Betsy Palmer

Acting

Betsy Palmer

Born November 1, 1926 · East Chicago, Indiana, USA

Died May 29, 2015 · aged 88

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).

Known For

Friday the 13thFriday the 13th · 1980
Friday the 13th
6.41980
MovieHorror
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
Friday the 13th Part IIIFriday the 13th Part III · 1982
Friday the 13th Part III
5.91982
MovieHorrorThriller
An idyllic summer turns into a nightmare of unspeakable terror for yet another group of naïve friends. Ignoring Camp Crystal Lake's bloody legacy, one by one they fall victim to the maniacal Jason, who stalks them at every turn...
Friday the 13th Part 2Friday the 13th Part 2 · 1981
Friday the 13th Part 2
6.21981
MovieHorrorThriller
Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, new counselors roam the area, not sensing the ominous lurking presence that proves that the grisly legend is real.
Friday the 13th: The Final ChapterFriday the 13th: The Final Chapter · 1984
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
6.11984
MovieHorror
After his revival in a hospital morgue, Jason fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers.
The Tin StarThe Tin Star · 1957
The Tin Star
7.01957
MovieWestern
An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.
Mister RobertsMister Roberts · 1955
Mister Roberts
7.01955
MovieComedyDrama
Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.
The Long Gray LineThe Long Gray Line · 1955
The Long Gray Line
7.01955
MovieComedyDrama
The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the relationships he develops with young cadets with whom he befriends. Based on the life of a real person.
Goddess of LoveGoddess of Love · 1988
Goddess of Love
5.51988
MovieFantasyComedy
The god Zeus sends Venus, the goddess of love, to Earth to find her own true love.

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The Fear: ResurrectionThe Fear: Resurrection · 1999
The Fear: Resurrection
3.81999
MovieHorrorThriller
It's death-by-fear (aka scared-to-death) in this deceptively psychological thriller. The hero, Mike brings his friends to his grandparents' house for a Halloween party wherein they will all dress up as their innermost fears. Mike's fear is that he's inherited a homicidal legacy from his father. Mike's father was a serial killer who murdered his mother right in front of him when Mike was five before committing suicide. Mike's fear manifests itself in his inability to commit to his girlfriend of 4 1/2 years, Peg for fear that he will kill her too. Everything gets rolling when an ancient Indian totem wooden figure named Morty comes to life and starts killing off Mike's friends by making their worst fears come true. The ultimate confrontation comes when Mike has to face his greatest fear - his own father.

Grandmother

Playhouse 90Playhouse 90 · 1956
Playhouse 90
7.51956
SeriesDrama
Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s were usually hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual, a weekly series of hour-and-a-half dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Playhouse 90 began as a pitch by Frank Stanton—the formidable, forward-thinking right-hand man to CBS chairman William S. Paley—during a brainstorming session for program ideas. The project was ultimately developed by Hubbell Robinson, a CBS vice president who received no screen credit on Playhouse 90 but is often described as its creator.

Emmy Verdon