Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 1963
Patty Duke The Miracle Worker 1963
SEX WORKER ROLE
Lula in Dutchman 1969
Character Is A Prostitute
Patty Duke with Cleavon Little in Dutchman 1969
Patty played Lula in the two-character play “Dutchman.” For a limited run, she starred opposite Cleavon Little at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in 1969. The setting of this play takes place in a subway car. A middle-class professional Black man gets approached by a white woman who is a prostitute. As they ride the subway towards their destination, they engage in a heated exchange of words. Al Freeman Jr., Ms. Duke’s co-star in the NBC TV movie “My Sweet Charlie,” directed the play.
Watch clip of the film version of “Dutchman” with Shirley Knight in the role of Lula.
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