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Betsy Palmer is probably best known for playing Jason Voorhees' mother... moreAwards:
3 wins & 1 nomination moreFilmography
Actress:
- Bell Witch: The Movie (2007) .... Bell Witch
- Waltzing Anna (2006) .... Anna Rhoades
- Penny Dreadful (2005) .... Trudie Tredwell
- "FreakyLinks" .... Betty (1 episode, 2001)
- Subject: Sunrise at Sunset Streams (2001) TV episode .... Betty - "Hang Time" .... Sweet Old Lady (1 episode, 2000)
- A Night to Remember (2000) TV episode .... Sweet Old Lady - The Fear: Resurrection (1999) .... Mams
... aka The Fear: Halloween Night (USA: video title) - "Just Shoot Me!" .... Rhonda (1 episode, 1998)
- The Walk (1998) TV episode .... Rhonda - Unveiled (1994) .... Eva
- Still Not Quite Human (1992) (TV) .... Aunt Mildred
... aka Not Quite Human III (USA) - Deep Dish TV (1992) (TV)
- Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot (1991) (TV) .... Martha Lamarr
- "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) - "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 - Goddess of Love (1988) (TV) .... Hera
- Windmills of the Gods (1988) (TV) .... Mrs. Hart Brisbane
... aka Sidney Sheldon's Windmills of the Gods - "Newhart" .... Gayle (1 episode, 1987)
- Me and My Gayle (1987) TV episode .... Gayle - "Charles in Charge" .... Gloria (1 episode, 1987)
- The Egg and Us (1987) TV episode .... Gloria - "T.J. Hooker" .... Anne Armstrong (1 episode, 1983)
- Vengeance Is Mine (1983) TV episode .... Anne Armstrong - "As the World Turns" (1956) TV series .... Suzanne Becker (unknown episodes, 1982)
- "Maggie" .... Virginia Sullivan (1 episode, 1982)
- Maggie the Poet (1982) TV episode .... Virginia Sullivan - "The Love Boat" .... Millicent Holton (1 episode, 1982)
- Isaac Gets Physical/She Brought Her Mother Along/Cold Feet (1982) TV episode .... Millicent Holton - Isabel's Choice (1981) (TV) .... Ellie Fineman
- Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) (also archive footage) .... Mrs. Pamela Voorhees
- "Number 96" (1980) TV series .... Maureen Galloway (unknown episodes, 1980-1981)
- Friday the 13th (1980) .... Mrs. Pamela Voorhees
- "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') - "Girl Talk" (1963) TV series .... Hostess (unknown episodes, 1969-1970)
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Nancy (1 episode, 1968)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- A Punt, a Pass, and a Prayer (1968) TV episode .... Nancy - "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) - "Sunday Showcase" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
- The Practical Dreamer (1959) TV episode - The Last Angry Man (1959) .... Anna Thrasher
- The Ballad of Louie the Louse (1959) (TV) .... Tina Adams
- "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 - The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958) .... Phyllis Carter aka Lynn Stuart
- "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 - "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 - The Tin Star (1957) .... Nona Mayfield
- "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) - "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 - "The Alcoa Hour" .... Ann Fenn (1 episode, 1957)
- Protege (1957) TV episode .... Ann Fenn - "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 - "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 - "Front Row Center" .... Emily (1 episode, 1956)
- Strange Suspicion (1956) TV episode .... Emily - Queen Bee (1955) .... Carol Lee Phillips
- "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
- The Strange War of Sergeant Krezner (1955) TV episode
- A Story to Whisper (1953) TV episode - Mister Roberts (1955) .... Lt. Ann Girard
- "Appointment with Adventure" (1 episode, 1955)
- The Secret of Juan Valdez (1955) TV episode - The Long Gray Line (1955) .... Kitty Carter
- "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Captive City (1954) TV episode - "The Web" (1 episode, 1954)
- The Bait (1954) TV episode - "Inner Sanctum" .... Karen (1 episode, 1954)
- Dark of the Night (1954) TV episode .... Karen - "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 - "Danger" (1 episode, 1953)
- Death Is My Neighbor (1953) TV episode - "I'll Buy That" (1953) TV series .... Assistant
- Marty (1953) (TV) .... Virginia
- "Miss Susan" (1951) TV series .... Unknown (1951)
... aka Martinsville, U.S.A. (USA: new title)
Thanks:
- Black Friday (2008) (filming) (very special thanks)
Self:
- Behind the Scenes Preview of 'Bell Witch: The Movie' (2008) (TV) .... Herself
- Building the Bad House: Making 'Penny Dreadful' (2007) (V) .... Herself
- Living Famously: James Dean (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- "Living Famously" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
- James Dean (2006) TV episode .... Herself - Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) .... Herself
- Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend (2006) (V) .... Herself
- Texas Frightmare Weekend 2006 (2006) (V) .... Herself
- "The Hollywood Greats" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
- Jack Lemmon (2006) TV episode .... Herself - "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004) TV mini-series .... Herself
- Super Secret Movie Rules: Slashers (2004) (TV) .... Herself ("Mrs. Voorhees" - Friday the 13th)
... aka SSMR: Slashers (USA: short title) - Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' (2003) (V) .... Herself
- Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002) (TV) .... Herself - Actress
- "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 - "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 - "The New Candid Camera" (1974) TV series .... Herself/Co-Host
- "Girl Talk" .... Herself - Host (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 16 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself - Host - "Personality" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1968)
- Episode dated 18 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 29 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself - "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode dated 10 August 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself - "The Joey Bishop Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode dated 5 June 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself - "Snap Judgment" .... Herself (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode dated 3 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Herself - "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) - "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 - "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 - "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 - "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 - "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 - It Happened to Jane (1959) .... Herself - Panelist
... aka Jane from Maine (USA)
... aka Twinkle and Shine (USA: reissue title) - "Today" (1952) TV series .... Herself - Today Girl (unknown episodes, 1958-1959)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA) - "What's It For" (1957) TV series .... Herself - Panelist (unknown episodes, 1957-1958)
- "Masquerade Party" (1952) TV series .... Herself - Panelist (unknown episodes, 1956-1957)
Archive Footage:
- Candid Camera: 5 Decades of Smiles (2005) (V) .... Herself
- James Dean: Forever Young (2005) .... Herself
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) .... Mrs. Pamela Voorhees
- Friday the 13th Part III (1982) .... Mrs. Pamela Voorhees
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Hosted (with Todd Russell) the original CBS TV "Wheel of Fortune" weekly game show in 1952. morePlot Keywords:
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