Before she began filming the U.S. TV series "The Patty Duke Show", Patty Duke won an Academy Award for her performance in which film?

Before she began filming the 1963 - 1966 U.S. TV series "The Patty Duke Show", Patty Duke won an Academy Award for her performance in "The Miracle Worker" (1962). This was a film that was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Director for Arthur Penn. It won two Academy Awards, Best Actress for Anne Bancroft and Best Supporting Actress for Patty Duke.

The movie "The Miracle Worker" is an American biographical film. It is about Anne Sullivan. She became the tutor to Helen Keller, a deaf-blind person who was to become an American author, political activist, and lecturer in the 20th century.

In the film as a strong teacher, Anne Sullivan leads deaf and blind Helen Keller (Patty Duke) out of her personal and harsh darkness. They provide excellent jobs at portraying their characters' determination and downright stubbornness to break through physical and emotional barriers to learning.