Awards & Accolades
- 1963 Academy Award (Oscar)
Best Supporting Actress for The Miracle Worker
- 1970 Emmy Award
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for My Sweet Charlie
- 1977 Emmy Award
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series for Captains and the Kings
- 1980 Emmy Award
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
for The Miracle Worker
- 1963 Golden Globe Award
Most Promising Newcomer – Female
- 1970 Golden Globe Award
Best Motion Picture Actress – Musical/Comedy for: Me, Natalie
- 1959-1960 Theater World Award, Most Promising Star for The Miracle Worker
- 1964 Emmy Award, Outstanding Continued Performance by an
Actress in a Series (Lead)(Nomination) for The Patty Duke Show
- 1978 Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a
Drama or Comedy Special
(Nomination) for A Family Upside Down
- 1978 Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a
Drama or Comedy Series
(Nomination) for Having Babies 3
- 1981 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
(Nomination) for The Women’s Room
- 1981 Outstanding Individual Achievement – Children’s Programming
(Nomination) for Girl on the Edge of Town
- 1984 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
(Nomination) for George Washington
- 1999 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
(Nomination) for Touched By An Angel: “I Do”
- 1982 Genie Award (Canada), Best Performance by a Foreign Actress
(Nomination) for By Design
- 1963 Golden Globe Award, Best Supporting Actress
(Nomination) for The Miracle Worker
- 1963 Most Promising Newcomer – Female for The Miracle Worker
- 1966 Best TV Star – Female
(Nomination) for The Patty Duke Show
- 1970 Best Motion Picture Actress – Musical/Comedy for Me, Natalie
- 1963 Laurel Award (Photoplay Magazine) Top Female Supporting Performance for The Miracle Worker
- 1966 Musical Performance, Female (Nomination) for Billie
- 1970 Female Dramatic Performance (Nomination) for Me, Natalie
- 1983 People’s Choice Award, Favorite Female Television Performer for It Takes Two
- 1966 Billboard Award (Gold Record) for Don’t Just Stand There
- 1984 Western Heritage Award Bronze Wrangler Award for Best Fictional Television Drama for September Gun
- 1984 Daytime Emmy Award, Outstanding Individual Achievement in Religious Programming, Insight
- 1985 Democratic Action Eleanor Roosevelt Award
(Southern California Chapter)
NOTE: Anna is the first recipient of this award.
- 1985 Aid for AIDS Award
- 2002 20th Annual Media Access Awards Screen Actors Guild Harold Russell Award for the Contribution of Public Awareness of Disability Through the Media.
- 2002 Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival
Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2001 Helen Keller Achievement Awards (American Foundation for the Blind) Performing Arts
- 2000 Camie Award, Inspirational Performance By an Actress for
A Season For Miracles
- 2002 Idaho Governor’s Award in the Arts Artist To the World
- 2003 TV Land Award, Favorite Dual Role Character(Nomination) for The Patty Duke Show
- 2004 Favorite Dual Role Character for The Patty Duke Show
- 2003 True Colors Award From The Rainbow Connection.NOTE: Anna is the first recipient of this award.
- 2003 Erasing The Stigma Mental Health Leadership Award
- 2004 Long Island Film Festival Best Actress Award For Wrong Turn
- 2004 American Association of Community Theatre Special Recognition Award
- 2006 Rebecca’s Dream Legacy of Life Special Recognition Award NOTE: Anna is the first recipient of this award
- 2006 Lionel Aldridge Award From the National Alliance on Mental Illness
- 2007 Spokie Award, Best Actress, Play for Humble Boy
- 2007 Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters, University of North Florida For advancing awareness in mental health issues
- 2008 Operation of Hope, Woman of the Year Award
- 2008 Women in Film & Video, Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2009 Sunshine from Darkness Award For advancing awareness in mental health issues