Acting credits
59
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Betsy Palmer
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 34Series: 25
TMDB ID: 37469
IMDb ID: nm0658133
Known for: Acting
Born: November 1, 1926
Died: May 29, 2015
Age: 88
Place of birth: East Chicago, Indiana, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2021
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 6.77
Wikidata: Q263765
Also known as
Betsy Clark • Patricia Betsy Hrunek
Biography
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Betsy Palmer.
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 • Movie
as Self
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013 • Movie
as Self
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
2010 • Movie
as Self
Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions
2009 • Movie
as Bell Witch
Bell Witch: The Movie
2007 • Movie
as Self
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006 • Movie
as Herself
Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend
2006 • Movie
as Trudie Tredwell
Penny Dreadful
2005 • Movie
as Self
The Friday the 13th Chronicles
2004 • Movie
as Self
Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)
2004 • Movie
as Herself
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
2003 • Movie
as Self - Actress
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
2002 • Movie
as Grandmother
The Fear: Resurrection
1999 • Movie
as Self (uncredited)
James Dean and Me
1995 • Movie
as Aunt Mildred
Still Not Quite Human
1992 • Movie
as Hera
Goddess of Love
1988 • Movie
as Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1984 • Movie
as Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
Friday the 13th Part III
1982 • Movie
as Ellie Fineman
Isabel's Choice
1981 • Movie
as Mrs. Voorhees
Friday the 13th Part 2
1981 • Movie
as Mrs. Voorhees
Friday the 13th
1980 • Movie
as Anna Thrasher
The Last Angry Man
1959 • Movie
as Betsy Palmer
It Happened to Jane
1959 • Movie
as Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
1958 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Betsy Palmer.
as Betty • 1 eps
FreakyLinks
2000 • Series
as Rhonda • 1 eps
Just Shoot Me!
1997 • Series
1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • Series
as Mrs. Hart Brisbane • 2 eps
Windmills of the Gods
1988 • Series
as Gloria • 1 eps
Charles in Charge
1984 • Series
as Lila Norris • 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
1 eps
Newhart
1982 • Series
as Anne Armstrong • 1 eps
T. J. Hooker
1982 • Series
as Virginia Sullivan • 1 eps
Maggie
1981 • Series
as Virginia Bullock • 29 eps
Knots Landing
1979 • Series
as Millicent Holton • 1 eps
The Love Boat
1977 • Series
as Self (uncredited) • 1 eps
CHiPs
1977 • Series
as Martha Lamarr • 1 eps
Columbo
1971 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
as Emmy Verdon • 1 eps
Playhouse 90
1956 • Series
as Elizabeth • 1 eps
Climax!
1954 • Series
1 eps
Inner Sanctum
1954 • Series
as (uncredited) • 1 eps
General Electric Theater
1953 • Series
as Self • 399 eps
I've Got a Secret
1952 • Series
as Nancy Aragon • 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 • Series
as Self - Panelist • 2 eps
What's My Line?
1950 • Series
2 eps
Studio One
1948 • Series
2 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 • Series