Betsy Palmer

1926-11-01 – 2015-05-29 (age 88) East Chicago, Indiana, USA

Biography

Betsy Palmer (November 1, 1926 – May 29, 2015) was an American actress, best known as a regular panelist on the game show I've Got a Secret and later for playing Mrs. Voorhees in the slasher film Friday the 13th (1980).

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Known For

Friday the 13th

1980

as Mrs. Voorhees

Friday the 13th Part III

1982

as Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)

Friday the 13th Part 2

1981

as Mrs. Voorhees

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

1984

as Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)

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Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3

2023

The Tin Star

1957

as Nona Mayfield

Mister Roberts

1955

as Lieutenant Ann Girard

The Long Gray Line

1955

as Kitty Carter

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th

2010

as Self

Queen Bee

1955

as Carol Lee Phillips

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

2013

as Self

It Happened to Jane

1959

as Betsy Palmer

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

2006

as Self

Goddess of Love

1988

as Hera

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Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

as Self

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

as Self

No Time at All

1958

as Emmy Verdon

Still Not Quite Human

1992

as Aunt Mildred

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Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

2009

as Self

The Fear: Resurrection

1999

as Grandmother