Wat veel mensen vaak niet realiseren is dat in de eerste Friday the 13th Jason Voorhees niet eens de killer was zoals we hem kenden. Maar het zijn moeder was die iedereen in het kamp afslachtte. Deze rol werd gespeeld door de actrice Betsy Palmer en deze is dit weekeinde overleden op 88 jarige leeftijd.

Actress Betsy Palmer passed away on Friday at a hospice care center in her home state of Connecticut, according to the Associated Press. The 88-year-old veteran of stage and screen died of natural causes and is survived by her daughter. While she had an incredible career that spanned six decades, Palmer's legacy became her portrayal of Pamela Voorhees, the sadistic and vengeful mother of a child who drowned at Camp Crystal Lake in the 1980 box office hit Friday the 13th.

It was a role that she wasn't exactly happy about taking in the first place, and after critics railed against the film and mocked her decision to take the part, she was reluctant to accept her place in horror movie history.