Betsy Palmer

Betsy Palmer

🎂 1st November 1926 (99 yrs) 📍 East Chicago, Indiana, USA

Known For

Friday the 13th

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).

Betsy Palmer

Movies Featuring Betsy Palmer

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Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3 (2023)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

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

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)

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

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2010)

as Self
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Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com (2009)

as Self
Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions

Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions (2009)

as Self
Bell Witch: The Movie

Bell Witch: The Movie (2007)

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

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

as Self
Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend

Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend (2006)

as Herself
Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful (2005)

as Trudie Tredwell
James Dean: Forever Young

James Dean: Forever Young (2005)

as Self (archive footage)
Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)

Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary) (2004)

as Self
The Friday the 13th Chronicles

The Friday the 13th Chronicles (2004)

as Self
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'

Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' (2003)

as Herself
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)

as Self - Actress
The Fear: Resurrection

The Fear: Resurrection (1999)

as Grandmother
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Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)

as Self
James Dean and Me

James Dean and Me (1995)

as Self (uncredited)
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Unveiled (1994)

as Eva
Still Not Quite Human

Still Not Quite Human (1992)

as Aunt Mildred
Goddess of Love

Goddess of Love (1988)

as Hera
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

as Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
Isabel's Choice

Isabel's Choice (1981)

as Ellie Fineman
Friday the 13th Part 2

Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

as Mrs. Voorhees
Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th (1980)

as Mrs. Voorhees
The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man (1959)

as Anna Thrasher
It Happened to Jane

It Happened to Jane (1959)

as Betsy Palmer
The True Story of Lynn Stuart

The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958)

as Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart
No Time at All

No Time at All (1958)

as Emmy Verdon
The Tin Star

The Tin Star (1957)

as Nona Mayfield
Queen Bee

Queen Bee (1955)

as Carol Lee Phillips
Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts (1955)

as Ann Girard
The Red, White and Blue Line

The Red, White and Blue Line (1955)

as Self
Death Tide

Death Tide (1955)

as Gloria
The Long Gray Line

The Long Gray Line (1955)

as Kitty Carter
Death Is My Neighbor

Death Is My Neighbor (1953)

as Netta
Sentence of Death

Sentence of Death (1953)

as Ellen Morrison
Marty

Marty (1953)

as Virginia
Stab

Stab (N/A)

as Pamela Voorhees (archive footage) (uncredited)