Patty Duke

Net Worth $5 Million USD

Patty Duke born December 14, 1946 is an American actress of stage, film, and television. First becoming famous as a child star, winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 16, and later starring in her eponymous sitcom for three years, she progressed to more mature roles upon playing Neely O'Hara in the 1967 film Valley of the Dolls. She was later elected president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1985 to 1988.

Duke was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1982; since then she has devoted much of her time to advocating and educating the public on mental health issues. uke was born Anna Marie Duke in Elmhurst, Queens, New York, the daughter of Franceson, a cashier, and John Patrick Duke, a handyman and cab driver. Her father was Irish American and her maternal grandmother was German