Paula Shaw
Born in The Bronx, New York, USA — Jul 17 1941• Died Sep 10 2025
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Biography
Paula Shaw (July 17, 1941 – September 10, 2025) wasan American actress. A life member of The Actors Studio, Shaw has portrayed characters in numerous films and on television. She is perhaps most well known who for portraying the character of Mrs. Pamela Voorhees in the Freddy vs. Jason movie.
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Paula Shaw's Credits
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Supernatural
Grandmother Demon
The X-Files
Ward Nurse
21 Jump Street
Mrs. Sanders
Little House on the Prairie
Angela
Starsky & Hutch
The Outer Limits
Executive
Barney Miller
Paula Capshaw
Ironside
Three's Company
Ruth Wood
Lou Grant
The Bob Newhart Show
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Nana
Wiseguy
The Commish
The Twilight Zone
Judge
Cagney & Lacey
Da Vinci's Inquest
Archie Bunker's Place
So Weird
Betty Johnson
Mr. Young
Insomnia
Coroner
Freddy vs. Jason
Mrs. Pamela Voorhees
Day of the Dead
Mrs. French
Terminal City
Freedom to Love
Sandy
Beverly Hills Buntz
Mrs. Spelling
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Wulla Jean
Reindeer Games
Aunt Lisbeth
Elsewhere
Dora Maloney
The Ranch
Yetta
Chatterbox!
Policewoman
Savage Streets
Charlene
Communion
Woman from Apartment
Picture a Perfect Christmas
Louise Griffith
Hitched for the Holidays
Theresa
Chupacabra Terror
Mrs. Hartman
Off Season
Managing Editor
...And Your Name Is Jonah
Ann
A Stranger in the Mirror
Mrs. Czinski
Shame
Mrs. Rudolph
Round and Round
Grandma Rosie
When the Bough Breaks
Judge
Merchants of Venus
Dolores
Fatal Memories
Leah
Hanukkah on Rye
Esther
The Centerfold Girls
Mrs. Walker
Witchfire
Nurse Flemmings
The Roommates
Socks' Ex-Girlfriend
Destination Wedding
Grandma Goldie
In the Glitter Palace
Ruth
It Was Always You
Grandma Vivien
The Wedding Veil Legacy
Gia
Home for the Holidays
Miss Carol Parker
We'll Meet Again
Edna Barry
Killer Bash
Janine J. Gordon
Coming Home for Christmas
Pippa Marley
Wedding of a Lifetime
Rose Alexander
Ties That Bind
Mrs. Vega
Five Star Christmas
Margo Ralston
Fall Back Down
Mrs. Simmons
Debbie Macomber's A Mrs. Miracle Christmas
Helen
Night Creep
Dr. Wayborn
Herowork
Woman in Convertible
To Hex with Sex
Lucibel