Person
Betsy Palmer
Born 1 November 1926 Died 29 May 2015, aged 88 East Chicago, Indiana, USA TMDB ↗
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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21age in their first credit on record (1948)
75years on screen and counting
9credits in 1948, their busiest year
54dated credits on record
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Movie credits
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Age: 96 Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3
2023
Age: 80 Bell Witch: The Movie
2007as Bell Witch
Age: 78 Penny Dreadful
2005as Trudie Tredwell
Age: 72 The Fear: Resurrection
1999as Grandmother
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Age: 67 Unveiled
1994as Eva
Age: 65 Still Not Quite Human
1992as Aunt Mildred
Age: 62 Goddess of Love
1988as Hera
Age: 57 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1984as Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
Age: 55 Friday the 13th Part III
1982as Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
Age: 55 Isabel's Choice
1981as Ellie Fineman
Age: 54 Friday the 13th Part 2
1981as Mrs. Voorhees
Age: 53 Friday the 13th
1980as Mrs. Voorhees
Age: 32 The Last Angry Man
1959as Anna Thrasher
Age: 32 It Happened to Jane
1959as Betsy Palmer
Age: 31 The True Story of Lynn Stuart
1958as Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart
Age: 31 No Time at All
1958as Emmy Verdon
Age: 31 The Tin Star
1957as Nona Mayfield
Age: 29 Queen Bee
1955as Carol Lee Phillips
Age: 28 Mister Roberts
1955as Lieutenant Ann Girard
Age: 28 Death Tide
1955as Gloria
Age: 28 The Long Gray Line
1955as Kitty Carter
Age: 26 Death Is My Neighbor
1953as Netta
Age: 26 Sentence of Death
1953as Ellen Morrison
Age: 26 Marty
1953as Virginia
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TV credits
Age: 73 FreakyLinks
2000as Betty
Age: 70 Just Shoot Me!
1997as Rhonda
Age: 69 E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Age: 61 Windmills of the Gods
1988as Mrs. Hart Brisbane
Age: 57 Charles in Charge
1984as Gloria
Age: 57 Murder, She Wrote
1984as Lila Norris
Age: 57 Murder, She Wrote
1984as Valerie
Age: 55 Newhart
1982
Age: 55 T. J. Hooker
1982as Anne Armstrong
Age: 54 Maggie
1981as Virginia Sullivan
Age: 53 Knots Landing
1979as Virginia Bullock
Age: 50 The Love Boat
1977as Millicent Holton
Age: 44 Columbo
1971as Martha Lamarr
Age: 29 Playhouse 90
1956as Emmy Verdon
Age: 27 Climax!
1954as Elizabeth
Age: 27 Climax!
1954as Fran Coates
Age: 27 Climax!
1954as Connie Rankin Hill
Age: 27 Inner Sanctum
1954
Age: 25 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as Nancy Aragon
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Age: 24 Miss Susan
1951No poster
Age: 23 Lux Video Theatre
1950
Age: 22 Studio One
1948 Age: 22 Studio One
1948as Edith Olmstead
Age: 22 Studio One
1948as Ann Meade
Age: 22 Studio One
1948as Dony Waller
Age: 22 Studio One
1948as Maureen Drew
Age: 22 Studio One
1948as Mimi
Age: 22 Studio One
1948as Ellen Morrison
Age: 21 The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 Age: 21 The Philco Television Playhouse
1948as Janice Gans