Betsy Palmer
Department: Acting
Biography
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
Friday the 13th
1980
The Tin Star
1957
Friday the 13th Part 2
1981
Queen Bee
1955
The Long Gray Line
1955
Mister Roberts
1955
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
Friday the 13th Part III
1982
Death Is My Neighbor
1953
The Last Angry Man
1959
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
2009
Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)
2004
The Friday the 13th Chronicles
2004
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002
No Time at All
1958
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
1958
Unveiled
1994
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
The Fear: Resurrection
1999
Goddess of Love
1988
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
2003
James Dean and Me
1995
Bell Witch: The Movie
2007
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
2010
Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend
2006
Penny Dreadful
2005
Sentence of Death
1953
Isabel's Choice
1981
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1984
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
It Happened to Jane
1959
The Red, White and Blue Line
1955
Death Tide
1955
Still Not Quite Human
1992
Marty
1953
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions
2009
Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3
2023
Murder, She Wrote
1984
CHiPs
1977
Charles in Charge
1984
T. J. Hooker
1982
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Knots Landing
1979
Newhart
1982
Studio One
1948
General Electric Theater
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
I've Got a Secret
1952
Just Shoot Me!
1997
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Climax!
1954
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Inner Sanctum
1954
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
Climax!
1954
Climax!
1954
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
FreakyLinks
2000
The Love Boat
1977
What's My Line?
1950
Studio One
1948
Maggie
1981
Playhouse 90
1956
Columbo
1971
Windmills of the Gods
1988
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
The Merv Griffin Show
1962