Movies Gallery Patty Duke: Her Life In Pictures By Madeline Boardman Madeline Boardman Madeline Boardman is a former digital features director at Entertainment Weekly. She left EW in 2017. EW's editorial guidelines Published on March 30, 2016 08:08PM EDT Close 01 of 21 Patty Duke Through the Years 20th Century Fox/Everett Collection Veteran actress Patty Duke died March 29 at the age of 69 after suffering from a ruptured intestine. Born Anna Marie Duke in Queens on Dec. 14, 1946, the actress found Hollywood as a child star. She counted dozens of roles over the course of her career, earning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar and a Most Promising Newcomer -- Female Golden Globe for her role in The Miracle Worker (1962), and a Best Actress Golden Globe for Me, Natalie (1969). Duke's death was confirmed by her actor son, Sean Astin. See the late star through the years, ahead. 02 of 21 Patty Duke as a Child Star on March 23, 1959 Bettmann via Getty Images 03 of 21 Patty Duke in The United States Steel Hour on October 30, 1959 CBS via Getty Images 04 of 21 Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft in The Miracle Worker in 1962 Courtesy Everett Collection 05 of 21 Patty Duke with Ed Begley in 1963 Courtesy Everett Collection 06 of 21 Patty Duke on The Patty Duke Show in the 1960s Bettmann via Getty Images 07 of 21 Patty Duke on January 6, 1967 Photoshot/Getty Images 08 of 21 Patty Duke on the set of Valley of the Dolls on April 24, 1967 Harry Benson/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images 09 of 21 Patty Duke in 1970 Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images 10 of 21 Patty Duke and John Astin in Hollywood on April 9, 1975 Ron Galella/WireImage 11 of 21 Patty Duke and John Astin in New York City on May 12, 1977 Ron Galella/WireImage 12 of 21 Patty Duke and Melissa Gilbert in The Miracle Worker on October 14, 1979 NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection 13 of 21 Patty Duke in New York City in the Late 1970s Art Zelin/Getty Images 14 of 21 Patty Duke in the Early 1980s Bettmann via Getty Images 15 of 21 Patty Duke at the Cameramen and Technical Awards in 1983 Ron Galella/WireImage 16 of 21 Patty Duke in Hail to the Chief on February 11, 1985 Bob D'Amico/ABC via Getty Images 17 of 21 Patty Duke in A Time to Triumph in 1986 Bettmann via Getty Images 18 of 21 Patty Duke With Her Son Sean Astin on March 30, 2004 David S. Holloway/Getty Images 19 of 21 Patty Duke at the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 17, 2004 Jesse Grant/WireImage 20 of 21 Patty Duke With Her Children Mackenzie Astin and Sean Astin on August 17, 2004 Jesse Grant/WireImage 21 of 21 Patty Duke on April 26, 2013 Bobby Bank/WireImage