Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke dies aged 69

[pwaldo]

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Patty Duke passed away on Tuesday at the age of 69.

Duke, who was born Anna Duke, died of sepsis from a ruptured intestine.

'She was a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a friend, a mental health advocate and a cultural icon,' said her rep Michael Stubbs in a statement.

'She will be greatly missed.'

Duke won an Academy Award at the age of 16 for her role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker.

A year after her Oscar win Duke took the role for which she would become best known, as wildly different cousins Patty and Cathy Lane on The Patty Duke Show.

Duke, who was married four times, had three sons - actors Sean and Mackenzie Aston and Kevin Pearce.

[Lexis]

grew up watching her shows .... RIP Patty