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Betsy Palmer

Acting · Born November 1, 1926 · 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 Mrs. Voorhees in the slasher film Friday the 13th (1980).

Movies with Betsy Palmer

• Friday the 13th (1980) — Mrs. Voorhees
• Friday the 13th Part III (1982) — Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
• Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) — Mrs. Voorhees
• Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) — Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
• Goddess of Love (1988) — Hera
• The Tin Star (1957) — Nona Mayfield
• Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013) — Self
• It Happened to Jane (1959) — Betsy Palmer
• His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2010) — Self
• Mister Roberts (1955) — Ann Girard
• James Dean: Forever Young (2005) — Self (archive footage)
• Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) — Self

TV shows with Betsy Palmer

• Knots Landing (1979) — Virginia Bullock
• I've Got a Secret (1952) — Self