Patty Duke
16 titles
Filmography
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A Killer Among Friends
(1992)Academy Award-winner Patty Duke searches for her daughter's killer in this shocking true story, co-starring Tiffani-Amber Thiessen and Loretta Swit. A popular 17-year-old girl, Jenny Monroe (Thiessen) is found beaten, tortured and drowned in a creek. Her best friend, Ellen Holloway (Margaret Welsh), swears to find the killer, providing moral support to Jenny's mother, Jean (Duke). Moving into the Monroe family home, Ellen becomes like a daughter, helping Jean search for a killer who continues to hide in plain sight. Originally airing on CBS-TV on December 8, 1992, A Killer Among Friends was based on the 1985 murder of Missy Avila, whose killers were eventually convicted of second-degree murder. Sentenced to 15 years-to-life, one was released after serving 21 years, while the other remains in state prison.

Something So Right
(1982)Una madre al final de su ingenio decide contratar a un hombre para que su hijo pueda obtener la atención paternal que necesita en su vida.

Billie
(1965)A high-school track star, who sets an example for the less-talented boys on the team, embarrasses her perplexed father--who is running for mayor on a male-supremacy ticket. Based on the play "Time Out for Ginger" by Ronald Alexander.

When He Didn't Come Home
(1998)Una madre devota teme lo peor cuando su hijo de veintiséis años desaparece de su vida después de involucrarse con una mujer manipuladora.

The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights
(1999)The beloved 60's series returns as Patty’s sworn enemy Sue Ellen attempts to turn Brooklyn Heights High into a shopping development.

Amityville: The Evil Escapes
(1989)The demonic forces that haunted the infamous Long Island house escape through a mystical lamp to California, where evil manipulates a little girl.

The Miracle Worker
(1962)Famed Annie Sullivan and her remarkable blind and deaf pupil, Helen Keller, come together in this moving battle of will based on a true story.

Amazing Love
(2012)When tensions mount between members of a teen group, a young pastor attempts reconciliation by sharing the story of an Old Testament prophet.

Cries from the Heart
(1994)A child with autism who cannot speak or write is sent to a special school where he uses a computer to communicate that he has been sexually abused.

Absolute Strangers
(1991)A man’s personal tragedy becomes the centerpiece of a pro-life court battle when he attempts to save his comatose wife’s life by aborting her fetus.

Power of the Air
(2018)An African missionary alerts a Christian man in the United States about the danger to the global church from mixed messaging in the media.

Kimberly
(1999)Things are complicated enough after a beautiful young woman falls for four best friends in a row, but parenthood now awaits her and one of the men.

Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
(1996)The parents of a missing girl are forced to battle the bureaucracy of the police department while they search all over town for clues to find her.

Fight for Life
(1987)The true story of a family's fight for the life of their young epileptic daughter and their effort to make a successful treatment available to all.

Bigger Than the Sky
(2005)Drama starring John Corbett, Amy Smart, Sean Astin and Patty Duke. The story centers on a man stuck in a dead-end life who decides to audition for a small role in a local community theater's production of Cyrano de Bergerac. Despite having no experience as an actor, he lands the lead role, which wreaks havoc upon his life.

The Power and the Glory
(1963)A priest becomes a martyr in post-revolution Mexico for risking his life by having Catholic Mass services in secret while being chased by the law.