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Betsy Palmer (born Patricia Betsy Hrunek; November 1, 1926 - May 29, 2015) was an American actress known for her many film and Broadway roles, television guest-starring appearances, as a panelist on the game show I've Got a Secret, and later for playing the antagonist and mother of Jason Voorhees, Pamela Voorhees, in the first Friday the 13th fi. Betsy Palmer died of natural causes on a Friday, May 29, 2015, at a hospice care center in Danbury, Connecticut. Born November 1, 1926 Died May 29, 2015 (88) Add to list Awards 1 win & 1 nomination Photos 30 Known for: Friday the 13th 6.4 Mrs. Voorhees 1980 Friday the 13th Part 2 6.1

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Betsy Palmer was probably best known for playing Jason Voorhees' mother in the horror film Friday the 13th (1980), but her career as an actress began many years before. By Bruce Weber June 1, 2015 Betsy Palmer, an actress bound to be remembered by different generations for different career incarnations — as a performer on live television, as a panelist on. Actress Betsy Palmer, killer in 'Friday the 13th,' dies By Catherine E. Shoichet and Henry Hanks, CNN 2 minute read Updated 12:51 PM EDT, Mon June 1, 2015 Link Copied! Look back at people who. Betsy Palmer, the veteran character actress who achieved lasting, though not necessarily sought-after, fame as the murderous camp cook in the cheesy horror film Friday the 13th, has died. She.

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Betsy Palmer in 1955. MICHAEL OCHS / Getty Images June 1, 2015, 10:06 AM UTC / Updated June 1, 2015, 10:06 AM UTC Betsy Palmer, who is best known for playing Jason Voorhees' mother in. Born Patricia Betsy Hrunek in Indiana in 1926, actress Betsy Palmer was a graduate of DePaul University. Palmer's very first acting job came in 1951 when she discovered at a party in the apartment. Betsy Palmer was an American actress known for her many film and Broadway roles, television guest-starring appearances, as a panelist on the game show I've Got a Secret, and later for playing the antagonist and mother of Jason Voorhees, Pamela Voorhees, in the first Friday the 13th film . LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betsy Palmer, the veteran character actress who achieved lasting, though not necessarily sought-after, fame as the murderous camp cook in the cheesy horror film "Friday the 13th," has died at age 88.

Betsy Palmer Dead Actress Known For ‘Friday The 13th’ Role Dies At 88 Hollywood Life

Betsy Palmer, the actress who achieved lasting fame from her role as the murderous mother of Jason Voorhees in the Friday The 13th films, has died at the age of 88. Palmer died of natural causes. Betsy Palmer Edit Lived with James Dean for eight months. Stated that she never would have played the role of Mrs. Pamela Voorhees in Friday the 13th (1980) if it had not been for the fact that she was in desperate need of a new car. Betsy Palmer, an actress and leading TV personality of the 1950s and 1960s who displayed a sunny disposition on morning and game shows but achieved her most enduring fame as the murderous camp. Born Patricia Betsy Hrunek in Indiana in 1926, actress Betsy Palmer was a graduate of DePaul University. Palmer's very first acting job came in 1951 when she discovered at a party in the apartment of Frank Sutton, an actor later known for his work on the sitcom "Gomer Pyle USMC" (CBS 1964-69). At the time Palmer had only been in New York City.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betsy Palmer, the veteran character actress who achieved lasting, though not necessarily sought-after, fame as the murderous camp cook in the cheesy horror film "Friday the. Betsy Palmer was probably best known for playing Jason Voorhees' mother in the horror film Friday the 13th (1980), but her career as an actress began many years before.