Betsy Palmer

Nov 01, 1926 - May 29, 2015 (88 years old) in 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 Pamela Voorhees in the slasher film Friday the 13th.

Known For

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The Philco Television Playhouse

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The Love Boat

Millicent Holton

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Columbo

Martha Lamarr

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Studio One

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Murder, She Wrote

Lila Norris

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What's My Line?

Self - Panelist

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Knots Landing

Virginia Bullock

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Just Shoot Me!

Rhonda

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Climax!

Elizabeth

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Charles in Charge

Gloria

Credits

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 2021

Self

★ NR
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th 2013

Self

★ 7.9
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th 2010

Self

★ 6.9
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com 2009

Self

★ 5.8
Bell Witch: The Movie 2007

Bell Witch

★ 2
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film 2006

Self

★ 6.8
Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend 2006

Herself

★ NR
Penny Dreadful 2005

Trudie Tredwell

★ 4.5
Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary) 2004

Self

★ 7
The Friday the 13th Chronicles 2004

Self

★ 8.2
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' 2003

Herself

★ 6
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star 2002

Self - Actress

★ 6.6
FreakyLinks 2000

Betty

★ 6.2
The Fear: Resurrection 1999

Grandmother

★ 3.4
Television: The First Fifty Years 1999

Self

★ NR
Just Shoot Me! 1997

Rhonda

★ 6.6
E! True Hollywood Story 1996

★ 8.1
James Dean and Me 1995

Self (uncredited)

★ 8.7
Unveiled 1994

Eva

★ 3.5
Still Not Quite Human 1992

Aunt Mildred

★ 4.7
Goddess of Love 1988

Hera

★ 4
Windmills of the Gods 1988

Mrs. Hart Brisbane

★ 5.8
Charles in Charge 1984

Gloria

★ 6.1
Murder, She Wrote 1984

Lila Norris

★ 7.5
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter 1984

Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)

★ 6.1
Newhart 1982

★ 7.1
Friday the 13th Part III 1982

Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)

★ 5.9
T. J. Hooker 1982

Anne Armstrong

★ 6.3
Isabel's Choice 1981

Ellie Fineman

★ NR
Maggie 1981

Virginia Sullivan

★ NR
Friday the 13th Part 2 1981

Mrs. Voorhees

★ 6.2
Friday the 13th 1980

Mrs. Voorhees

★ 6.4
Knots Landing 1979

Virginia Bullock

★ 6.7
The Love Boat 1977

Millicent Holton

★ 6.3
CHiPs 1977

Herself (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Columbo 1971

Martha Lamarr

★ 8.1
The Last Angry Man 1959

Anna Thrasher

★ 6.9
It Happened to Jane 1959

Betsy Palmer

★ 6.1
The True Story of Lynn Stuart 1958

Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart

★ 6.3
No Time at All 1958

Emmy Verdon

★ NR
The Tin Star 1957

Nona Mayfield

★ 7
Playhouse 90 1956

Emmy Verdon

★ 7.6
Queen Bee 1955

Carol Lee Phillips

★ 6.5
Mister Roberts 1955

Lieutenant Ann Girard

★ 7
The Red, White and Blue Line 1955

Self

★ 6
Death Tide 1955

Gloria

★ 6
The Long Gray Line 1955

Kitty Carter

★ 7
Climax! 1954

Elizabeth

★ 3.3
Inner Sanctum 1954

★ 7
Death Is My Neighbor 1953

Netta

★ 7
Sentence of Death 1953

Ellen Morrison

★ 7.3
Marty 1953

Virginia

★ 8
General Electric Theater 1953

(uncredited)

★ 6.3
I've Got a Secret 1952

Self - Panelist

★ 7.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951

Nancy Aragon

★ 8.6
Lux Video Theatre 1950

★ 6.3
What's My Line? 1950

Self - Panelist

★ 6.9
Studio One 1948

★ 5
The Philco Television Playhouse 1948

★ 6.3

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