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|Notable Roles = Pamela Voorhees in ''[[Friday the 13th (1980)|Friday the 13th]]'' (1980)|Name = Patricia Betsy Hrunek
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|Name = Patricia Betsy Hrunek
 
|Occupation = Actress
 
|Occupation = Actress
 
|Active Years = 1951-2007
 
|Active Years = 1951-2007
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'''Betsy Palmer''' (born '''Patricia Betsy Hrunek''' on November 1, 1926 - May 29, 2015) was an American actress, known as a regular supporting movie and Broadway actress and television guest star, as a panelist on the game show ''I've Got a Secret'', and later for playing the murderous serial killer mother, Pamela Voorhees in the popular slasher film ''[[Friday the 13th (1980)|Friday the 13th]].''
   
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==History==
'''Betsy Palmer''' (November 1, 1926 - May 29, 2015) was an American actress, known as a regular supporting movie and Broadway actress and television guest star.
 
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===Early life===
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Betsy Palmer was born Patricia Betsy Hrunek on November 1, 1926 in East Chicago, Indiana to Marie (née Love), who launched the Chicago Business College, and Robert Vincent Hrunek, a Czech industrial chemist.
   
==Early life==
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===Acting career===
   
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===Personal life===
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In 1954, Palmer met and married obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Vincent J. Merendino, M.D.. After 17 years of marriage, they got a divorce in 1971. They had one child.
   
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On May 29, 2015, Palmer passed away at age 88 from natural causes. She passed away at a hospital care center in Danbury, Connecticut.
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==Filmography==
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* ''Death Tide'' (1955) as Gloria
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* ''[[The Long Gray Line]]'' (1955) as Kitty Carter
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* ''[[Mister Roberts]]'' (1955) as Lt. Ann Girard
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* ''[[Queen Bee]]'' (1955) as Carol Lee Phillips
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* ''[[The Tin Star]]'' (1957) as Nona Mayfield
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* ''[[The True Story of Lynn Stuart]]'' (1958) as Phyllis Carter/Lynn Stuart
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* ''[[It Happened to Jane]]'' (1959) as himself
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* ''The Ballad of Louie the Louise'' (1959) as Tina Adams
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* ''[[The Last Angry Man]]'' (1959) as Anna Thrasher
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* ''A Punt, a Pass, and a Prayer'' (1968) as Nancy
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* ''[[Friday the 13th (1980)]]'' as Pamela Voorhees
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* ''[[Friday the 13th Part 2]]'' (1981) as Pamela Voorhees
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* ''[[Isabel's Choice]]'' (1981) as Ellie Fineman
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* ''[[Windmills of the Gods]]'' (1988) as Mrs. Hart Brisbane
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* ''[[Goddess of Love]]'' (1988) as Hera
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* ''[[Still Not Quite Human]]'' (1992) as Aunt Mildred
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* ''Unveiled'' (1994) as Eva
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* ''The Fear: Resurrection'' (1999) as Grandmother
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* ''Penny Dreadful'' (2005) as Trudie Tredwell
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* ''Waltzing Anna'' (2006) as Anna Rhoades
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* ''[[Bell Witch: The Movie]]'' (2007) as Bell Witch
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==Awards==
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==References==
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==External links==
 
[[Category:1926 births]]
 
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[[Category:2015 deaths]]

Latest revision as of 07:49, 23 April 2018

Betsy Palmer
Betsy Plamer 1960
Name
Patricia Betsy Hrunek
Birthplace
East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
Birth date
November 1, 1926
Death place
Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Death date
May 29, 2015 (aged 88)
Occupation
Actress
Active Years
1951-2007

Betsy Palmer (born Patricia Betsy Hrunek on November 1, 1926 - May 29, 2015) was an American actress, known as a regular supporting movie and Broadway actress and television guest star, as a panelist on the game show I've Got a Secret, and later for playing the murderous serial killer mother, Pamela Voorhees in the popular slasher film Friday the 13th.

History

Early life

Betsy Palmer was born Patricia Betsy Hrunek on November 1, 1926 in East Chicago, Indiana to Marie (née Love), who launched the Chicago Business College, and Robert Vincent Hrunek, a Czech industrial chemist.

Acting career

Write the second section of your page here.

Personal life

In 1954, Palmer met and married obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Vincent J. Merendino, M.D.. After 17 years of marriage, they got a divorce in 1971. They had one child.

Death

On May 29, 2015, Palmer passed away at age 88 from natural causes. She passed away at a hospital care center in Danbury, Connecticut.

Filmography

  • Death Tide (1955) as Gloria
  • The Long Gray Line (1955) as Kitty Carter
  • Mister Roberts (1955) as Lt. Ann Girard
  • Queen Bee (1955) as Carol Lee Phillips
  • The Tin Star (1957) as Nona Mayfield
  • The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958) as Phyllis Carter/Lynn Stuart
  • It Happened to Jane (1959) as himself
  • The Ballad of Louie the Louise (1959) as Tina Adams
  • The Last Angry Man (1959) as Anna Thrasher
  • A Punt, a Pass, and a Prayer (1968) as Nancy
  • Friday the 13th (1980) as Pamela Voorhees
  • Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) as Pamela Voorhees
  • Isabel's Choice (1981) as Ellie Fineman
  • Windmills of the Gods (1988) as Mrs. Hart Brisbane
  • Goddess of Love (1988) as Hera
  • Still Not Quite Human (1992) as Aunt Mildred
  • Unveiled (1994) as Eva
  • The Fear: Resurrection (1999) as Grandmother
  • Penny Dreadful (2005) as Trudie Tredwell
  • Waltzing Anna (2006) as Anna Rhoades
  • Bell Witch: The Movie (2007) as Bell Witch

Awards

References

External links