Patty Duke was a good looking woman for so much of her life

Older Patty

Even as a child she was very good-looking.

Neely!

She looks very sexy in that pic, R3. Real hot chick.

She suffered from health problems in her later years and probably couldn't give a shit about spending two hours every morning doing hair and make up.

I agree with R5. I think she just wasn't VAIN. Even when she was young and very cute she had no self-consciousness about her.

Woman Ages! Extra, extra! Read all about it!

Patty is/was a national treasure.

She also was sick in her latter years, which takes a toll on your body. She had been working since she was about six years old, suffered emotional abuse, became bipolar and came out the other end to talk about it. Eventually, it all catches up with your body and shows on your face. But she was an outstanding actress and won an Oscar and several Emmys along the way. She was very attractive as a young woman, and she had a joy for life and inner beauty as a older woman.

She looks great to me!

I have met hundreds of celebs and stars and to this day she was the most lovely. Warm and funny she was an itty bitty thing but when she hugged you, you were hugged. In 2002 she was in her barn in Idaho and a horse got spooked and threw her into a post. She got a concussion and a skull fracture. That was in September. In December she was on Broadway in "Oklahoma" as Aunt Eller.

She aged better than Carrie Fisher, who looked like an old hag when she died.

OP’s pic is Patty’s best pic ever

[quote]OP’s pic is Patty’s best pic ever

She's wearing hardly any make-up. A very natural beauty.

I always thought she was plain in her teenage days and in "Valley of the Dolls." She had a wide face that was by no means conventionally pretty. She had horrible hairdos and wigs that did not suit her throughout the Sixties either.

She looked better when she was a little older--the Seventies fashions suited her better, and though she still did not look conventionally pretty, her face looked soft and pleasant.

[quote] She's wearing hardly any make-up.

Well , that's obviously not true. She's quite obviously in that photo wearing mascara and pancake and lipstick/ lipgloss.

However, I will grant you that in this photo they are absolutely beautifully applied, and she looks the best I've ever seen her look by far.

honestly I think she was better looking as an old lady than she was when she was young.

People who were child stars can often remain sexless people's minds. This was obviously not the case with Liz Taylor though. She made sure of that.

I think she looks great now!

[quote]People who were child stars can often remain sexless people's minds. This was obviously not the case with Liz Taylor though. She made sure of that.

Nor in the case of Natalie Wood, Winona Ryder, Elizabeth Berkeley, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Biel, Miley Cyrus.

Patty/Anna went through hell and back, and people still loved her. For many years, half the country grew up with Patty Duke. Affection and love like that for an average girl from New York with big huge talent never fades from people's consciousness. She may not still be your favorite star, but you always remember her fondly.

Why did this just bounce to the top of my watch list when no one's posted since 19 hours ago?