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 (1980).
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Movies (33)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as Self
2013
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
as Self
2010
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
as Self
2009
Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions
as Self
2009
Bell Witch: The Movie
as Bell Witch
2007
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
as Self
2006
Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend
as Herself
2006
Penny Dreadful
as Trudie Tredwell
2005
Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)
as Self
2004
The Friday the 13th Chronicles
as Self
2004
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
as Herself
2003
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
as Self - Actress
2002
The Fear: Resurrection
as Grandmother
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self
1999
James Dean and Me
as Self (uncredited)
1995
Unveiled
as Eva
1994
Still Not Quite Human
as Aunt Mildred
1992
Goddess of Love
as Hera
1988
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
as Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
1984
Friday the 13th Part III
as Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
1982
Isabel's Choice
as Ellie Fineman
1981
Friday the 13th Part 2
as Mrs. Voorhees
1981
Friday the 13th
as Mrs. Voorhees
1980
The Last Angry Man
as Anna Thrasher
1959
It Happened to Jane
as Betsy Palmer
1959
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
as Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart
1958
No Time at All
as Emmy Verdon
1958
The Tin Star
as Nona Mayfield
1957
Queen Bee
as Carol Lee Phillips
1955
Mister Roberts
as Lieutenant Ann Girard
1955
The Red, White and Blue Line
as Self
1955
Death Tide
as Gloria
1955
TV Shows (17)
FreakyLinks
as Betty
2000
Just Shoot Me!
as Rhonda
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Windmills of the Gods
as Mrs. Hart Brisbane
1988
Charles in Charge
as Gloria
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Lila Norris
1984
Newhart
1982
T. J. Hooker
as Anne Armstrong
1982
Maggie
as Virginia Sullivan
1981
Knots Landing
as Virginia Bullock
1979
The Love Boat
as Millicent Holton
1977
CHiPs
as Self (uncredited)
1977
Columbo
as Martha Lamarr
1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
Playhouse 90
as Emmy Verdon
1956