Betsy Palmer

Acting

November 1, 1926 — May 29, 2015East 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).

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Known for

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Friday the 13th

1980

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Friday the 13th Part 2

1981

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Friday the 13th Part III

1982

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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

1984

Columbo

1971

Murder, She Wrote

1984

The Love Boat

1977

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Mister Roberts

1955

Just Shoot Me!

1997

CHiPs

1977

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Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3

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Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3

2023

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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Self

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

2013

Self

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

2010

Self

Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

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Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

2009

Self

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Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions

2009

Self

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Bell Witch: The Movie

2007

Bell Witch

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

2006

Self

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Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend

2006

Herself

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Penny Dreadful

2005

Trudie Tredwell

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

2004

Self

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The Friday the 13th Chronicles

2004

Self

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

2003

Herself

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Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

2002

Self - Actress

FreakyLinks

2000

Betty

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The Fear: Resurrection

1999

Grandmother

Television: The First Fifty Years

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Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

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Just Shoot Me!

1997

Rhonda

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

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James Dean and Me

1995

Self (uncredited)

Unveiled

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Unveiled

1994

Eva

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Still Not Quite Human

1992

Aunt Mildred

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Goddess of Love

1988

Hera

Windmills of the Gods

1988

Mrs. Hart Brisbane

Charles in Charge

1984

Gloria

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Lila Norris / Valerie

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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

1984

Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)

Newhart

1982

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Friday the 13th Part III

1982

Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)

T. J. Hooker

1982

Anne Armstrong

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Isabel's Choice

1981

Ellie Fineman

Maggie

1981

Virginia Sullivan

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Friday the 13th Part 2

1981

Mrs. Voorhees

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Friday the 13th

1980

Mrs. Voorhees

Knots Landing

1979

Virginia Bullock

The Love Boat

1977

Millicent Holton

CHiPs

1977

Self (uncredited)

Columbo

1971

Martha Lamarr

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Self

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

Self

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The Last Angry Man

1959

Anna Thrasher

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It Happened to Jane

1959

Betsy Palmer

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The True Story of Lynn Stuart

1958

Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart

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No Time at All

1958

Emmy Verdon

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The Tin Star

1957

Nona Mayfield

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

Self

Playhouse 90

1956

Emmy Verdon

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Queen Bee

1955

Carol Lee Phillips

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Mister Roberts

1955

Lieutenant Ann Girard

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The Red, White and Blue Line

1955

Self

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Death Tide

1955

Gloria

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The Long Gray Line

1955

Kitty Carter

Climax!

1954

Elizabeth / Fran Coates / Connie Rankin Hill

Inner Sanctum

1954

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Death Is My Neighbor

1953

Netta

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Sentence of Death

1953

Ellen Morrison

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Marty

1953

Virginia

General Electric Theater

1953

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I've Got a Secret

1952

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Nancy Aragon

Miss Susan

1951

Lux Video Theatre

1950

What's My Line?

1950

Self - Panelist

Studio One

1948

Edith Olmstead / Ann Meade / Dony Waller / Maureen Drew / Mimi / Ellen Morrison

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

Janice Gans

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

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