Betsy Palmer

Actor

Born: November 1, 1926
Died: May 29, 2015 (age 88)
From: East Chicago, Indiana, USA

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).

Filmography (38)

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