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Betsy Brandt (born March 14, 1973) is an American actress. She is known for playing Marie Schrader on the AMC Crime film series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and Heather Hughes on the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces (2015–2019).
Brandt received her BFA in acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1996. 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. 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.
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. 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." 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. Her performance was met with positive reviews. She reprised her role as Marie Schrader for the Better Call Saul series finale.
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. "Betsy Brandt to co-star in The Club on ABC" (March 2014); accessed April 21, 2014.
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. To date, the pilot remains unaired.
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.
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| Memphis Bound...and Gagged | |
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| Also known as Shelf Life | |
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| Short film | |
| Episode: "Imbroglio" | |
| Episode: "The Promised Land" | |
| Episode: "Death and Taxes" | |
| 2 episodes | |
| Episode: "The Intersection" | |
| Episode: "The Good Wives Club" | |
| Episode: "Adjourned (AKA Cheers)" | |
| Television film | |
| Episode: "Ice Station" | |
| Episode: "Burn Out" | |
| Episode: "Reasonable Doubts" | |
| Episode: "Hope and Gory" | |
| Episode: "Aliens" | |
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| Episode: "Thicker Than Water" | |
| Episode: "Medicine Man" | |
| Episode: "No Ordinary Double Standard" | |
| 2 episodes | |
| Recurring role; 7 episodes | |
| Episode: "Shattered" | |
| Episode: "Eye for an Eye" | |
| Main role | |
| Recurring role; 7 episodes | |
| Television pilot | |
| Television film | |
| Main role | |
| Voice acting; episode: "Stan-Dan Deliver" | |
| Television film | |
| Television film | |
| Recurring role; 6 episodes | |
| Recurring role; 5 episodes | |
| Recurring role | |
| Episode: "'Til Death Do Us Part" | |
| Cleo | Unaired pilot |
| Recurring role | |
| Episode: "Saul Gone" | |
| Episode: "Jessie's Story" | |
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| Television film | |
| Episode: Post-Rage | |
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| 2013 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Breaking Bad | ||
| 2014 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Breaking Bad |
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