Actor

Paula Shaw

July 17, 1941 · The Bronx, New York, USA

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.

Notable work

8.3
Supernatural (2005)
as Grandmother Demon
7
Insomnia (2002)
as Coroner
8.4
The X-Files (1993)
as Ward Nurse
6.1
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
as Mrs. Pamela Voorhees
8
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
as Angela
5.7
Reindeer Games (2000)
as Aunt Lisbeth

Often works with

Jay Brazeau
3 titles together
Insomnia, Day of the Dead, 21 Jump Street
Katharine Isabelle
2 titles together
Insomnia, Freddy vs. Jason
Bruce Harwood
2 titles together
The X-Files, The Outer Limits
Steven Williams
2 titles together
The X-Files, 21 Jump Street
Tom Butler
2 titles together
Freddy vs. Jason, The Outer Limits
Tom Heaton
2 titles together
Reindeer Games, The Outer Limits

Full filmography · 63

Round and Round
as Grandma Rosie
2023
Hanukkah on Rye
as Esther
20226.2
Wedding of a Lifetime
as Rose Alexander
2022
The Wedding Veil Legacy
as Gia
20227.4
Debbie Macomber's A Mrs. Miracle Christmas
as Helen
20216.8
It Was Always You
as Grandma Vivien
20217.3
Five Star Christmas
as Margo Ralston
20206.9
Elsewhere
as Dora Maloney
20205.5
Fall Back Down
as Mrs. Simmons
2019
Picture a Perfect Christmas
as Louise Griffith
20196.2
Coming Home for Christmas
as Pippa Marley
20176.6
Destination Wedding
as Grandma Goldie
20175.9