Betsy Ann Brandt (born March 14, 1973) is an American actress. She
portrayed Marie Schrader in Breaking Bad (2008â€"2013) and played
Heather Hughes in the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces (2015â€"2019).Brandt
was born in Auburn, Michigan. She is of German descent. She graduated
from Bay City Western High School in Auburn, Michigan in 1991. 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 Urbanaâ€"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.
portrayed Marie Schrader in Breaking Bad (2008â€"2013) and played
Heather Hughes in the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces (2015â€"2019).Brandt
was born in Auburn, Michigan. She is of German descent. She graduated
from Bay City Western High School in Auburn, Michigan in 1991. 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 Urbanaâ€"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.
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