Betsy Palmer

Born: 1926-11-01

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 Pamela Voorhees in the slasher film Friday the 13th.


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Friday the 13th

as Mrs. Voorhees
Released: 1980-05-09

Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer...

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Friday the 13th Part III

as Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
Released: 1982-08-13

An idyllic summer turns into a nightmare of unspeakable terror for yet another group of naïve...

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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

as Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
Released: 1984-04-13

After his revival in a hospital morgue, Jason fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family...

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Friday the 13th Part 2

as Mrs. Voorhees
Released: 1981-05-01

Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, new counselors roam the area, not...

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Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

as Self
Released: 2006-10-13

This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with...

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Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

as Self - 'Mrs. Voorhees'
Released: 2013-09-13

Taking inspiration from Peter M. Bracke's definitive book of the same name, this seven-hour...

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His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th

as Self
Released: 2010-04-20

A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring...

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It Happened to Jane

as Betsy Palmer
Released: 1959-05-24

Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff...

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The Long Gray Line

as Kitty Carter
Released: 1955-01-04

The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned...

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The Tin Star

as Nona Mayfield
Released: 1957-10-23

An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.

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Mister Roberts

as Lieutenant Ann Girard
Released: 1955-07-10

Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World...

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Queen Bee

as Carol Lee Phillips
Released: 1955-11-07

A devilish Southern woman, married to a man who despises her, manages to manipulate those around...

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The Fear: Resurrection

as Grandmother
Released: 1999-10-05

It's death-by-fear (aka scared-to-death) in this deceptively psychological thriller. The hero,...

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Still Not Quite Human

as Aunt Mildred
Released: 1992-01-01

In the final film of the series, Chip and his "father" attend a robotics convention. Here, Dr....

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Goddess of Love

as Hera
Released: 1988-11-20

The god Zeus sends Venus, the goddess of love, to Earth to find her own true love.

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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self
Released: 2021-08-14

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s...

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Marty

as Virginia
Released: 1953-05-24

Marty Pilletti is a 36-year-old butcher who lives with his mother, who is always asking him why...

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Sentence of Death

as Ellen Morrison
Released: 1953-08-17

A woman witnesses a murder during a store robbery but claims the accused man is not the killer....

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The True Story of Lynn Stuart

as Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart
Released: 1958-03-03

When the nephews of Phyllis Carter are killed in an automobile crash while under the influence...

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Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

as Self - Actress
Released: 2002-08-01

In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the...

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The Last Angry Man

as Anna Thrasher
Released: 1959-10-22

Dr. Sam Abelman is a Jewish doctor contentedly spending his autumn years serving his own...

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The Friday the 13th Chronicles

as Self
Released: 2004-10-05

2004 docu-drama film franchise to Crystal Lake to Manhattan.

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James Dean and Me

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1995-01-01

A documentary about James Dean. People who knew him or had worked with him reminisce.

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Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)

as Self
Released: 2004-10-05

Behind-the-scenes featurette detailing the production of the 'Friday The 13th' movies.

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No Time at All

as Emmy Verdon
Released: 1958-02-13

An airliner flying nonstop at night from Miami to New York fails to check in, then disappears...

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Isabel's Choice

as Ellie Fineman
Released: 1981-12-16

When the boss she helped climb the corporate ladder is forced into early retirement, a widowed...

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Death Tide

as Gloria
Released: 1955-01-25

A ship with a cargo full of diamonds gets taken over by pirates.

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Penny Dreadful

as Trudie Tredwell
Released: 2005-10-15

Jessica and David Clausen are an upstart couple who come face to face with the Supernatural...

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Death Is My Neighbor

as Netta
Released: 1953-08-25

A New York City apartment building supervisor has his job and home threatened by a new tenant.

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The Red, White and Blue Line

as Self
Released: 1955-06-01

A promotional film for United States Savings Bonds

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Bell Witch: The Movie

as Bell Witch
Released: 2007-09-01

John and William Bell find an ancient burial site and bring a cursed spirit home with them. The...

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Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend

as Herself
Released: 2006-08-15

For the first time, Betsy Palmer does a one-on-one sit down interview - just her and the camera....

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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Columbo

as Martha Lamarr
First aired: 1971-09-15

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Lila Norris
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Valerie
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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The Love Boat

as Millicent Holton
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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Knots Landing

as Virginia Bullock
First aired: 1979-12-27

The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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Climax!

as Elizabeth
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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Climax!

as Fran Coates
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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Climax!

as Connie Rankin Hill
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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T. J. Hooker

as Anne Armstrong
First aired: 1982-03-13

Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who...

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Newhart

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-10-02

Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in...

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The Philco Television Playhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1948-10-03

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...

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The Philco Television Playhouse

as Janice Gans
First aired: 1948-10-03

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...

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Studio One

as uncredited
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Studio One

as Edith Olmstead
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Studio One

as Ann Meade
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Studio One

as Dony Waller
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Studio One

as Maureen Drew
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Studio One

as Mimi
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Studio One

as Ellen Morrison
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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I've Got a Secret

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 1952-06-19

A panel tries to determine a contestant's secret: something that is unusual, amazing,...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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Charles in Charge

as Gloria
First aired: 1984-10-03

Charles, a 19-year-old student at the fictional Copeland College in New Brunswick, New Jersey,...

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Just Shoot Me!

as Rhonda
First aired: 1997-03-04

Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March...

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CHiPs

as Herself (uncredited)
First aired: 1977-09-15

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...

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Playhouse 90

as Emmy Verdon
First aired: 1956-10-04

Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to...

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FreakyLinks

as Betty
First aired: 2000-10-06

FreakyLinks is an American television show that combined elements of horror, mystery, and...

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Inner Sanctum

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-01-09

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Nancy Aragon
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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Windmills of the Gods

as Mrs. Hart Brisbane
First aired: 1988-02-07

When Mary Ashley is approached to become ambassador of the United States of America in Romania...

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General Electric Theater

as (uncredited)
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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Maggie

as Virginia Sullivan
First aired: 1981-10-24

Based on books by Erma Bombeck, Maggie Weston is a housewife living with husband Len and sons...

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