What is Betsy Palmer?
[[File:Betsy Palmer 1960.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Palmer in June 1960]] '''Betsy Palmer''' (born '''Patricia Betsy Hrunek'''; November 1, 1926 &ndash; May 29, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] actress, best known as a regular panelist on the game show ''[[I've Got a Secret]]'', and later for playing [[Pamela Voorhees]] in the slasher movie ''[[Friday the 13th (1980 movie)|Friday the 13th]]''. Palmer was born on November 1, 1926 in [[East Chicago, Indiana|East Chicago]], [[Indiana]].<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/42/Betsy-Palmer.html Betsy Palmer Biography (1926-)]</ref> She was of [[Czechoslovakia|Czech]] descent. Palmer was raised in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. She studied at [[DePaul University]]. Palmer was married to Vincent J. Merandino from 1954 until they divorced in 1971. They had one daughter. Palmer died from [[natural causes]] on May 29, 2015 in [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]], [[Connecticut]], aged 88.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/05/betsy_palmer_dead_at_88_actres.html|title=Betsy Palmer dead at 88; actress played killer cook in 'Friday the 13th'|work=cleveland.com|date=31 May 2015|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat}} * {{IMDb name|658133}} * {{IBDB name|55468}} * {{amg name|54810}} * [http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2011/08/interview-with-betsy-palmer.html An Interview with Betsy Palmer, August 2011] {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, Betsy}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:DePaul University alumni]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:Actors from Indiana]] [[Category:Actors from Chicago]] [[Category:People from East Chicago, Indiana]]