Betsy Brandt Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in acting and studied theater at Harvard University's Moscow Art Theatre Institute and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
• Made her screen acting debut in the short film "Confidence" in 1998
• Has appeared in stage productions of "Much Ado About Nothing," "Ridiculous Fraud" and "Control Alt Delete․"
• Best known for playing Marie Schrader on AMC's "Breaking Bad," she has also worked extensively in theatre and had various guest roles on TV series such as "CSI" and films such as "Magic Mike․"
• Has admitted to having a childhood crush on Michael J․ Fox, her co-star on 2013's "The Michael J․ Fox Show," and even credited his work on "Family Ties" for showing her how to be funny