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Betsy Palmer | |
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 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[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).
- ^ 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.