Betsy Palmer
Betsy Palmer | |
|---|---|
Palmer in 1960 | |
| Born | Patricia Betsy Hrunek November 1, 1926 East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 29, 2015 (aged 88) Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | East Chicago Business College Art Institute of Chicago |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1951–2007 |
| Notable work | Friday the 13th |
| Television | I've Got a Secret, anthology series, game shows |
| Spouse |
Vincent J. Merendino
(m. 1954; div. 1971) |
| Children | 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).