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Betsy Palmer

Stage Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress / Voice Actress | * 11/01/1926 († 88, 05/29/2015) | East Chicago, Indiana (United States of America (USA))
Betsy Palmer (born Patricia Betsy Hrunek; November 1, 1926 – May 29, 2015) was an American actress known for her many film and Broadway roles, television guest-starring appearances, as a panelist on the game show I've Got a Secret, and later for playing the antagonist and mother of Jason Voorhees, Pamela Voorhees, in the first Friday the 13th film (1980). ()

Betsy Palmer(November 1, 1926 – May 29, 2015) was anAmericanactress, best known as a regular panelist on thegame showI've Got a Secret and later for playingPamela Voorheesin theslasher filmFriday the 13th.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Mr. Roberts is as an officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned Navy ship run by the bullying Captain Morton. ...

Mister Roberts

NR

1955 | 3.6/5 | 2h 3min
Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family, War
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Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning. ...

Friday the 13th

R

1980 | 3.2/5 | 1h 35min
Horror
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Jessica and David Clausen are an upstart couple who come face to face with the Supernatural after inheriting a beautiful townhouse in New York City's West Village District. ...

Penny Dreadful

Certification unknown

2005 | 2.3/5 | 1h 31min
Horror
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Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, a new group of counselors roam the area, not sensing an ominous lurking presence that proves the grisly legend is real. ...

Friday the 13th Part 2

R

1981 | 3.1/5 | 1h 27min
Horror
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Awards & Nominations for Betsy Palmer

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
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Movies with Betsy Palmer as Actress(35)

as Pamela Voorhees(archive footage)2023 Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3
as herself2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Herself - 'Mrs. Voorhees'2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as herself2010 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
as herself2009 A Friday the 13th Reunion
as herself2009 Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
as Bell Witch2007 Bell Witch: The Movie
as herself2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
as herself2006 Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend
as Trudie Tredwell2005 Penny Dreadful
as herself2004 The Friday the 13th Chronicles
as herself2003 Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
as herself2002 Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
as Grandmother1999 The Fear: Resurrection
as herself1995 James Dean and Me
as Eva1994 Unveiled
as Aunt Mildred1992 Still Not Quite Human
as Hera1988 Goddess of Love
as Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)1984 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
as Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)1982 Friday the 13th Part III
as Ellie Fineman1981 Isabel's Choice
as Mrs. Voorhees1981 Friday the 13th Part 2
as Mrs. Voorhees1980 Friday the 13th
as herself1959 It Happened to Jane
as Anna Thrasher1959 The Last Angry Man
as Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart1958 The True Story of Lynn Stuart
as Nona Mayfield1957 The Tin Star
as Gloria1955 Death Tide
as Ann Girard1955 Mister Roberts
as Kitty Carter1955 The Long Gray Line
as Carol Lee Phillips1955 Queen Bee
as herself1955 The Red, White and Blue Line
as Ellen Morrison1953 Sentence of Death
as Netta1953 Death Is My Neighbor
as Virginia1953 Marty

TV Shows/Series with Betsy Palmer as Actress(31)

as Rhonda1997 Just Shoot Me!
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
as Lila Norris1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Valerie1984 Murder, She Wrote
1984 Charles in Charge
1982 T. J. Hooker
1982 Newhart
1979 Knots Landing
as Millicent Holton1977 The Love Boat
as Herself (uncredited)1977 CHiPs
as Martha Lamarr1971 Columbo
as herself1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Elizabeth1954 Climax!
as Fran Coates1954 Climax!
as Connie Rankin Hill1954 Climax!
as (uncredited)1953 GE Theater
as Self - Panelist1952 I've Got a Secret
as Nancy Aragon1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Self - Panelist1950 What's My Line?
as herself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 Candid Camera
1948 Studio One
as Ellen Morrison1948 Studio One
as Dony Waller1948 Studio One
as Maureen Drew1948 Studio One
as Mimi1948 Studio One
as Edith Olmstead1948 Studio One
as Ann Meade1948 Studio One
1948 The Philco Television Playhouse
as Janice Gans1948 The Philco Television Playhouse

Full Name: Betsy Palmer
Born: Monday, 11/01 1926 (November) in East Chicago, Indiana (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 05/29 2015 (May) in Danbury (aged: 88)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: DePaul University, HB Studio
Other names for Betsy Palmer (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Betsy Clark"
Betsy Palmer frequently works together with these people:
Charlton Heston (22x, Actor)
Harry Townes (22x, Actor)
E.G. Marshall (21x, Actor)
James Daly (21x, Actor)
Nina Foch (21x, Actress)
John Forsythe (20x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (20x, Actor)
Leslie Nielsen (17x, Actor)
James Gregory (17x, Actor)
Vincent Price (16x, Actor)
Eddie Albert (16x, Actor)
Harry Manfredini (14x, Crew)
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