Betsy Palmer
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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
Credits
Friday the 13th (1980)
as Mrs. Voorhees
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
as Mrs. Voorhees
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
as Mrs. Voorhees (archive footage)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
as Mrs. Voorhees (archive footage)
James Dean: Forever Young (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2010)
as Self
Stab (2026)
as Pamela Voorhees (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Long Gray Line (1955)
as Kitty Carter
The Tin Star (1957)
as Nona Mayfield
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)
as Self
Mister Roberts (1955)
as Ann Girard
Goddess of Love (1988)
as Hera
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
James Dean and Me (1995)
as Self (uncredited)
It Happened to Jane (1959)
as Betsy Palmer
Queen Bee (1955)
as Carol Lee Phillips
The Last Angry Man (1959)
as Anna Thrasher
Death Tide (1955)
as Gloria
Bell Witch: The Movie (2007)
as Bell Witch
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' (2003)
as Herself
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)
as Self
The Fear: Resurrection (1999)
as Grandmother
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
as Self - Actress
The Friday the 13th Chronicles (2004)
as Self
Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3 (2023)
Actor
No Time at All (1958)
as Emmy Verdon
Still Not Quite Human (1992)
as Aunt Mildred
Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary) (2004)
as Self
Death Is My Neighbor (1953)
as Netta
The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958)
as Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart
The Red, White and Blue Line (1955)
as Self
Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions (2009)
as Self
Marty (1953)
as Virginia
Sentence of Death (1953)
as Ellen Morrison
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com (2009)
as Self
Unveiled (1994)
as Eva
Penny Dreadful (2005)
as Trudie Tredwell
Isabel's Choice (1981)
as Ellie Fineman
Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend (2006)
as Herself