Betsy Brandt is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Marie Schrader in Breaking Bad.
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1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 References
5 External links
[edit]Early life

Brandt is a native of Bay City, Michigan.[1] Betsy graduated from Western High School in 1991.[citation needed]
Brandt received her BFA in acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She also studied theatre at Harvard University (at the Moscow Art Theatre Institute), as well as at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow.[1]
[edit]Career

In theatre, 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 had guest roles on the television programs Without a Trace (in the recurring role of Libby), Judging Amy, ER, Boston Legal, The Practice and NCIS. She is currently featured in the AMC drama series Breaking Bad as Marie Schrader. Brandt read for three different roles before being offered the part of Marie.[2]
Her film credits include Shelf Life, Confidence and Memphis Bound and Gagged.[citation needed]
[edit]Personal life

Brandt is married and has two children. She gave birth to her second child in 2008 while the second season of Breaking Bad was in production. She and her family reside in Los Angeles.[1]
On June 6, 2010 Betsy was honored as the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus at the Western High School commencement, and was a featured speaker.