Sam Huntington Eric Mabius Sam Trannell Wesley Addy
An FBI agent (Lolita Davidovich) re-examines her own life while investigating Iowa barn burnings and befriending an Amish widow (Patty Duke).
Biography, Drama
USA
1962
106 Minutes
Anne Bancroft Patty Duke Victor Jory Inga Swenson Andrew Prine Kathleen Comegys Beah Richards Jack Hollander
young girl teacher mother father inspiring emotional incredible uplifting powerful alabama family home blindness deafness daunting task teaching rescue transformation quest 1880s
The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.
Drama
USA
2012
80 Minutes
Sean Astin Patty Duke Erin Bethea Sammi Hanratty Kenton Duty Creagen Dow Savannah Jade Terrence Hardy Jr.
When a confrontation occurs amongst the youth group, Stuart takes the opportunity to share with the group the touching story of the Old Testament prophet Hosea.
Drama
USA
1967
123 Minutes
Neely O'Hara
Barbara Parkins Patty Duke Sharon Tate Paul Burke Tony Scotti Martin Milner Charles Drake Alex Davion Lee Grant Naomi Stevens Robert H. Harris
secretary singer actress attorney husband sister melodramatic fiery unrestrained new england new york city law office stage studio broadway friendship addiction marriage drug addiction suicide
Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young women in show business.
Drama
1993
97 Minutes
Beth Thompson
A brain-surgery candidate (Melissa Gilbert) seeks her birth mother (Patty Duke) after her father (William Shatner) tells her she was adopted.
Horror
1976
100 Minutes
Stephen McHattie Patty Duke Broderick Crawford Ruth Gordon Lloyd Haynes David Huffman Tina Louise George Maharis Ray Milland Donna Mills Philip Boyer
Her (Patty Duke Astin) demon baby shows how bad he can be as he grows from boy to man (Stephen McHattie).
Western
1983
94 Minutes
Sister Dulcina
Robert Preston Patty Duke Sally Kellerman Geoffrey Lewis David Knell Jacques Aubuchon Christopher Lloyd Jon Gries
nun child gunslinger apache orphan mayor amusing cheeky engaging striking spirited thrilling saloon wild west gunfight conflict of interest adventure rivalry 19th century
An old gunfighter (Robert Preston) helps a nun (Patty Duke Astin) bring unwanted Apache orphans to a school 200 miles away.
Drama
1989
96 Minutes
Carolyn Henry
Beau Bridges Pat Hingle Roxana Zal Patty Duke Will Oldham Whip Hubley
baby father mother police chief fire chief volunteer emotional tense texas backyard well household accident parenthood rescue media circus confinement jessica mcclure quest 1980s
The police chief (Beau Bridges) and fire chief (Pat Hingle) of Midland, Texas, lead the 1987 rescue of a toddler trapped in a well.
Fantasy
USA
1992
106 Minutes
Mrs. Boyle
Alec Baldwin Meg Ryan Kathy Bates Ned Beatty Patty Duke Sydney Walker Richard Riehle Stanley Tucci Rocky Carroll
wife husband old man daughter doctor amusing creative heartwarming chicago jamaica wedding switching bodies newlyweds magic terminal illness honeymoon true love love metamorphosis sacrifice
A couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
106 Minutes
Mrs. Keene, Earlene
Marcus Thomas John Corbett Amy Smart Sean Astin Clare Higgins Patty Duke Allan Corduner Greg Germann J.W. Crawford Victor Morris Brian Urspringer
designer actor actress director boss costume designer engaging melodramatic portland, ore. stage office bar funeral performance theater cancer love triangle audition depression transformation
A man with a boring personality, job, life, and dumped by girlfriend, auditions at the community theater and gets the lead role as Cyrano despite no acting experience. It changes his life forever.
Drama
2002
96 Minutes
Sylvia
Ving Rhames Gloria Reuben Ruben Santiago-Hudson Adilah Barnes Robert Bailey Jr. Patty Duke Ellis E. Williams Elizabeth Anne Smith Dex Elliott Sanders Hayden Tank Henry Sanders
father daughter grandchild law clerk judge heartwarming tender texas ranch los angeles father/daughter relationship adoption reconciliation pregnancy family dysfunction transformation pursuit love 2000s
A woman (Gloria Reuben) discovers that the child she gave up for adoption years ago was taken in by her estranged father (Ving Rhames).
Drama
2010
90 Minutes
Irene
Eric Close Samantha Mathis Madchen Amick Jennifer Aspen Danny Chambers Tony Oller Alex Frnka Patty Duke
A happily married father (Eric Close) encounters the woman (Mädchen Amick) of his high-school fantasies.
Romance
1999
107 Minutes
Dr. Feinstenberger
Gabrielle Anwar Sean Astin Jason Lewis Robert Mailhouse Christopher Rydell Molly Ringwald Lainie Kazan Patty Duke Fenton Lawless Maria Thayer
Four competitive rowers fall in love with the same woman, the daughter of an Olympic rowing champion.
Sci-Fi
USA
1959
85 Minutes
Marjorie Sutherland
Robert Lansing Lee Meriwether James Congdon Jasper Deeter Guy Raymond Robert Strauss Edgar Stehli Dean Newman Patty Duke Elbert Smith Chic James
A scientist discovers a formula enabling him to pass through solid surfaces, but he also rapidly ages, which forces him to kill humans in order to reverse the aging process by absorbing his victims' energies.
Drama
USA
1958
105 Minutes
Kim Stanley Lloyd Bridges Steven Hill Betty Lou Holland Joan Copeland Gerald Hiken Burt Brinckerhoff Joanne Linville Joyce Van Patten Bert Freed Louise Beavers
movie star promoter soldier mother dark somber sad hollywood, calif. the south abandonment depression fame mother/daughter relationship loneliness wretched excess fall 1950s
A woman adored by the people around her ultimately struggles to be happy with herself.