Betsy Brandt

Betsy Brandt
Brandt in July 2012
Born (1973-03-14) March 14, 1973[1][2]
Bay City, Michigan, U.S.
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BFA)
Harvard University (MFA)
Occupation Actress
Years active 1998–present
Spouse(s)
Grady Olsen (m. 1996)
Children 2

Betsy Ann Brandt is an American actress. She portrayed Marie Schrader in Breaking Bad and co-stars in the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces.

Early life

Brandt was born in Bay City, Michigan,[3] the daughter of teacher Janet and electrician Gary Brandt.[4] She is of German descent. She graduated from Bay City Western High School in Auburn, Michigan in 1991.[5] Brandt took an interest in theater from an early age, but unlike many of her peers, she was more interested in directing stage musicals than starring in them. After winning the lead in a high school production of Exit the Body, she shifted her focus to acting.

Brandt received her BFA in acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1996.[6][7] She studied for her MFA at Harvard University's Institute for Advanced Theater Training and studied abroad the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow.[3] After graduation, Brandt moved to Seattle, Washington, where she worked in theater while appearing in several short films, beginning with Confidence in 1998. She eventually moved to Los Angeles.

Career

In theater, Brandt has acted in performances of Much Ado About Nothing with the Arizona Theatre Company, Control+Alt+Delete 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. She has had guest roles on the television shows Without a Trace, Judging Amy, ER, Boston Legal, The Practice, and NCIS.

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] 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.[6] Her performance was met with overwhelmingly positive reviews.[9]

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.[10][11][12]

Personal life

Brandt is married to fellow UIUC graduate Grady Olsen; they have two children.[5][6][13] She gave birth to her second child in 2008 while the second season of Breaking Bad was in production. Brandt and her family reside in Los Angeles, California.[3]

On June 6, 2010, Brandt was honored as the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus at the Bay City Western High School commencement, and was a featured speaker.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998ConfidenceNatashaShort film
2001Memphis Bound and GaggedThe Director
2001The Red Boot DiariesRachelShort film
2004Shelf LifeNikki Reynolds
2005All Features Great and SmallJenniferShort film
2011Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of LifeMadame Zaleski
2012Magic MikeBanker
2013The ProfessorThe ProfessorShort film
2016Between UsGigi
2016Claire in MotionClaire
2018We the CoyotesJeanine

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Judging AmyElizabeth GransonEpisode: "Imbroglio"
2002JAGLeslie RosenbaumEpisode: "The Promised Land"
2003ERFranny MyersEpisode: "Death and Taxes"
2003Without a TraceLibby Coulter2 episodes
2003The GuardianSofia TrokeyEpisode: "The Intersection"
2004NCISPO Barbara SwainEpisode: "The Good Wives Club"
2004The PracticeLynda HobbsEpisode: "Adjourned (AKA Cheers)"
2004Back When We Were GrownupsNonoTelevision film
2005Medical InvestigationKaren BanksEpisode: "Ice Station"
2006CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDawn HansonEpisode: "Burn Out"
2006Close to HomeKaren RandallEpisode: "Reasonable Doubts"
2007Boston LegalGwen RichardsEpisode: "Hope and Gory"
2007Side Order of LifeSara RoseEpisode: "Aliens"
2008–2013Breaking BadMarie Schrader51 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2013)
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2011–2012)
2010The Whole TruthSister Theresa BendictaEpisode: "Thicker Than Water"
2010Miami MedicalDanaEpisode: "Medicine Man"
2011No Ordinary FamilyDr. Lena HopkinsEpisode: "No Ordinary Double Standard"
2011–2012Private PracticeJoanna Gibbs2 episodes
2012–2015ParenthoodSandy7 episodes
2012Fairly LegalNatalie RobertsEpisode: "Shattered"
2013Body of ProofSusan HartEpisode: "Eye for an Eye"
2013–2014The Michael J. Fox ShowAnnie Henry22 episodes
2014Masters of SexBarbara7 episodes
2014Members OnlyLeslie HolmesPilot
2014Mothers of the BrideHaley SnowTelevision film
2015–presentLife in PiecesHeather HughesSeries regular
2017FANaticTess DanielsTelevision film
2017FlintLeeAnne WaltersTelevision film

References

  1. ↑ "Betsy Brandt". IMDb. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Betsy Brandt on Twitter". Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Betsy Brandt as Marie Schrader". AMC. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Betsy Brandt switching from Walter White to Michael J. Fox". The Washington Post. McClatchy-Tribune News Service. August 3, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Bay City's Brandt sinking her teeth into the role of Marie on AMC's 'Breaking Bad'". MLive.com. February 6, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 "U of I alum and 'Breaking Bad' star Betsy Brandt". Chicago Sun-Times. July 27, 2013. Archived from the original on August 4, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Actress Betsy Brandt '96 FAA of Breaking Bad talks Hollywood with Illinois Alumni". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. June 28, 2013. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Conversations with Ross: Featuring Betsy Brandt". Ross Carey.com. 2011.
  9. ↑ "The Michael J. Fox Show Season 1 Review". Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  10. ↑ Etkin, Jaimie; Jarett Wieselman. "Shonda Rhimes Takes Over ABC's Thursday Nights". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Betsy Brandt to co-star in The Club on ABC" (March 2014); accessed April 21, 2014.
  12. ↑ Lesley Goldberg. "ABC's 'Members Only' Not Moving Forward (Exclusive) - Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Betsy Brandt of Breaking Bad". Illinois Alumni Magazine. University of Illinois Alumni Association. June 14, 2013.
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