Betsy Palmer

Betsy Palmer

Birthday: November 1, 1926 in East Chicago, Indiana, USA

Deathday: May 29, 2015

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 (1980).

Known For

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th Part 2

Friday the 13th Part 2

Friday the 13th Part III

Friday the 13th Part III

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

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

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

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

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

Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions

Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions

Bell Witch: The Movie

Bell Witch: The Movie

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

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

Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend

Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

Trudie Tredwell

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

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

The Friday the 13th Chronicles

The Friday the 13th Chronicles

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

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

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

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

FreakyLinks

FreakyLinks

Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

The Fear: Resurrection

The Fear: Resurrection

Just Shoot Me!

Just Shoot Me!

James Dean and Me

James Dean and Me

Self (uncredited)

Unveiled

Unveiled

Still Not Quite Human

Still Not Quite Human

Columbo

Columbo

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

Virginia Bullock

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Goddess of Love

Goddess of Love

Windmills of the Gods

Windmills of the Gods

Mrs. Hart Brisbane

Charles in Charge

Charles in Charge

Newhart

Newhart

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

Friday the 13th Part III

Friday the 13th Part III

Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Millicent Holton

Maggie

Maggie

Virginia Sullivan

Friday the 13th Part 2

Friday the 13th Part 2

Isabel's Choice

Isabel's Choice

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th

CHiPs

CHiPs

Self (uncredited)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

Self - Panelist

The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man

It Happened to Jane

It Happened to Jane

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

No Time at All

No Time at All

The True Story of Lynn Stuart

The True Story of Lynn Stuart

Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart

I've Got a Secret

I've Got a Secret

Self - Panelist

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

The Tin Star

Studio One

Studio One

Climax!

Climax!

Climax!

Climax!

Connie Rankin Hill

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Climax!

Climax!

Studio One

Studio One

Queen Bee

Queen Bee

Carol Lee Phillips

The Long Gray Line

The Long Gray Line

Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

Lieutenant Ann Girard

The Red, White and Blue Line

The Red, White and Blue Line

Death Tide

Death Tide

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Inner Sanctum

Inner Sanctum

Studio One

Studio One

Studio One

Studio One

Death Is My Neighbor

Death Is My Neighbor

Sentence of Death

Sentence of Death

Marty

Marty

Studio One

Studio One

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

Studio One

Studio One

Studio One

Studio One

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

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

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

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

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

Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions

Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions

Bell Witch: The Movie

Bell Witch: The Movie

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

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

Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend

Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

Trudie Tredwell

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

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

The Friday the 13th Chronicles

The Friday the 13th Chronicles

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

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

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

The Fear: Resurrection

The Fear: Resurrection

James Dean and Me

James Dean and Me

Self (uncredited)

Unveiled

Unveiled

Still Not Quite Human

Still Not Quite Human

Goddess of Love

Goddess of Love

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)

Friday the 13th Part III

Friday the 13th Part III

Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)

Friday the 13th Part 2

Friday the 13th Part 2

Isabel's Choice

Isabel's Choice

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th

The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man

It Happened to Jane

It Happened to Jane

No Time at All

No Time at All

The True Story of Lynn Stuart

The True Story of Lynn Stuart

Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart

The Tin Star

Queen Bee

Queen Bee

Carol Lee Phillips

The Long Gray Line

The Long Gray Line

Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

Lieutenant Ann Girard

The Red, White and Blue Line

The Red, White and Blue Line

Death Tide

Death Tide

Death Is My Neighbor

Death Is My Neighbor

Sentence of Death

Sentence of Death

Marty

Marty

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

FreakyLinks

FreakyLinks

Just Shoot Me!

Just Shoot Me!

Columbo

Columbo

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

Virginia Bullock

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Windmills of the Gods

Windmills of the Gods

Mrs. Hart Brisbane

Charles in Charge

Charles in Charge

Newhart

Newhart

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Millicent Holton

Maggie

Maggie

Virginia Sullivan

CHiPs

CHiPs

Self (uncredited)

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

Self - Panelist

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

I've Got a Secret

I've Got a Secret

Self - Panelist

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

Studio One

Studio One

Climax!

Climax!

Climax!

Climax!

Connie Rankin Hill

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Climax!

Climax!

Studio One

Studio One

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Inner Sanctum

Inner Sanctum

Studio One

Studio One

Studio One

Studio One

Studio One

Studio One

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

Studio One

Studio One

Studio One

Studio One