Betsy Palmer
Acting
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
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2013Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
Self
2010His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
Self
2009Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions
Self
2007Bell Witch: The Movie
Bell Witch
2006Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Self
2006Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend
Herself
2005Penny Dreadful
Trudie Tredwell
2004Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)
Self
2004The Friday the 13th Chronicles
Self
2003Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
Herself
2002Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Self - Actress
1999The Fear: Resurrection
Grandmother
1995James Dean and Me
Self (uncredited)
1992Still Not Quite Human
Aunt Mildred
1988Goddess of Love
Hera
1984Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
1982Friday the 13th Part III
Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
1981Friday the 13th Part 2
Mrs. Voorhees
1981Isabel's Choice
Ellie Fineman
1980Friday the 13th
Mrs. Voorhees
1959The Last Angry Man
Anna Thrasher
1959It Happened to Jane
Betsy Palmer
1958No Time at All
Emmy Verdon