Betsy Palmer
Known for: 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).
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Columbo
Martha Lamarr
1971
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Lila Norris
1984
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Valerie
1984
Series
The Love Boat
Millicent Holton
1977
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Knots Landing
Virginia Bullock
1979
Series
Newhart
1982
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Series
T. J. Hooker
Anne Armstrong
1982
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
Janice Gans
1948
Series
Studio One
1948
Series
Studio One
Edith Olmstead
1948
Series
Studio One
Ann Meade
1948
Series
Studio One
Dony Waller
1948
Series
Studio One
Maureen Drew
1948
Series
Studio One
Mimi
1948
Series
Studio One
Ellen Morrison
1948
Series
Just Shoot Me!
Rhonda
1997
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Series
Climax!
Elizabeth
1954
Series
Climax!
Fran Coates
1954
Series
Climax!
Connie Rankin Hill
1954
Series
I've Got a Secret
Self
1952
Series
Charles in Charge
Gloria
1984
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Film
Friday the 13th
Mrs. Voorhees
1980
Series
Playhouse 90
Emmy Verdon
1956
Miss Susan
1951
Series
CHiPs
Self (uncredited)
1977
Film
Friday the 13th Part 2
Mrs. Voorhees
1981
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Film
Friday the 13th Part III
Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
1982
Film
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
1984
Series
Inner Sanctum
1954
Series
FreakyLinks
Betty
2000
Film
The Tin Star
Nona Mayfield
1957
Series
General Electric Theater
(uncredited)
1953
Film
The Long Gray Line
Kitty Carter
1955
Film
Mister Roberts
Lieutenant Ann Girard
1955
Series
Windmills of the Gods
Mrs. Hart Brisbane
1988
Film
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
Self
2013
Film
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Nancy Aragon
1951
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Queen Bee
Carol Lee Phillips
1955
Series
Maggie
Virginia Sullivan
1981
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self
1999
Film
Goddess of Love
Hera
1988
Film
It Happened to Jane
Betsy Palmer
1959
Film
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
Self
2010
Film
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Self
2006
Film
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Self - Actress
2002
Film
Marty
Virginia
1953
Film
Still Not Quite Human
Aunt Mildred
1992
Film
The Fear: Resurrection
Grandmother
1999
Film
The Last Angry Man
Anna Thrasher
1959
Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3
2023
Film
The Friday the 13th Chronicles
Self
2004
Film
Isabel's Choice
Ellie Fineman
1981
Film
No Time at All
Emmy Verdon
1958
Film
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart
1958
Film
James Dean and Me
Self (uncredited)
1995
Film
Death Is My Neighbor
Netta
1953
Film
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
Herself
2003
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com
Self
2009
Film
Sentence of Death
Ellen Morrison
1953
Film
The Red, White and Blue Line
Self
1955
Film
Penny Dreadful
Trudie Tredwell
2005
Unveiled
Eva
1994
Film
Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions
Self
2009
Film
Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)
Self
2004
Film
Death Tide
Gloria
1955
Film
Bell Witch: The Movie
Bell Witch
2007
Film
Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend
Herself
2006