Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke dies at 69

Oscar-winning American actress Patty Duke, widely known for the 1960s show The Patty Duke Show died on Tuesday, her representative told Reuters. She was 69 years old.

Patty Duke, who won an Oscar as a teen for The Miracle Worker in which she played Hellen Keller, maintained a long and successful career throughout her life.

Duke's agent, Mitchell Stubbs, says the actress died early Tuesday morning of sepsis from a ruptured intestine.

She built on her success in teenhood by playing identical cousins on the popular sitcom, The Patty Duke Show.

With PTI inputs.