ACTOR
Betsy Palmer
Known for Columbo · Murder, She Wrote · The Love Boat
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).
Snapshot 2026-10-12
- Born
- Nov 1, 1926
- Died
- May 29, 2015
- Birthplace
- East Chicago, Indiana, USA
- Known For
- Acting
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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Known For
Filmography
Movies
MartyVirginia
1953
Sentence of DeathEllen Morrison
1953
Death Is My NeighborNetta
1953
The Long Gray LineKitty Carter
1955
Death TideGloria
1955
The Red, White and Blue LineSelf
1955
Mister RobertsAnn Girard
1955
Queen BeeCarol Lee Phillips
1955
The Tin StarNona Mayfield
1957
No Time at AllEmmy Verdon
1958
The True Story of Lynn StuartPhyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart
1958
It Happened to JaneBetsy Palmer
1959
The Last Angry ManAnna Thrasher
1959
Friday the 13thMrs. Voorhees
1980
Friday the 13th Part 2Mrs. Voorhees
1981
Isabel's ChoiceEllie Fineman
1981
Friday the 13th: The Final ChapterPamela Voorhees (archive footage)
1984
Goddess of LoveHera
1988
Still Not Quite HumanAunt Mildred
1992
U
UnveiledEva
1994
James Dean and MeSelf (uncredited)
1995
TT
Television: The First Fifty YearsSelf
1999
The Fear: ResurrectionGrandmother
1999
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie StarSelf - Actress
2002
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'Herself
2003
Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)Self
2004
The Friday the 13th ChroniclesSelf
2004
James Dean: Forever YoungSelf (archive footage)
2005
Penny DreadfulTrudie Tredwell
2005
Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen LegendHerself
2006
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher FilmSelf
2006
Bell Witch: The MovieBell Witch
2007
Friday's Legacy: Horror ConventionsSelf
2009
IT
Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.comSelf
2009
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13thSelf
2010
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13thSelf
2013
Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf
2021
FT
Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3
2023Television
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 1 eps
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseJanice Gans · 1 eps
1948
Studio OneEdith Olmstead · 1 eps
1948
What's My Line?Self · 2 eps
1950
LV
Lux Video Theatre1 eps
1950
MS
Miss Susan210 eps
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameNancy Aragon · 1 eps
1951
I've Got a SecretSelf · 399 eps
1952
General Electric Theater(uncredited) · 1 eps
1953
Inner Sanctum1 eps
1954
Climax!Elizabeth · 1 eps
1954
Playhouse 90Emmy Verdon · 1 eps
1956
Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf · 1 eps
1957
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1 eps
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 2 eps
1962
ColumboMartha Lamarr · 1 eps
1971
CHiPsSelf (uncredited) · 1 eps
1977
The Love BoatMillicent Holton · 1 eps
1977
Knots LandingVirginia Bullock · 29 eps
1979
MaggieVirginia Sullivan · 1 eps
1981
T. J. HookerAnne Armstrong · 1 eps
1982
NewhartGayle Crowley · 1 eps
1982
Murder, She WroteLila Norris · 1 eps
1984
Charles in ChargeGloria · 1 eps
1984
Windmills of the GodsMrs. Hart Brisbane · 2 eps
1988
E! True Hollywood Story1 eps
1996
Just Shoot Me!Rhonda · 1 eps
1997
FreakyLinksBetty · 1 eps
2000Photos
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