Betsy Palmer
American actress (1926–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
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Born | Patricia Betsy Hrunek (1926-11-01)November 1, 1926 East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | May 29, 2015(2015-05-29) (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] |
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