Cast & creator
Paula Shaw
Best known for Supernatural, The X-Files, The Outer Limits
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.
42
film credits
25
television credits
67
1967–2023 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (67)
Showing 67 of 67 credits
Supernatural
Grandmother Demon
2005
The X-Files
Ward Nurse
1993
The Outer Limits
Executive
1995The Outer Limits
Mrs. Janus
1995
Little House on the Prairie
Angela
1974
Ironside
1967
21 Jump Street
Mrs. Sanders
198721 Jump Street
Judge Jones
1987
Barney Miller
Paula Capshaw
1975
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Three's Company
Ruth Wood
1977
Lou Grant
1977
The Bob Newhart Show
Dr. Tammy Ziegler
1972
The Twilight Zone
Judge
2002
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Nana
2010
Wiseguy
1987
The Commish
1991
Da Vinci's Inquest
1998
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
So Weird
Betty Johnson
1999
Freddy vs. Jason
Mrs. Pamela Voorhees
2003
Mr. Young
2011
Insomnia
Coroner
2002
Reindeer Games
Aunt Lisbeth
2000
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Wulla Jean
1982
Day of the Dead
Mrs. French
2021
Beverly Hills Buntz
Mrs. Spelling
1987
Freedom to Love
Sandy
1969
The Wedding Veil Legacy
Gia
2022
Terminal City
2005
Picture a Perfect Christmas
Louise Griffith
2019
Savage Streets
Charlene
1984
Debbie Macomber's A Mrs. Miracle Christmas
Helen
2021
Wedding of a Lifetime
Rose Alexander
2022
Off Season
Managing Editor
2001
Elsewhere
Dora Maloney
2020
It Was Always You
Grandma Vivien
2021
Chupacabra Terror
Mrs. Hartman
2005
Hitched for the Holidays
Theresa
2012
Coming Home for Christmas
Pippa Marley
2017
Merchants of Venus
Dolores
1998
Chatterbox!
Policewoman
1977
Five Star Christmas
Margo Ralston
2020
...And Your Name Is Jonah
Ann
1979
We'll Meet Again
Edna Barry
2002
When the Bough Breaks
Judge
1986
The Ranch
Yetta
2004
Communion
Woman from Apartment
1989
Home for the Holidays
Miss Carol Parker
2005
Fatal Memories
Leah
1992
A Stranger in the Mirror
Mrs. Czinski
1993
Round and Round
Grandma Rosie
2023
Destination Wedding
Grandma Goldie
2017
Shame
Mrs. Rudolph
1992
Night Creep
Dr. Wayborn
2003
The Centerfold Girls
Mrs. Walker
1974
Twist of Faith
Hava Fisher
2013
In the Glitter Palace
Ruth
1977
Hanukkah on Rye
Esther
2022
The Roommates
Socks' Ex-Girlfriend
1973
To Hex with Sex
Lucibel
1969
Killer Bash
Janine J. Gordon
2005
Ties That Bind
Mrs. Vega
2006
Witchfire
Nurse Flemmings
1986
Fall Back Down
Mrs. Simmons
2019Herowork
Woman in Convertible
1977