Betsy Palmer

Personal Info

Birthday

November 1, 1926

Day of Death

2015-05-29

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

East Chicago, Indiana, USA

Also Known As

Betsy Clark

Patricia Betsy Hrunek

Betsy Palmer

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 Pamela Voorhees in the slasher film Friday the 13th.

Known For

Columbo

Murder, She Wrote

The Love Boat

Knots Landing

Climax!

The Philco Television Playhouse

Studio One

Playhouse 90

Filmography

2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2013
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as Self
2010
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
as Self
2009
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
as Self
Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions
as Self
2007
Bell Witch: The Movie
as Bell Witch
2006
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
as Self
Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend
as Herself
2005
Penny Dreadful
as Trudie Tredwell
2004
The Friday the 13th Chronicles
as Self
Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)
as Self
2003
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
as Herself
2002
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
as Self - Actress
1999
The Fear: Resurrection
as Grandmother
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self
1995
James Dean and Me
as Self (uncredited)
1994
Unveiled
as Eva
1992
Still Not Quite Human
as Aunt Mildred
1988
Goddess of Love
as Hera
1984
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
as Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
1982
Friday the 13th Part III
as Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
1981
Isabel's Choice
as Ellie Fineman
Friday the 13th Part 2
as Mrs. Voorhees
1980
Friday the 13th
as Mrs. Voorhees
1959
The Last Angry Man
as Anna Thrasher
It Happened to Jane
as Betsy Palmer
1958
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
as Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart
No Time at All
as Emmy Verdon
1957
The Tin Star
as Nona Mayfield
1955
Queen Bee
as Carol Lee Phillips
Mister Roberts
as Lieutenant Ann Girard
The Red, White and Blue Line
as Self
Death Tide
as Gloria
The Long Gray Line
as Kitty Carter
1953
Death Is My Neighbor
as Netta
Sentence of Death
as Ellen Morrison
Marty
as Virginia