Betsy Palmer Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the award for best actress at the 2006 Terror Film Festival for her role as Trudie Tredwell in "Penny Dreadful․"
• Received her start in acting with a role in the 15-minute long, daily soap opera "Miss Susan" after being in New York City for only a week
• Was a lifelong member of the Actors Studio in New York City
• Best known as a panelist on the game show "I've Got a Secret" and for her role as Jason's mother, Pamela Voorhies, in the film "Friday the 13th․"
• Came up with the role of Suz Becker for the soap opera "As the World Turns․"
• Was offered to reprise her role as Pamela Voorhies in "Freddy vs․ Jason," but turned it down
• Claimed she only played the role of Pamela Voorhies in "Friday the 13th" to purchase a new car, a Volkswagen Scirocco
• Despite initially being skeptical of the "Friday the 13th" movies, she came to embrace her role for bringing her fame