Betsy Palmer
American actress (1926-2015) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 88
Betsy Palmer was an American actress known for her many film and Broadway roles, television guest-starring appearances, as a panelist on the game show I've Got a Secret, and later for playing Pamela Voorhees, the antagonist and mother of Jason Voorhees, in the first Friday the 13th film (1980).
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2015Died29 May 20152013
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13thFilm2009
Friday's Legacy: Horror ConventionsFilm2007
Bell Witch: The MovieFilm, Bell Witch2005
James Dean: Forever YoungFilm2003
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'Film, Herself2000
FreakyLinksSeries, Betty1999Television: The First Fifty YearsFilm1996
E! True Hollywood StorySeries1995
James Dean and MeFilm1992
Still Not Quite HumanFilm, Aunt Mildred1984
Charles in ChargeSeries, Gloria
Friday the 13th: The Final ChapterFilm, 1984Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)1980
Friday the 13thFilm, Mrs. Voorhees1979
Knots LandingSeries, Virginia Bullock1971
ColumboSeries, Martha Lamarr1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSeries1959
It Happened to JaneFilm, Betsy Palmer1957
The Tin StarFilm, Nona Mayfield1956
Playhouse 90Series, Emmy Verdon1953
Death Is My NeighborFilm, Netta1952
I've Got a SecretSeries1951Miss SusanSeries1948
Studio OneSeries, Edith Olmstead1926Born1 November 1926
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13thFilm2009Friday's Legacy: Horror ConventionsFilm2007Bell Witch: The MovieFilm, Bell Witch2005James Dean: Forever YoungFilm2003Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'Film, Herself2000FreakyLinksSeries, Betty1999Television: The First Fifty YearsFilm1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries1995James Dean and MeFilm1992Still Not Quite HumanFilm, Aunt Mildred1984Charles in ChargeSeries, GloriaFriday the 13th: The Final ChapterFilm, 1984Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)1980Friday the 13thFilm, Mrs. Voorhees1979Knots LandingSeries, Virginia Bullock1971ColumboSeries, Martha Lamarr1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeries1959It Happened to JaneFilm, Betsy Palmer1957The Tin StarFilm, Nona Mayfield1956Playhouse 90Series, Emmy Verdon1953Death Is My NeighborFilm, Netta1952I've Got a SecretSeries1951Miss SusanSeries1948Studio OneSeries, Edith Olmstead1926Born1 November 1926People around Betsy
Close ties
John Ford Directed Mister Roberts and The Long Gray Line
Steve Miner Directed Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Harry Manfredini Wrote Friday the 13th and Friday the 13th Part 2
Lee Philips Directed Windmills of the Gods (1988)
George Duning Wrote The Long Gray Line and The Last Angry Man
Adrienne King Also in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Sean S. Cunningham Directed Friday the 13th (1980)
Amy Steel Also in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)- Rex Everhart Also in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
John Furey Also in Friday the 13th Part III (1983)
Walt Gorney Also in Friday the 13th (1980)- Frank Mancuso, Jr. Produced Friday the 13th Part III (1983)
James Dean Also in Death Is My Neighbor (1953)
Henry Fonda Also in The Tin Star and Mister Roberts
Joshua Logan Directed Mister Roberts (1955)
George Seaton Produced The Tin Star (1957)
Patrick Wayne Also in The Long Gray Line and Mister Roberts
Ken Curtis Also in The Long Gray Line and Mister Roberts
Martin Milner Also in Mister Roberts and The Long Gray Line
Philip Carey Also in Mister Roberts and The Long Gray Line
Bryan Foy Produced The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958)
Harry Tenbrook Also in The Long Gray Line and Mister Roberts- Ranald MacDougall Directed Queen Bee (1955)
Leland Hayward Produced Mister Roberts (1956)
Known for
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Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th 2013
The Tin Star 1957
Mister Roberts 1955
The Long Gray Line 1955
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film 2006
Filmography 39
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Television 24
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2015 · aged 88
