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Betsy Palmer

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Overview

Mini Biography:
Betsy Palmer is probably best known for playing Jason Voorhees' mother... more
Trivia:
Was asked to reprise her role of Mrs. Pamela Voorhees in Freddy vs. Jason (2003)... more
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. Bell Witch: The Movie (2007) .... Bell Witch
  2. Waltzing Anna (2006) .... Anna Rhoades
  3. Penny Dreadful (2005) .... Trudie Tredwell
  4. "FreakyLinks" .... Betty (1 episode, 2001)
        - Subject: Sunrise at Sunset Streams (2001) TV episode .... Betty
  5. "Hang Time" .... Sweet Old Lady (1 episode, 2000)
        - A Night to Remember (2000) TV episode .... Sweet Old Lady

  6. The Fear: Resurrection (1999) .... Mams
    ... aka The Fear: Halloween Night (USA: video title)
  7. "Just Shoot Me!" .... Rhonda (1 episode, 1998)
        - The Walk (1998) TV episode .... Rhonda
  8. Unveiled (1994) .... Eva
  9. Still Not Quite Human (1992) (TV) .... Aunt Mildred
    ... aka Not Quite Human III (USA)
  10. Deep Dish TV (1992) (TV)
  11. Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot (1991) (TV) .... Martha Lamarr
  12. "Knots Landing" .... Virginia Bullock (29 episodes, 1989-1990)
        - You Can Call Me Nick (1990) TV episode .... Virginia Bullock
        - What If? (1990) TV episode .... Virginia Bullock
        - Dead But Not Buried: Part 1 (1990) TV episode .... Virginia Bullock
        - Blind Side (1990) TV episode .... Virginia Bullock
        - Let's Get Married (1990) TV episode .... Virginia Bullock
          (24 more)

  13. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Lila Norris / ... (2 episodes, 1985-1989)
        - Something Borrowed, Someone Blue (1989) TV episode .... Valerie
        - Sticks and Stones (1985) TV episode .... Lila Norris
  14. Goddess of Love (1988) (TV) .... Hera
  15. Windmills of the Gods (1988) (TV) .... Mrs. Hart Brisbane
    ... aka Sidney Sheldon's Windmills of the Gods
  16. "Newhart" .... Gayle (1 episode, 1987)
        - Me and My Gayle (1987) TV episode .... Gayle
  17. "Charles in Charge" .... Gloria (1 episode, 1987)
        - The Egg and Us (1987) TV episode .... Gloria
  18. "T.J. Hooker" .... Anne Armstrong (1 episode, 1983)
        - Vengeance Is Mine (1983) TV episode .... Anne Armstrong
  19. "As the World Turns" (1956) TV series .... Suzanne Becker (unknown episodes, 1982)
  20. "Maggie" .... Virginia Sullivan (1 episode, 1982)
        - Maggie the Poet (1982) TV episode .... Virginia Sullivan
  21. "The Love Boat" .... Millicent Holton (1 episode, 1982)
        - Isaac Gets Physical/She Brought Her Mother Along/Cold Feet (1982) TV episode .... Millicent Holton
  22. Isabel's Choice (1981) (TV) .... Ellie Fineman
  23. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) (also archive footage) .... Mrs. Pamela Voorhees
  24. "Number 96" (1980) TV series .... Maureen Galloway (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
  25. Friday the 13th (1980) .... Mrs. Pamela Voorhees

  26. "Love, American Style" .... Barbara Kreitman (segment 'Love and the Ghost') (1 episode, 1972)
        - Love and the Ghost/Love and the Out-of-Town Client/Love and the Secret Habit (1972) TV episode .... Barbara Kreitman (segment 'Love and the Ghost')

  27. "Girl Talk" (1963) TV series .... Hostess (unknown episodes, 1969-1970)
  28. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Nancy (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - A Punt, a Pass, and a Prayer (1968) TV episode .... Nancy
  29. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Anne Gaines / ... (9 episodes, 1954-1960)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - Shame the Devil (1960) TV episode
        - Game of Hearts (1960) TV episode
        - The Wayward Widow (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Lizzie Newberry
        - The Enemies (1958) TV episode .... Honoria McCord
        - Climate of Marriage (1958) TV episode
          (4 more)

  30. "Sunday Showcase" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - The Practical Dreamer (1959) TV episode
  31. The Last Angry Man (1959) .... Anna Thrasher
  32. The Ballad of Louie the Louse (1959) (TV) .... Tina Adams
  33. "Playhouse 90" .... Emmy Verdon / ... (2 episodes, 1958)
        - The Time of Your Life (1958) TV episode .... Kitty Duval
        - No Time at All (1958) TV episode .... Emmy Verdon
  34. The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958) .... Phyllis Carter aka Lynn Stuart
  35. "Climax!" .... Connie Rankin Hill / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
        - A Matter of Life and Death (1957) TV episode .... Connie Rankin Hill
        - Stain of Honor (1957) TV episode .... Fran Coates
        - Burst of Violence (1956) TV episode .... Elizabeth
  36. "Kraft Television Theatre" (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
        - The Category Is Murder (1957) TV episode
        - All Those Beautiful Girls (1957) TV episode
        - The Girls Who Saw Too Much (1956) TV episode
  37. The Tin Star (1957) .... Nona Mayfield
  38. "Studio One" .... Ann Meade / ... (7 episodes, 1953-1957)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Mutiny on the Shark: Part 2 (1957) TV episode .... Ann Meade
        - Mutiny on the Shark: Part 1 (1957) TV episode .... Ann Meade
        - Goodbye Piccadilly (1956) TV episode .... Edith Olmstead
        - A Guest at the Embassy (1954) TV episode .... Mimi
        - The Role of a Lover (1954) TV episode .... Maureen Drew
          (2 more)
  39. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (5 episodes, 1954-1957)
    ... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - Rumblin' Galleries (1957) TV episode
        - Career Girl (1956) TV episode
        - The Prizewinner (1955) TV episode
        - Recoil (1954) TV episode
        - Dear Harriet Heart-Throb (1954) TV episode
  40. "The Alcoa Hour" .... Ann Fenn (1 episode, 1957)
        - Protege (1957) TV episode .... Ann Fenn
  41. "The Philco Television Playhouse" .... Janice Gans (4 episodes, 1953-1956)
    ... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - The Starlet (1956) TV episode
        - The Ghost Writer (1955) TV episode .... Janice Gans
        - The Glorification of Al Toolum (1953) TV episode
        - Marty (1953) TV episode
  42. "General Electric Theater" .... Ann Davis (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - In Summer Promise (1956) TV episode .... Ann Davis
  43. "Front Row Center" .... Emily (1 episode, 1956)
        - Strange Suspicion (1956) TV episode .... Emily
  44. Queen Bee (1955) .... Carol Lee Phillips
  45. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
        - The Strange War of Sergeant Krezner (1955) TV episode
        - A Story to Whisper (1953) TV episode
  46. Mister Roberts (1955) .... Lt. Ann Girard
  47. "Appointment with Adventure" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Secret of Juan Valdez (1955) TV episode
  48. The Long Gray Line (1955) .... Kitty Carter
  49. "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Captive City (1954) TV episode
  50. "The Web" (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Bait (1954) TV episode
  51. "Inner Sanctum" .... Karen (1 episode, 1954)
        - Dark of the Night (1954) TV episode .... Karen
  52. "Campbell Playhouse" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Campbell Soundstage (USA: new title)
    ... aka Campbell Summer Soundstage (USA: new title)
        - Too Little a Kiss (1953) TV episode
  53. "Danger" (1 episode, 1953)
        - Death Is My Neighbor (1953) TV episode
  54. "I'll Buy That" (1953) TV series .... Assistant
  55. Marty (1953) (TV) .... Virginia
  56. "Miss Susan" (1951) TV series .... Unknown (1951)
    ... aka Martinsville, U.S.A. (USA: new title)
Thanks:
  1. Black Friday (2008) (filming) (very special thanks)
Self:
  1. Behind the Scenes Preview of 'Bell Witch: The Movie' (2008) (TV) .... Herself
  2. Building the Bad House: Making 'Penny Dreadful' (2007) (V) .... Herself
  3. Living Famously: James Dean (2006) (TV) .... Herself
  4. "Living Famously" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
        - James Dean (2006) TV episode .... Herself
  5. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) .... Herself
  6. Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend (2006) (V) .... Herself
  7. Texas Frightmare Weekend 2006 (2006) (V) .... Herself
  8. "The Hollywood Greats" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
        - Jack Lemmon (2006) TV episode .... Herself
  9. "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004) TV mini-series .... Herself
  10. Super Secret Movie Rules: Slashers (2004) (TV) .... Herself ("Mrs. Voorhees" - Friday the 13th)
    ... aka SSMR: Slashers (USA: short title)
  11. Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' (2003) (V) .... Herself
  12. Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002) (TV) .... Herself - Actress

  13. "Family Feud" .... Herself (1 episode, 1984)
    ... aka Family Fortune (UK)
    ... aka The Best of Family Feud (USA: reissue title)
        - Super Teens (1984) TV episode .... Herself
  14. "CHiPs" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1980)
    ... aka CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title)
        - The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Part 1 (1980) TV episode .... Herself
        - The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Part 2 (1980) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself

  15. "The New Candid Camera" (1974) TV series .... Herself/Co-Host
  16. "Girl Talk" .... Herself - Host (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 16 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself - Host

  17. "Personality" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1968)
        - Episode dated 18 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 29 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
  18. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 10 August 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  19. "The Joey Bishop Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 5 June 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  20. "Snap Judgment" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 3 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself
  21. "I've Got a Secret" .... Panelist / ... (166 episodes, 1957-1967)
        - Episode dated 3 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Episode dated 28 November 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Episode dated 21 November 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Episode dated 14 November 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Episode dated 31 October 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Panelist
          (161 more)
  22. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 7 March 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Herself
  23. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (4 episodes, 1955-1965)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #18.21 (1965) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #18.16 (1965) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #18.11 (1964) TV episode
        - Episode #8.22 (1955) TV episode .... Herself
  24. "To Tell the Truth" .... Guest Panelist (3 episodes, 1957-1965)
        - Episode dated 18 January 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 31 December 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 24 December 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
  25. "Password" .... Panelist / ... (5 episodes, 1962-1964)
    ... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
        - Betsy Palmer vs. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1964) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Betsy Palmer vs. Peter Fonda (1964) TV episode .... Herself
        - Betsy Palmer vs. Frank Gifford (1964) TV episode .... Herself
        - Betsy Palmer vs. E. G. Marshall (1963) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Betsy Palmer vs. George Maharis (1962) TV episode .... Panelist
  26. "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - Episode dated 22 January 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 6 March 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Guest Panelist

  27. It Happened to Jane (1959) .... Herself - Panelist
    ... aka Jane from Maine (USA)
    ... aka Twinkle and Shine (USA: reissue title)
  28. "Today" (1952) TV series .... Herself - Today Girl (unknown episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Today Show (USA)
  29. "What's It For" (1957) TV series .... Herself - Panelist (unknown episodes, 1957-1958)
  30. "Masquerade Party" (1952) TV series .... Herself - Panelist (unknown episodes, 1956-1957)
Archive Footage:
  1. Candid Camera: 5 Decades of Smiles (2005) (V) .... Herself
  2. James Dean: Forever Young (2005) .... Herself
  3. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) .... Mrs. Pamela Voorhees
  4. Friday the 13th Part III (1982) .... Mrs. Pamela Voorhees


Additional Details

Other Works:
Hosted (with Todd Russell) the original CBS TV "Wheel of Fortune" weekly game show in 1952. more
Genres:
Game-Show | Family | Drama | Comedy more
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