
Betsy Palmer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 1, 1926
- Died
- May 29, 2015 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- East Chicago, Indiana, USA
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
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Filmography

Stab
Movie · as Pamela Voorhees (archive footage) (uncredited)
Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3
Movie

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie · as Self

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

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
Movie · as Self
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
Movie · as Self

Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions
Movie · as Self

Bell Witch: The Movie
Movie · as Bell Witch

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Movie · as Self

Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend
Movie · as Herself

Penny Dreadful
Movie · as Trudie Tredwell

James Dean: Forever Young
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

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

The Friday the 13th Chronicles
Movie · as Self

Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
Movie · as Herself

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Movie · as Self - Actress

FreakyLinks
TV · as Betty · 1 ep
Television: The First Fifty Years
Movie · as Self

The Fear: Resurrection
Movie · as Grandmother

Just Shoot Me!
TV · as Rhonda · 1 ep

E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep

James Dean and Me
Movie · as Self (uncredited)

Unveiled
Movie · as Eva

Still Not Quite Human
Movie · as Aunt Mildred

Goddess of Love
Movie · as Hera

Windmills of the Gods
TV · as Mrs. Hart Brisbane · 2 eps

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Movie · as Mrs. Voorhees (archive footage)

Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Lila Norris, Valerie · 1 ep

Charles in Charge
TV · as Gloria · 1 ep

Friday the 13th Part III
Movie · as Mrs. Voorhees (archive footage)

T. J. Hooker
TV · as Anne Armstrong · 1 ep

Newhart
TV · as Gayle Crowley

Friday the 13th Part 2
Movie · as Mrs. Voorhees

Isabel's Choice
Movie · as Ellie Fineman

Maggie
TV · as Virginia Sullivan · 1 ep

Friday the 13th
Movie · as Mrs. Voorhees

Knots Landing
TV · as Virginia Bullock · 29 eps

CHiPs
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep

The Love Boat
TV · as Millicent Holton · 1 ep

Columbo
TV · as Martha Lamarr · 1 ep

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Last Angry Man
Movie · as Anna Thrasher

It Happened to Jane
Movie · as Betsy Palmer

No Time at All
Movie · as Emmy Verdon

The True Story of Lynn Stuart
Movie · as Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart

The Tin Star
Movie · as Nona Mayfield

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Playhouse 90
TV · as Emmy Verdon · 1 ep

Queen Bee
Movie · as Carol Lee Phillips

The Long Gray Line
Movie · as Kitty Carter

Mister Roberts
Movie · as Ann Girard

The Red, White and Blue Line
Movie · as Self

Death Tide
Movie · as Gloria

Climax!
TV · as Elizabeth, Fran Coates, Connie Rankin Hill · 1 ep

Inner Sanctum
TV · 1 ep

Death Is My Neighbor
Movie · as Netta

Sentence of Death
Movie · as Ellen Morrison

Marty
Movie · as Virginia

General Electric Theater
TV · as (uncredited) · 1 ep

I've Got a Secret
TV · as Self · 399 eps

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Nancy Aragon · 1 ep
Miss Susan
TV · 210 eps

Lux Video Theatre
TV · 1 ep

What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Studio One
TV · as Edith Olmstead, Ann Meade, Dony Waller, Maureen Drew, Mimi, Ellen Morrison · 2 eps

The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · as Janice Gans · 2 eps

The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep



