Actress Betsy Palmer the Czech 'All American Girl' Who Charmed Audiences for 5 Decades


Actress Betsy Palmer the Czech 'All American Girl' Who Charmed Audiences for 5 Decades

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.


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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.


'Friday The 13th' actress Betsy Palmer dies, aged 88

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

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.


Actress Betsy Palmer the Czech 'All American Girl' Who Charmed Audiences for 5 Decades

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


OFFBEAT with PHIL POTEMPA Actress Betsy Palmer, E.C. notable, dies at 88 OffBeat with Phil

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.


The (New) Business of Acting Veteran Actress Betsy Palmer Dead at Age 88

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.


Betsy Palmer, 'Friday the 13th' Actress, Dead at 88

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.


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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.


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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.


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Browse 131 betsy palmer photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Showing Editorial results for betsy palmer. Search instead in Creative? Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high-quality, authentic Betsy Palmer photos & royalty-free pictures, taken by professional Getty Images photographers.


Actress Betsy Palmer the Czech 'All American Girl' Who Charmed Audiences for 5 Decades

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.


Actress Betsy Palmer the Czech 'All American Girl' Who Charmed Audiences for 5 Decades

Betsy Palmer died Friday of natural causes at a hospice care center in Danbury Connecticut. Veteran character actress Betsy Palmer has died. Palmer achieved lasting, though not necessarily sought-after, fame as the murderous camp cook in the cheesy 1980 horror film "Friday the 13th." Palmer had a versatile career on television, including as the.


Betsy Palmer Dead 'Friday the 13th' Actress Was 88 Hollywood Reporter

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.


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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.


Actress Betsy Palmer in 1957 News Photo Getty Images

Betsy Palmer, the stage, TV and film actress whom Tennessee Williams chose to embody the frustrated Alma Winemiller in The Eccentricities of a Nightingale, his 1976 rewrite of Summer and Smoke.

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