Paula Shaw

{{short description|American actress}}

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1969–present

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Paula Shaw is an American actress. A life member of the Actors Studio,{{cite book|first=David|last=Garfield|title=A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio|year=1980|publisher=MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc.|location=New York|isbn=0-02-542650-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/playersplacestor00garf/page/280 280]|chapter=Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/playersplacestor00garf/page/280}} Shaw has portrayed characters in numerous films and on television (including a role as prostitute on Barney Miller, season three, "Quarantine", and season four, "Bugs"). She is perhaps most well known for portraying the character of Mrs. Pamela Voorhees in the Freddy vs. Jason movie.