Palmer, Patricia "Betsy" Hrunek (1926-2015)

Betsy Palmer was an American actress. Her first television appearance was in 1951 on Miss Susan. She is well-known for her part as Pamela Voorhees on Friday the 13th. She also starred in multiple Broadway shows and was a member of the Actors Studio in Hell's Kitchen. She lived in Englewood for a time in the late 1960s. Palmer married Vincent J. Merendino in 1954 and divorced him in 1971. She had one daughter, Melissa.

Weber, Bruce. “Betsy Palmer, 88, Dies; from TV Panelist to ‘Friday the 13th’ Villainess.” The New York Times, 2 June 2015.

United States Steel Corporation

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Public Domain

1926-11-01

East Chicago, Indiana, USA

2015-05-29

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