ACTOR · FROM EAST CHICAGO, USA
Betsy Palmer
1926–201544 credits since 19481 coming up
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ABOUT BETSY
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).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born1 November 1926
Died29 May 2015
BirthplaceEast Chicago, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora24 of 44 titles
Known for
The titles people know Betsy from.
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What Betsy is working on next.
Stabas Pamela Voorhees (archive footage) (uncredited)Out Dec 2026
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 24
- Average IMDb
- 6.7
- Highest rated
- ColumboIMDb 8.3
- Working since
- 1948
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
1 titleFriday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3
Not on CineoraThe 2000s
3 titles · IMDb 7.9 on average
as Bell Witch
as Trudie Tredwell
Seriesas Betty · 1 episode
The 1990s
4 titles · IMDb 5.3 on average
Movieas Grandmother
Seriesas Rhonda · 1 episode
as Eva
Movieas Aunt Mildred
The 1980s
12 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
as Hera
as Mrs. Hart Brisbane · 2 episodes
Seriesas Gloria · 1 episode
Seriesas Lila Norris · 1 episode
Movieas Mrs. Voorhees (archive footage)
Seriesas Gayle Crowley
Movieas Mrs. Voorhees (archive footage)
Seriesas Anne Armstrong · 1 episode
The 1970s
3 titles · IMDb 7.2 on averageSeriesas Virginia Bullock · 29 episodes
Seriesas Millicent Holton · 1 episode
Seriesas Martha Lamarr · 1 episode
The 1950s
19 titles · IMDb 7.1 on averageMovieas Anna Thrasher
Movieas Betsy Palmer
as Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart
as Emmy Verdon
Movieas Nona Mayfield
Seriesas Emmy Verdon · 1 episode
Movieas Carol Lee Phillips
Movieas Ann Girard
The 1940s
2 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average
Seriesas Edith Olmstead · 2 episodes
as Janice Gans · 2 episodes
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Betsy’s titles.
Harry ManfrediniComposer · Friday the 13th, Friday the 13th Part 2 and 4 more
Corey FeldmanFriday the 13th: The Final Chapter and Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
Henry FondaMister Roberts and The Tin Star
Jack LemmonMister Roberts and It Happened to Jane
Joan CrawfordQueen Bee and Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Ward BondMister Roberts and The Long Gray Line
John FordDirector · Mister Roberts and The Long Gray Line
