Paula Shaw

Paula Shaw is the kind of performer I quietly root for: a character actor who spent decades making other people's scenes work. A life member of the Actors Studio, she logged television turns on shows like Barney Miller before finding her most recognizable role as Pamela Voorhees in Freddy vs. Jason. There's real craft in being the face audiences remember without ever carrying the marquee. She kept working into her eighties, passing in 2025, and that sustained commitment moves me more than any single credit. The screen needs people who anchor the edges of the frame, and she did it with conviction.

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Name (English)

Paula Shaw

Name (Japanese)

ポーラ・ショー

Reading

ぽーら・しょー

Born

July 17, 1941

Origin

The Bronx, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Snake

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula%20Shaw
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%A6%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%82%A6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3372569

Tags

• New York
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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