Betsy Palmer

Known for: Acting
Born: November 1, 1926, East Chicago, Indiana, USA
Died: May 29, 2015
Movies: 39

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).

Upcoming Betsy Palmer Movies

Stab

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

6.4

Friday the 13th

1980

6.2

Friday the 13th Part 2

1981

5.9

Friday the 13th Part III

1982

6.1

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

1984

7.0

Mister Roberts

1955

7.0

The Tin Star

1957

7.9

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

2013

6.8

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

2006

6.7

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

2010

6.2

It Happened to Jane

1959

Filmography

2023	Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3
2021	Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age	Self
2013	Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th	Self
2010	His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th	Self
2009	Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com	Self
2009	Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions	Self
2007	Bell Witch: The Movie	Bell Witch
2006	Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film	Self
2006	Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend	Herself
2005	Penny Dreadful	Trudie Tredwell
2005	James Dean: Forever Young	Self (archive footage)
2004	Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)	Self
2004	The Friday the 13th Chronicles	Self
2003	Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'	Herself
2002	Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star	Self - Actress
1999	The Fear: Resurrection	Grandmother
1999	Television: The First Fifty Years	Self
1995	James Dean and Me	Self (uncredited)
1994	Unveiled	Eva
1992	Still Not Quite Human	Aunt Mildred
1988	Goddess of Love	Hera
1984	Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter	Mrs. Voorhees (archive footage)
1982	Friday the 13th Part III	Mrs. Voorhees (archive footage)
1981	Isabel's Choice	Ellie Fineman
1981	Friday the 13th Part 2	Mrs. Voorhees
1980	Friday the 13th	Mrs. Voorhees
1959	The Last Angry Man	Anna Thrasher
1959	It Happened to Jane	Betsy Palmer
1958	The True Story of Lynn Stuart	Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart
1958	No Time at All	Emmy Verdon
1957	The Tin Star	Nona Mayfield
1955	Queen Bee	Carol Lee Phillips
1955	Mister Roberts	Ann Girard
1955	The Red, White and Blue Line	Self
1955	Death Tide	Gloria
1955	The Long Gray Line	Kitty Carter
1953	Death Is My Neighbor	Netta
1953	Sentence of Death	Ellen Morrison
1953	Marty	Virginia

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