Betsy Palmer

Betsy Palmer (b. Nov 1, 1926 - d. May 29, 2015) or Patricia Betsy Hrunek as her birth name, was an American actress, TV show/movie panelist, Broadway star and a regular star in the 1950s and so on. She was best remembered for her role as female serial killer and mother Pamela Voorhees in the film Friday the 13th (1980). In the Love Boat, she appeared in Season 5 Episode 24, “Issac Gets Physical/She Brought Her Mother Along/Cold Feet”.

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 * The Reason she took the Pamela Voorhees role was to get a new car.
 * Even though Betsy was a longtime recognized star, she in her later years only became really famous for her Friday the 13th role which she didn’t like at first, but grew to love it and for her fans later on.
 * Betsy has appeared in Murder-type shows such as Columbo and Murder, She Wrote (one episode of that show called “Something Borrowed, Someone Blue” actually had her as her killer self once again).
 * Mrs. Voorhees is one of the first female killers within a horror film.
 * Her Love Boat appearance starred alongside another horror movie-related actress (although not a serial killer), Linda Blair, who played Reagan (the demon possessed child) in The Exorcist. If you do not care for this then you shouldn’t consider reading this part and only continue with Betsy Palmer facts.
 * Pamela’s motives are to justify her situation with Camp Crystal Lake for 2 irresponsible and horny Camp Counselors letting her son Jason drown in the lake since “he wasn’t a very good swimmer”, where she worked as the cook for said camp.
 * Betsy Palmer’s last movie was in 2007 as the “Bell Witch” voice.
 * aside from movies and TV shows, Betsy also did other things such as documentaries (mainly on Friday the 13th).
 * Betsy was also the name of one of the twins (alongside Bobby) from Knots Landing, a coincidental fact as a situation where BETSY Palmer played in that show in the later years of its run.
 * the Isaac Gets Physical episode aired roughly 2 years after her Fri 13 movie role.
 * it is funny that she is actually a mother (again) in the LB episode.