Betsy Palmer - Actor Profile

Betsy Palmer

37Movies
8.7 Best Rating

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 Pamela Voorhees in the slasher film Friday the 13th (1980).

Top Rated Movies

★8.7
James Dean and Me (1995) movie poster
★8.7

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

James Dean and Me

1995•Documentary
★8.3
The Friday the 13th Chronicles (2004) movie poster
★8.3

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

The Friday the 13th Chronicles

2004•Documentary
★8.0
Marty (1953) movie poster
★8.0

Marty — Marty Pilletti is a 36-year-old butcher who lives with his mother, who is always asking him why he doesn't find a nice g

Marty

1953•Drama
★7.9
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013) movie poster
★7.9

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th — Taking inspiration from Peter M. Bracke's definitive book of the same name, this seven-hour documentary dives into the m

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

2013•Documentary
★7.3
Sentence of Death (1953) movie poster
★7.3

Sentence of Death — A woman witnesses a murder during a store robbery but claims the accused man is not the killer. After he is convicted an

Sentence of Death

1953•TV Movie

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Self ★ 0.0 FLOP
2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th Self ★ 7.9 HIT
2010 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th Self ★ 6.7 HIT
2009 Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com Self ★ 5.8 FLOP
2009 Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions Self ★ 0.0 FLOP
2007 Bell Witch: The Movie Bell Witch ★ 2.0 FLOP
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film Self ★ 6.8 HIT
2006 Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend Herself ★ 0.0 FLOP
2005 Penny Dreadful Trudie Tredwell ★ 3.8 FLOP
2004 The Friday the 13th Chronicles Self ★ 8.3 HIT
2004 Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary) Self ★ 7.0 HIT
2003 Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' Herself ★ 6.0 FLOP
2002 Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star Self - Actress ★ 6.7 HIT
1999 The Fear: Resurrection Grandmother ★ 3.3 FLOP
1999 Television: The First Fifty Years Self ★ 0.0 FLOP
1995 James Dean and Me Self (uncredited) ★ 8.7 HIT
1994 Unveiled Eva ★ 2.5 FLOP
1992 Still Not Quite Human Aunt Mildred ★ 4.7 FLOP
1988 Goddess of Love Hera ★ 4.0 FLOP
1984 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Pamela Voorhees (archive footage) ★ 6.1 FLOP
1982 Friday the 13th Part III Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage) ★ 5.9 FLOP
1981 Isabel's Choice Ellie Fineman ★ 0.0 FLOP
1981 Friday the 13th Part 2 Mrs. Voorhees ★ 6.2 FLOP
1980 Friday the 13th Mrs. Voorhees ★ 6.4 FLOP
1959 The Last Angry Man Anna Thrasher ★ 6.9 HIT
1959 It Happened to Jane Betsy Palmer ★ 6.1 FLOP
1958 The True Story of Lynn Stuart Phyllis Carter / Lynn Stuart ★ 6.5 HIT
1958 No Time at All Emmy Verdon ★ 0.0 FLOP
1957 The Tin Star Nona Mayfield ★ 7.0 HIT
1955 Queen Bee Carol Lee Phillips ★ 6.3 FLOP
1955 Mister Roberts Lieutenant Ann Girard ★ 7.0 HIT
1955 The Red, White and Blue Line Self ★ 6.0 FLOP
1955 Death Tide Gloria ★ 6.0 FLOP
1955 The Long Gray Line Kitty Carter ★ 7.0 HIT
1953 Death Is My Neighbor Netta ★ 7.0 HIT
1953 Sentence of Death Ellen Morrison ★ 7.3 HIT
1953 Marty Virginia ★ 8.0 HIT