Actor profile

Betsy Palmer

1st November 1926 East Chicago, Indiana, USA 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).

34 Movies 35 TV Shows 76 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age poster

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 14th August 2021 as Self

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

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th 13th September 2013 as Self

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

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th 20th April 2010 as Self

Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions poster

Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions 3rd February 2009 as Self

Bell Witch: The Movie poster

Bell Witch: The Movie 1st September 2007 as Bell Witch

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

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film 13th October 2006 as Self

Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend poster

Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend 15th August 2006 as Herself

Penny Dreadful poster

Penny Dreadful 15th October 2005 as Trudie Tredwell

Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary) poster

Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary) 5th October 2004 as Self

The Friday the 13th Chronicles poster

The Friday the 13th Chronicles 5th October 2004 as Self

Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' poster

Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' 24th October 2003 as Herself

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star poster

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star 1st August 2002 as Self - Actress

The Fear: Resurrection poster

The Fear: Resurrection 5th October 1999 as Grandmother

James Dean and Me poster

James Dean and Me 1st January 1995 as Self (uncredited)

Still Not Quite Human poster

Still Not Quite Human 31st May 1992 as Aunt Mildred

Goddess of Love poster

Goddess of Love 20th November 1988 as Hera

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter poster

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter 13th April 1984 as Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)

Friday the 13th Part III poster

Friday the 13th Part III 13th August 1982 as Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)

Isabel's Choice poster

Isabel's Choice 16th December 1981 as Ellie Fineman

Friday the 13th Part 2 poster

Friday the 13th Part 2 1st May 1981 as Mrs. Voorhees

Friday the 13th poster

Friday the 13th 9th May 1980 as Mrs. Voorhees

The Last Angry Man poster

The Last Angry Man 22nd October 1959 as Anna Thrasher

It Happened to Jane poster

It Happened to Jane 24th May 1959 as Betsy Palmer

The True Story of Lynn Stuart poster

The True Story of Lynn Stuart 3rd March 1958 as Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart

No Time at All poster

No Time at All 13th February 1958 as Emmy Verdon

The Tin Star poster

The Tin Star 6th November 1957 as Nona Mayfield

Queen Bee poster

Queen Bee 7th November 1955 as Carol Lee Phillips

Mister Roberts poster

Mister Roberts 10th July 1955 as Lieutenant Ann Girard

The Red, White and Blue Line poster

The Red, White and Blue Line 1st June 1955 as Self

Death Tide poster

Death Tide 25th January 1955 as Gloria

The Long Gray Line poster

The Long Gray Line 4th January 1955 as Kitty Carter

Death Is My Neighbor poster

Death Is My Neighbor 25th August 1953 as Netta

Sentence of Death poster

Sentence of Death 17th August 1953 as Ellen Morrison

Marty poster

Marty 24th May 1953 as Virginia

FreakyLinks poster

FreakyLinks 6th October 2000 as Betty

Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me! 4th March 1997 as Rhonda

E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story 21st August 1996

Windmills of the Gods poster

Windmills of the Gods 7th February 1988 as Mrs. Hart Brisbane

Charles in Charge poster

Charles in Charge 3rd October 1984 as Gloria

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Lila Norris

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Valerie

Newhart poster

Newhart 2nd October 1982

T. J. Hooker poster

T. J. Hooker 13th March 1982 as Anne Armstrong

Maggie poster

Maggie 24th October 1981 as Virginia Sullivan

Knots Landing poster

Knots Landing 27th December 1979 as Virginia Bullock

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Millicent Holton

CHiPs poster

CHiPs 15th September 1977 as Self (uncredited)

Columbo poster

Columbo 15th September 1971 as Martha Lamarr

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

Playhouse 90 poster

Playhouse 90 4th October 1956 as Emmy Verdon

Climax! poster

Climax! 7th October 1954 as Elizabeth

Climax! poster

Climax! 7th October 1954 as Fran Coates

Climax! poster

Climax! 7th October 1954 as Connie Rankin Hill

Inner Sanctum poster

Inner Sanctum 9th January 1954

General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater 1st February 1953 as (uncredited)

I've Got a Secret poster

I've Got a Secret 19th June 1952 as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Nancy Aragon

What's My Line? poster

What's My Line? 2nd February 1950 as Self - Panelist

Studio One poster

Studio One 7th November 1948

Studio One poster

Studio One 7th November 1948 as Edith Olmstead

Studio One poster

Studio One 7th November 1948 as Ann Meade

Studio One poster

Studio One 7th November 1948 as Dony Waller

Studio One poster

Studio One 7th November 1948 as Maureen Drew

Studio One poster

Studio One 7th November 1948 as Mimi

Studio One poster

Studio One 7th November 1948 as Ellen Morrison

The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse 3rd October 1948

The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse 3rd October 1948 as Janice Gans

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self