Acting credits
58
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Betsy Palmer
Acting
Career Snapshot
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0.7
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Movies: 33Series: 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: 6.75
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.
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021 Movie
7.9
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as Self
2013 Movie
6.7
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
as Self
2010 Movie
2.0
Bell Witch: The Movie
as Bell Witch
2007 Movie
6.8
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
as Self
2006 Movie
Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend
as Herself
2006 Movie
3.8
Penny Dreadful
as Trudie Tredwell
2005 Movie
8.3
The Friday the 13th Chronicles
as Self
2004 Movie
7.0
Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)
as Self
2004 Movie
6.0
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'
as Herself
2003 Movie
6.7
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
as Self - Actress
2002 Movie
3.3
The Fear: Resurrection
as Grandmother
1999 Movie
8.7
James Dean and Me
as Self (uncredited)
1995 Movie
4.7
Still Not Quite Human
as Aunt Mildred
1992 Movie
4.0
Goddess of Love
as Hera
1988 Movie
6.1
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
as Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
1984 Movie
5.9
Friday the 13th Part III
as Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
1982 Movie
Isabel's Choice
as Ellie Fineman
1981 Movie
6.2
Friday the 13th Part 2
as Mrs. Voorhees
1981 Movie
6.4
Friday the 13th
as Mrs. Voorhees
1980 Movie
6.9
The Last Angry Man
as Anna Thrasher
1959 Movie
6.1
It Happened to Jane
as Betsy Palmer
1959 Movie
6.5
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
as Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart
1958 Movie
No Time at All
as Emmy Verdon
1958 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Betsy Palmer.
6.2
FreakyLinks
as Betty • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.6
Just Shoot Me!
as Rhonda • 1 eps
1997 Series
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
1996 Series
5.8
Windmills of the Gods
as Mrs. Hart Brisbane • 2 eps
1988 Series
6.1
Charles in Charge
as Gloria • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Lila Norris • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.1
Newhart
1 eps
1982 Series
6.5
T. J. Hooker
as Anne Armstrong • 1 eps
1982 Series
Maggie
as Virginia Sullivan • 1 eps
1981 Series
6.8
Knots Landing
as Virginia Bullock • 29 eps
1979 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Millicent Holton • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.8
CHiPs
as Self (uncredited) • 1 eps
1977 Series
8.1
Columbo
as Martha Lamarr • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
7.6
Playhouse 90
as Emmy Verdon • 1 eps
1956 Series
3.3
Climax!
as Elizabeth • 1 eps
1954 Series
7.0
Inner Sanctum
1 eps
1954 Series
6.4
General Electric Theater
as (uncredited) • 1 eps
1953 Series
7.4
I've Got a Secret
as Self • 399 eps
1952 Series
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Nancy Aragon • 1 eps
1951 Series
7.0
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist • 2 eps
1950 Series
5.0
Studio One
2 eps
1948 Series
6.3
The Philco Television Playhouse
2 eps
1948 Series