51-1152: 1990 American TV film Call Me Anna [REDACTED] Genre Biography Drama Based on Call Me Anna by Patty Duke Kenneth Turan Written by John McGreevey Directed by Gilbert Cates Starring Patty Duke Timothy Carhart Howard Hesseman Deborah May Ari Meyers Millie Perkins Composer Garry Sherman Country of origin United States Original language English Production Executive producer Sheldon Pinchuk Producers Gilbert Cates Anna Duke-Pearce Cinematography Mark Irwin Editor Lee Burch Running time 97 minutes Production companies Call Me Anna Company Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions Gilbert Cates Productions Mianna Pearce Productions Original release Network ABC Release November 11, 1990 ( 1990-11-11 ) Call Me Anna
102-2260: A plot summary . Please add one in your own words. ( November 2018 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Cast [ edit ] Patty Duke as Anna Marie Duke Ari Meyers as Patty Duke (youth) Jenny Robertson as Patty Duke (young adult) Arthur Taxier as John Astin Howard Hesseman as John Ross Deborah May as Ethel Ross Millie Perkins as Frances Duke Timothy Carhart as Harry Falk Matthew Perry as Desi Arnaz Jr. David Packer as Glenn Bell (pseudonym for Michael Tell) Karl Malden as Dr. Harold Arlen Woody Eney as Fred Coe Dana Gladstone as Fred Maxwell François Giroday as Bob McLaren Lora Staley as Anne Bancroft Ray Duke as John Patrick Duke Glenn Quinn as George Chakiris Cory Danziger as Sean Astin Zachary Benjamin as Sean Astin (young) Ryan Francis as Mackie Astin Matthew Linville as Mackie Astin (young) Paige Gosney as Billy Seth Isler as Game Show Producer Nicholas Hormann as Game Show Host Richard Fancy as Contract Lawyer References [ edit ] ^ Ken Tucker (1990-11-09). "Call Me Anna" . EW.com . Retrieved 2018-11-22 . ^ Howard Rosenberg (1990-11-10). "TV Reviews : 'Call Me Anna' Depicts Duke's Turbulent Life" . Articles.latimes.com . Retrieved 2018-11-22 . ^ David Hiltbrand (1990-11-12). "Picks and Pans Review: Call Me Anna" . People.com . Retrieved 2018-11-22 . External links [ edit ] Call Me Anna at IMDb v t e Films directed by Gilbert Cates I Never Sang for My Father (1970) Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973) The Affair (1973) One Summer Love (1976) The Promise (1979) The Last Married Couple in America (1980) Oh, God! Book II (1980) Consenting Adult (1985) Backfire (1988) My First Love (1988) Do You Know
153-481: A Kiss . Duke received an Emmy nomination in 1999 for her appearances in three episodes of Touched by an Angel . In 1985, Duke became the second woman, after Kathleen Nolan , to be elected president of the Screen Actors Guild , a post she held until 1988. Her tenure as president was marked by factional in-fighting and controversy; however, she gained respect for managing to maintain solidarity among
204-429: A few months. An autopsy found that he had died from an accidental drug overdose earlier that day. During production of the tenth season of Roseanne , which aired in 2018, it was decided that Quinn's role of Mark Healy would not be recast, and his role was written off the show as having died years ago. It introduced, however, a new Mark Healy, the son of Darlene Conner and David Healy. The series paid tribute to Quinn at
255-426: A fun-loving American teenager who occasionally got into trouble at school and home, and her prim and proper "identical cousin" from Scotland, Catherine "Cathy" Lane. William Schallert portrayed Patty's father, Martin, and his twin brother, Kenneth, Cathy's father; Jean Byron played her mother, Natalie; Paul O'Keefe was her younger brother, Ross; and Eddie Applegate portrayed her boyfriend, Richard Harrison (though
306-456: A handyman and cab driver of Irish descent. She was the youngest of three children. She was raised Roman Catholic . Duke spent her early life in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens , where her brother Raymond, her sister Carol, and she experienced a difficult childhood. Their father was an alcoholic, and their mother suffered from clinical depression and was prone to violence. When Duke
357-458: A hysterectomy. Duke also adopted Astin's other three sons; years later in 1998, they reversed the adoption with Duke's approval. The couple divorced in 1985. Duke married her fourth husband, drill sergeant Michael Pearce, in 1986, and remained married to him until her death 30 years later. Duke and Pearce had met during the production of A Time to Triumph , for which Pearce served as a consultant. The couple moved to Hayden, Idaho , and adopted
408-554: A number of times. The couple divorced in 1969. In early 1970, at age 23, Duke became involved with three men at the same time: 17-year-old Here's Lucy star Desi Arnaz Jr. , actor John Astin (who was 16 years her senior), and rock music promoter Michael Tell. The relationship with Arnaz was widely publicized, due in part to the vocal and public opposition of Arnaz's mother, actress and production company executive Lucille Ball . By late spring, Duke and Arnaz had broken off their relationship. In June 1970, Duke learned that she
459-420: A nun in her youth. In her later life, she studied a number of different religions, commenting in 1995: "To suggest that one must spout Moses or Jesus or Buddha or chant like Tibetan monks in order to be religious, I believe, is not to walk in the path of Christ... I have been a Christian Scientist . If there's a religious definition of 'dabbler', I guess that would be me. I have studied Buddhism . There
510-502: A pair of identical twins. Like many teen stars of the era, and bolstered somewhat by her appearance in the musical Billie , Duke had a successful singing career, including two top-40 hits in 1965, "Don't Just Stand There" (number eight) and "Say Something Funny" (number 22). She also performed on TV shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show . In 1987, Duke revealed in her autobiography that she had been diagnosed with manic depression (now called bipolar disorder ) in 1982, becoming one of
561-489: A series regular through its ninth and final season in 1997. In 1992, while still on Roseanne , Quinn also took a main role on the American and British TV series Covington Cross and in the same year, co-starred with Holly Marie Combs in the slasher film , Dr. Giggles . In 1997, he played dual roles in the horror anthology Campfire Tales . In 1999, after seven years of using an American accent on Roseanne , Quinn
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#1732784026810612-455: A son, Kevin, who was born in 1988. From her marriage to Pearce until her death in 2016, Duke occasionally used the name "Anna Duke-Pearce" in her writings and other professional work. Duke had three granddaughters by her eldest son Sean, actresses Alexandra, Elizabeth, and Isabella. Duke died on the morning of March 29, 2016 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho of sepsis from a ruptured intestine at
663-586: A television production of The Power and the Glory (1961). Duke's own series, The Patty Duke Show , created by Sidney Sheldon especially for her, began airing in September 1963. At that time, Duke had not been diagnosed as having bipolar disorder , but Sheldon did notice that she had two distinct sides to her personality, so he developed the concept of identical cousins with contrasting personalities. Duke portrayed both main characters: Patricia "Patty" Lane,
714-453: Is a 1990 American made-for-television biographical drama film directed by Gilbert Cates and written by John McGreevey . It is based on the 1988 book Call Me Anna by Patty Duke and Kenneth Turan . The film stars Patty Duke, Timothy Carhart , Howard Hesseman , Deborah May , Ari Meyers and Millie Perkins . The film premiered on ABC on November 11, 1990. Plot [ edit ] [REDACTED] This article needs
765-490: The Screen Actors Guild . Duke was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1982. Following her diagnosis, she devoted much of her time to advocating for and educating the public on mental health. She was also an occasional singer and author. Patty Duke was born Anna Marie Duke on December 14, 1946 at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan to Frances Margaret ( née McMahon) (1913–1993), a cashier, and John Patrick Duke (1913–1964),
816-608: The United States Congress and joined forces with the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Alliance on Mental Illness to increase awareness, funding, and research for people with mental illness. In 2007, Duke appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show , talking about her bipolar disorder. Duke wrote three books. Her autobiography, Call Me Anna ( ISBN 0-553-27205-5 )
867-485: The dual role of "identical cousins" Cathy and Patty Lane on her own network television series The Patty Duke Show (1963–1966). She progressed to more mature roles, such as Neely O'Hara in the film Valley of the Dolls (1967) and Natalie Miller in the film Me, Natalie (1969). The latter earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical . From 1985 to 1988, she served as president of
918-461: The music video for the Richard Marx song " Satisfied ", and had his first speaking line in the pilot of Beverly Hills, 90210 after having endured eight separate auditions for the roles of Brandon Walsh and Steve Sanders (played by Jason Priestley and Ian Ziering , respectively). Casting director Johanna Ray gave him a small role with two speaking lines in the pilot, however Quinn
969-544: The 1950s Films set in the 1960s Films set in the 1970s Films set in the 1980s Films directed by Gilbert Cates Cultural depictions of actors 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language biographical drama films Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Misplaced Pages articles without plot summaries from November 2018 Patty Duke Anna Marie " Patty " Duke (December 14, 1946 – March 29, 2016)
1020-665: The 1990s family sitcom Roseanne and his role as the half-demon Allen Francis Doyle on Angel , a spin-off series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer . Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn was born in Dublin on 28 May 1970, the son of Bernadette Quinn (née Brady) and Murty Quinn. His father was a musician and singer with the Miami Showband , who had seven No. 1 hits in the 1960s and 1970s. He
1071-549: The Muffin Man? (1989) Call Me Anna (1990) Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Call_Me_Anna&oldid=1258868546 " Categories : 1990 television films 1990 films 1990 drama films 1990s biographical drama films American biographical drama films Biographical films about actors Films based on biographies Drama films based on actual events American biographical television films Films set in
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#17327840268101122-588: The TV miniseries Captains and the Kings and her third in 1980 for a TV version of her 1979 stage revival of The Miracle Worker , this time playing Anne Sullivan to Melissa Gilbert 's Helen Keller. Her turns in the made-for-TV movies The Women's Room (1980) and George Washington (1984) both garnered her Emmy nominations. In the 1980s, Duke was cast in a number of short-lived TV series. The ABC sitcom It Takes Two , from Soap and Benson creator Susan Harris ,
1173-559: The actor was more than a decade older than Duke). The show also featured such high-profile guest stars as Sammy Davis Jr. , Peter Lawford , Paul Lynde , and Sal Mineo . The series lasted three seasons and earned Duke an Emmy Award nomination. In 1999, the program's characters were revisited and updated in The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights , with Cindy Williams taking on
1224-592: The age of 69. Her son Sean Astin invited the public to contribute to a mental-health foundation in his mother's name, the Patty Duke Mental Health Initiative. She was cremated and her ashes were interred at Forest Cemetery in Coeur d'Alene. (Unreleased) (Unreleased) Glenn Quinn Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn (28 May 1970 – 3 December 2002) was an Irish actor, best known for his portrayal of Mark Healy on
1275-476: The course of her career, Duke received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , three Emmy Awards in 10 nominations, and two Golden Globe Awards amongst four nominations. In 1963, when she won her Academy Award, Duke became the youngest person to ever win an Academy Award in a competitive category. On August 17, 2004, Duke received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to
1326-580: The film has since become a camp classic —thanks in large part to Duke's over-the-top performance —at the time it almost ruined her career. In 1969, Duke starred in Me, Natalie , in which she played an "ugly duckling" Brooklyn teenager struggling to make a life for herself in the Bohemian world of Greenwich Village . Duke won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) for
1377-531: The first public figures to speak out about her personal experience of mental illness. She also suffered from anorexia nervosa and during her teenaged years, weighed as little as 76 pounds. She attempted suicide in 1967 and was again hospitalized for mental health problems in 1969, eventually being diagnosed as manic depressive in 1982. Her treatment, which included the use of lithium as medication and therapy, successfully stabilized her moods. She subsequently became an activist for mental health causes. She lobbied
1428-409: The guild's members. During her term, she led industrial actions and contract negotiations and oversaw the relocation of the guild's headquarters. Duke gradually reduced her work schedule in the 2000s but took occasional TV roles, including guest appearances on shows such as Glee and the reboot of Hawaii Five-0 . In 2011, she joined the cast of the drama The Protector . She also returned to
1479-518: The motion-picture industry. On December 14, 2007, her 61st birthday, Duke was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters degree from the University of North Florida for her work in advancing awareness of mental health issues. On March 6, 2010, she was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters degree from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore . Duke was married four times and had three children. A Catholic, Duke had dreams of becoming
1530-469: The role. Duke returned to television in 1970, starring in a made-for-TV movie, My Sweet Charlie . Her portrayal of a pregnant teenager on the run won Duke her first Emmy Award. Her acceptance speech was rambling and disjointed, leading many in the industry to believe she was drunk or using drugs at the time. In fact, Duke was experiencing a manic phase of her bipolar disorder, which remained undiagnosed until 1982. She received her second Emmy in 1977 for
1581-538: The stage on occasion—in 2002 as Aunt Eller in a revival of Oklahoma! on Broadway and in 2009 as Madame Morrible in the San Francisco production of the musical Wicked . In May 2011, Duke directed the stage version of The Miracle Worker at the now defunct Interplayers Theater in Spokane, Washington . In 2010, she hosted a PBS TV special When Irish Eyes Are Smiling: An Irish Parade Of Stars . The special
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1632-440: The success of Patty McCormack . One of Duke's early acting roles was in the late 1950s on the soap opera The Brighter Day . She also appeared in print ads and in television commercials. In 1959, at the age of 12, Duke was a contestant on The $ 64,000 Question and won $ 32,000; her category of expertise, according to her autobiography Call Me Anna , was popular music. The game show was revealed to have been rigged , and she
1683-577: The theater's billboard, believed to be the first time this had been done for such a young star. The play was subsequently made into a 1962 film for which Duke received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . Before the film started shooting, the actress and activist Helen Keller briefly met. At 16, Duke was the youngest person at that time to have received an Academy Award in a competitive category. Duke returned to television, this time starring with Laurence Olivier and George C. Scott in
1734-402: The true story of Concetta Hassan, a woman who struggles to support her family after her husband is injured, but who eventually becomes a United States Army helicopter pilot. In 1990, Duke's autobiography, Call Me Anna, was adapted for television; she played herself from her mid-30s onward. In 1992, Duke portrayed the mother of Meg Ryan 's character in the film adaptation of the play Prelude to
1785-463: The villain role of Sue Ellen Turner when Kitty Sullivan was unable to reprise her role. After the cancellation of The Patty Duke Show in 1966, Duke began her adult acting career by playing Neely O'Hara in Valley of the Dolls (1967). The film was a box-office success, but audiences and critics had a difficult time accepting all-American-teenager Duke as an alcoholic, drug-addicted singing star. While
1836-461: Was Helen Keller (with Anne Bancroft as Anne Sullivan ), in the Broadway play The Miracle Worker , which ran from October 1959 to July 1961. Duke originated the role of Keller on Broadway, although Patty McCormack actually originated the role in its earlier original presentation as a live television drama on Playhouse 90 . During the run, Duke's name was elevated above the play's title on
1887-537: Was Sean's biological father, emphasizing those two assertions in several parts of the book. Both of her statements on these matters appear to have been incorrect: in 1994, biological tests determined that Tell was Sean's biological father. Duke married John Astin on August 5, 1972. Astin adopted Sean, and the couple had a son together, actor Mackenzie Astin . Duke and Astin worked together extensively during their marriage, and she took his name professionally, becoming "Patty Duke Astin". During this period, Duke underwent
1938-555: Was a time when I very seriously considered Judaism . And, yes, I do go to church now. I go to a Unity Church . I also go to Catholic church occasionally because the child in me desperately needs the bells and smells." In 1965, at age 18, Duke married director Harry Falk , who was 13 years her senior. It led to the end of Duke's relationship with her childhood guardians, the Rosses. During their marriage, she had repeated mood swings, drank heavily, became anorexic , and overdosed on pills
1989-443: Was an American actress. Over the course of her acting career, she was the recipient of an Academy Award , two Golden Globe Awards , three Primetime Emmy Awards , and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . At age 15, Duke portrayed Helen Keller in the film The Miracle Worker (1962), a role she had originated on Broadway . She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. The following year, she played
2040-415: Was and padded her resume with false credits. They gave her alcohol and prescription drugs, took unreasonably high fees from her earnings, and made sexual advances to her. She never saw her father and saw her mother only when she visited to do the Rosses' laundry. In addition, the Rosses made Duke change her name. "Anna Marie is dead," they said. "You're Patty now." They hoped that Patty Duke would duplicate
2091-461: Was barely visible in the final broadcast version. In 1991, Quinn had his first major film role in the musical film Shout , starring John Travolta and Heather Graham , sharing an on-screen kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow in her debut film. In 1990, Quinn was cast as the recurring character Mark Healy , Becky Conner 's boyfriend and later husband, in Roseanne in its third season and remained
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2142-532: Was called to testify before a panel of the United States Senate. Duke eventually testified before congressional investigators and broke into tears when she admitted she had been coached to speak falsely. Also in 1959, Duke appeared in a television adaptation of Meet Me in St. Louis as Tootie Smith, the role that had originated in the film version by Margaret O'Brien . Duke's first major starring role
2193-585: Was cancelled after one season; Hail to the Chief , in which she appeared as the first female President of the United States; and a comedy, Karen's Song , which aired on the fledgling Fox network. Duke's film roles in the 1980s included the Canadian film By Design (1981), which garnered her a Genie Award nomination for Best Foreign Actress, and the made-for-TV movie A Time to Triumph (1986),
2244-599: Was eventually bought out as the owner of Goldfingers nightclub in Los Angeles in 1997. He returned to Ireland in 1997 to be with his family, who supported him in achieving short periods of sobriety and spent time in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center . He would later return to Los Angeles to resume his acting career. On 3 December 2002, at the age of 32, Quinn was found dead at a friend's home in North Hollywood, California , where he had been staying for
2295-492: Was like putting on an old pair of shoes. It's bringing my soul back to life." Whedon stated that the character was supposed to die early in the first season, but the character became a fan favorite. Whedon informed Quinn and promised him a "hero's exit". His last film was the dark comedy , R.S.V.P. (2002). Quinn struggled with substance abuse in the time following Roseanne , a timeline confirmed by co-star Michael Fishman and Quinn's sister. Unable to maintain sobriety, he
2346-629: Was part of the My Music series and featured Irish and Irish-American folk music and sentimental standards. In 2011, Duke appeared in public service announcements for the U.S. government, promoting the Social Security website. In several, she appeared as Patty and Cathy using split-screen effects. In others, she appeared with George Takei wearing a Star Trek -like costume. In 2015, Duke made her final TV appearance, guest-starring on Liv and Maddie as Grandma Janice and Great-aunt Hilary,
2397-476: Was pleased when producers cast him in the role of Allen Francis Doyle on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off series, Angel . Although the character was not written as Irish, he was allowed to use his native Irish accent at the suggestion of series creator, Joss Whedon . In an interview with The Irish Times , he said of his accent, "I've been hiding it for so long that it's amazing to have some freedom. It
2448-414: Was pregnant; she then married Michael Tell on June 26, 1970, during a manic phase, to "give (her child) a name." Their marriage lasted 13 days before ending in an annulment on July 9, 1970. Her son, actor Sean Astin , was born on February 25, 1971; she later told him that Arnaz was his biological father. Duke wrote in her 1987 autobiography that the marriage to Tell was never consummated, and that Astin
2499-468: Was published in 1987 and Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depressive Illness ( ISBN 0-553-56072-7 ) was published in 1992. The third, In The Presence of Greatness—My Sixty Year Journey as an Actress ( ISBN 9781629332352 ) (with William J. Jankowski), published posthumously in February 2018, is a collection of essays about her experiences with other artists and celebrities. Over
2550-639: Was raised in the Cabinteely suburb of Dublin, and attended Clonkeen College . In 1988, at the age of 18 he moved to the United States along with his mother and two sisters, Sonya and Louisa, who settled in Los Angeles . He also had a third sibling whom he never met, his brother, Ciaran, who had been put up for adoption as a baby. Quinn never knew of his existence. In 1990, Quinn did television commercials for Pepsi and Ray-Ban , appeared in
2601-417: Was six, her mother forced her father to leave the family home. When Duke was eight, her care was turned over to talent managers John and Ethel Ross who, after promoting Patty's brother, were looking for a girl to add to their stable of child actors. The Rosses' methods of managing Duke's career were often unscrupulous and exploitative. They consistently billed Duke as being two years younger than she actually
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