Betsy Palmer

Betsy Palmer
Palmer in 1960
Born
Patricia Betsy Hrunek

(1926-11-01)November 1, 1926
DiedMay 29, 2015(2015-05-29) (aged 88)
EducationEast Chicago Business College
Art Institute of Chicago
OccupationActress
Years active1951–2007
Notable workFriday the 13th
TelevisionI've Got a Secret,
anthology series,
game shows
Spouse
Vincent J. Merendino
(m. 1954; div. 1971)
Children1[1]

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 film (1980).

  1. ^ Rogers, John (June 1, 2015). "Actress Betsy Palmer, killer cook in 'Friday the 13th,' dies". Chicago Sun Times. Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2020.