Deceased

When Did Betsy Palmer Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88

Also known asBetsy Clark, Patricia Betsy HrunekGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn01/11/1926Born inEast Chicago, Indiana, USADied29/05/2015Died inDanburyWikidataQ263765 ↗TMDb#37469 ↗

Betsy Palmer was an American actress known for her many film and Broadway roles, television guest-starring appearances, as a panelist on the game show I've Got a Secret, and later for playing Pamela Voorhees, the antagonist and mother of Jason Voorhees, in the first Friday the 13th film (1980).

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Filmography67 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2023	Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3Movie	—	97
2021	Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeMovie	Self	95
2013	Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13thMovie	Self	87
2010	His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13thMovie	Self	84
2009	Friday's Legacy: Horror ConventionsMovie	Self	83
2009	Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.comMovie	Self	83
2007	Bell Witch: The MovieMovie	Bell Witch	81
2006	Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher FilmMovie	Self	80
2006	Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen LegendMovie	Herself	80
2005	Penny DreadfulMovie	Trudie Tredwell	79
2004	The Friday the 13th ChroniclesMovie	Self	78
2004	Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)Movie	Self	78
2003	Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'Movie	Herself	77
2002	Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie StarMovie	Self - Actress	76
2000	FreakyLinksSeries	Betty	74
1999	The Fear: ResurrectionMovie	Grandmother	73
1999	Television: The First Fifty YearsMovie	Self	73
1997	Just Shoot Me!Series	Rhonda	71
1996	E! True Hollywood StorySeries	—	70
1995	James Dean and MeMovie	Self (uncredited)	69
1994	UnveiledMovie	Eva	68
1992	Still Not Quite HumanMovie	Aunt Mildred	66
1988	Windmills of the GodsSeries	Mrs. Hart Brisbane	62
1988	Goddess of LoveMovie	Hera	62
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Valerie	58
1984	Charles in ChargeSeries	Gloria	58
1984	Friday the 13th: The Final ChapterMovie	Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)	58
1982	NewhartSeries	—	56
1982	T. J. HookerSeries	Anne Armstrong	56
1982	Friday the 13th Part IIIMovie	Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)	56
1981	MaggieSeries	Virginia Sullivan	55
1981	Isabel's ChoiceMovie	Ellie Fineman	55
1981	Friday the 13th Part 2Movie	Mrs. Voorhees	55
1980	Friday the 13thMovie	Mrs. Voorhees	54
1979	Knots LandingSeries	Virginia Bullock	53
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Millicent Holton	51
1977	CHiPsSeries	Self (uncredited)	51
1971	ColumboSeries	Martha Lamarr	45
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	36
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	36
1959	The Last Angry ManMovie	Anna Thrasher	33
1959	It Happened to JaneMovie	Betsy Palmer	33
1958	The True Story of Lynn StuartMovie	Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart	32
1958	No Time at AllMovie	Emmy Verdon	32
1957	Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries	Self	31
1957	The Tin StarMovie	Nona Mayfield	31
1956	Playhouse 90Series	Emmy Verdon	30
1955	The Long Gray LineMovie	Kitty Carter	29
1955	Mister RobertsMovie	Lieutenant Ann Girard	29
1955	Queen BeeMovie	Carol Lee Phillips	29
1955	Death TideMovie	Gloria	29
1955	The Red, White and Blue LineMovie	Self	29
1954	Climax!Series	Fran Coates	28
1954	Inner SanctumSeries	—	28
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	(uncredited)	27
1953	Sentence of DeathMovie	Ellen Morrison	27
1953	MartyMovie	Virginia	27
1953	Death Is My NeighborMovie	Netta	27
1952	I've Got a SecretSeries	Self	26
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Nancy Aragon	25
1951	Miss SusanSeries	—	25
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	—	24
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self - Panelist	24
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	—	22
1948	Studio OneSeries	—	22
1948	Studio OneSeries	Ann Meade	22
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	22