Betsy Palmer
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1926-11-01
- Died
- 2015-05-29
- Place of birth
- East Chicago, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Betsy Clark · Patricia Betsy Hrunek
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).
Known For
TV Shows (28)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Columbo
1971
as Martha Lamarr
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lila Norris / Valerie
The Love Boat
1977
as Millicent Holton
Knots Landing
1979
as Virginia Bullock
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Janice Gans
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Climax!
1954
as Elizabeth / Fran Coates / Connie Rankin Hill
T. J. Hooker
1982
as Anne Armstrong
Studio One
1948
as Edith Olmstead / Ann Meade / Dony Waller / Maureen Drew / Mimi / Ellen Morrison
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Rhonda
Newhart
1982
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Charles in Charge
1984
as Gloria
I've Got a Secret
1952
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Playhouse 90
1956
as Emmy Verdon
CHiPs
1977
as Self (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Inner Sanctum
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Nancy Aragon
FreakyLinks
2000
as Betty
General Electric Theater
1953
as (uncredited)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Maggie
1981
as Virginia Sullivan
Windmills of the Gods
1988
as Mrs. Hart Brisbane
Miss Susan
1951
Movies (38)
Friday the 13th
1980
as Mrs. Voorhees
Friday the 13th Part 2
1981
as Mrs. Voorhees
Friday the 13th Part III
1982
as Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1984
as Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
Mister Roberts
1955
as Lieutenant Ann Girard
The Tin Star
1957
as Nona Mayfield
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Queen Bee
1955
as Carol Lee Phillips
The Long Gray Line
1955
as Kitty Carter
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
2010
as Self
It Happened to Jane
1959
as Betsy Palmer
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self
Goddess of Love
1988
as Hera
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
as Self
Still Not Quite Human
1992
as Aunt Mildred
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
2009
as Self
Isabel's Choice
1981
as Ellie Fineman
Unveiled
1994
as Eva
The Last Angry Man
1959
as Anna Thrasher
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002
as Self - Actress
Marty
1953
as Virginia
The Fear: Resurrection
1999
as Grandmother
Sentence of Death
1953
as Ellen Morrison
No Time at All
1958
as Emmy Verdon
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
2003
as Herself
James Dean and Me
1995
as Self (uncredited)
Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)
2004
as Self
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
1958
as Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart
Death Is My Neighbor
1953
as Netta
The Red, White and Blue Line
1955
as Self
The Friday the 13th Chronicles
2004
as Self
Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions
2009
as Self
Penny Dreadful
2005
as Trudie Tredwell
Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3
2023
Bell Witch: The Movie
2007
as Bell Witch
Death Tide
1955
as Gloria
Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend
2006
as Herself
About Betsy Palmer
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). With 66 credits spanning from 1948 to 2023, Betsy Palmer has appeared in 38 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Betsy Palmer Movies
- Friday the 13th (1980) — as Mrs. Voorhees
- Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) — as Mrs. Voorhees
- Friday the 13th Part III (1982) — as Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) — as Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
- Mister Roberts (1955) — as Lieutenant Ann Girard
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