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Betsy Palmer
(born
Patricia Betsy Hrunek
; November 1, 1926 – May 29, 2015) was an
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
.
Palmer was born on November 1, 1926 in
East Chicago
,
Indiana
.
[1]
She was of
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
, aged 88.
[2]