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Betsy Brandt
American actress (born 1973) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Betsy Brandt (born March 14, 1973)[2] is an American actress. She is known for portraying Marie Schrader in the crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), for which she received three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. She also appears in the sitcoms The Michael J. Fox Show (2013–2014) and Life in Pieces (2015–2019), the miniseries Soulmates (2020), and the psychological drama series Saint X (2023).
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Early life
Brandt was born in Bay City, Michigan.[3] She is of German descent. She graduated from Bay City Western High School in Auburn, Michigan, in 1991.[4]
Brandt received her BFA in acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1996.[5][6] She studied for her MFA at Harvard University's Institute for Advanced Theater Training and studied abroad at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow.[7]
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In theater, Brandt has acted in performances of Much Ado About Nothing with the Arizona Theatre Company, with the San Jose Repertory Theatre, Beth Henley's Ridiculous Fraud, Julia Cho's The Language Archive with South Coast Repertory, and Next Fall with Geffen Playhouse.
Brandt has had guest roles on the television shows Without a Trace, Judging Amy, ER, Boston Legal, The Practice, and NCIS.
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From 2008 to 2013, Brandt portrayed Marie Schrader in the AMC drama series Breaking Bad. She auditioned for three different roles before being offered the part of Marie.[8] She described her character as "an unpleasant bitch", but also stated that there was more to her than that. "I think we're seeing more of it now that she would be there for her family. But it's all about her."[9] She reprised her role as Marie Schrader for the Better Call Saul series finale.
In 2012, she was cast as Sandy in Parenthood. Brandt was cast as Annie Henry on The Michael J. Fox Show, which premiered in September 2013.[5] Her performance was met with positive reviews.[10]
In 2014, Brandt was cast as one of the lead characters in the ABC series Members Only created by Susannah Grant, but the series did not go forward.[11][12][13] From 2015 to 2019, she starred as Heather Short Hughes in the CBS comedy series Life in Pieces. The series was cancelled after four seasons.
In 2020, Brandt was announced to be playing the role of Cleo in the pilot episode of the NBC sitcom Jefferies, which was created by Jim Jefferies and Suzanne Martin.[14] To date, the pilot remains unaired.
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Personal life
Brandt married fellow UIUC graduate Grady Olsen in 1998; they have two children.[4][5][15]
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Notes
- Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
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