1. Betsy Brandt was born on March 14,1973 and is an American actress.
14 Facts About Betsy Brandt
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Betsy Brandt is known for playing Marie Schrader on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad and Heather Hughes on the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces.
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Betsy Brandt graduated from Bay City Western High School in Auburn, Michigan, in 1991.
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Betsy Brandt 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.
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Betsy 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, Betsy Brandt portrayed Marie Schrader in the AMC drama series Breaking Bad.
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Betsy Brandt auditioned for three different roles before being offered the part of Marie.
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Betsy Brandt described her character as "an unpleasant bitch", but stated that there was more to her than that.
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Betsy Brandt reprised her role as Marie Schrader for the Better Call Saul series finale.
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In 2014, Betsy 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.
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In 2020, Betsy 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.
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Betsy Brandt married fellow UIUC graduate Grady Olsen in 1998; they have two children.
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Betsy Brandt gave birth to her second child in 2008 while the second season of Breaking Bad was in production.
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On June 6,2010, Betsy Brandt was honored as the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus at the Bay City Western High School commencement, and was a featured speaker.