Betsy Brandt was born in Bay City, Michigan, USA as Betsy Ann Brandt. She is an actress, known for Breaking Bad (2008), Life in Pieces (2015) and Magic Mike (2012). She has been married to Grady Olsen since 1996. They have two children.
In high school, a teacher's friend in the police department asked me to go into a bar and flash a fa...Show more »
In high school, a teacher's friend in the police department asked me to go into a bar and flash a fake ID saying I was 21 even though I wasn't. They were assuming the bar wasn't carding people. Anyway, she forgot to ask for it back. I used it all freshman year in college. Show less «
I believe gelato is meant to be treated as medicine and taken daily as a prescription.
I believe gelato is meant to be treated as medicine and taken daily as a prescription.
I can tell you, we had a lot of fun at 'Breaking Bad.' You have to.
I can tell you, we had a lot of fun at 'Breaking Bad.' You have to.
For 'Breaking Bad,' it was like, that's one of the best pilots, probably the best pilot I have ever ...Show more »
For 'Breaking Bad,' it was like, that's one of the best pilots, probably the best pilot I have ever read. Show less «
For me, I need to be able to show up on set and fart around and goof around. If I can have that, whe...Show more »
For me, I need to be able to show up on set and fart around and goof around. If I can have that, when I'm not acting, then when I'm acting I can go however deep and dark and bad I need to. I developed that more with 'Breaking Bad' because I've never worked on anything as dark for as long. Show less «
I love opening night, and I love doing plays. But one of my favorite parts about doing a play or wor...Show more »
I love opening night, and I love doing plays. But one of my favorite parts about doing a play or working on a new play is rehearsal. Show less «
After you leave a show - any show, but for me especially after 'Breaking Bad' - you hope for a job t...Show more »
After you leave a show - any show, but for me especially after 'Breaking Bad' - you hope for a job to help soften the blow now that you don't have this amazing job anymore, and you hope that it's good. Show less «
I feel 'Breaking Bad' - maybe everybody says this about their show - I feel like this show is so spe...Show more »
I feel 'Breaking Bad' - maybe everybody says this about their show - I feel like this show is so special that I don't 'know' that I necessarily really know what it's like to do a regular show. Show less «
It'd be great to do some other TV. 'Breaking Bad' is definitely my home, but I'd love to have a nice...Show more »
It'd be great to do some other TV. 'Breaking Bad' is definitely my home, but I'd love to have a nice hiatus gig, like a recurring role. Or to do a good film. I'd like to do a Woody Allen movie. I really didn't have a plan, and that's okay with me. Show less «
Everybody - even huge movie stars - have downs. That's just how it is. The work ebbs and flows. My m...Show more »
Everybody - even huge movie stars - have downs. That's just how it is. The work ebbs and flows. My manager and I were saying, 'Let's remember that in 2013 we were soooo busy.' So whenever it is that we're not, maybe it'll come back again. Maybe it won't. But you've gotta love the ride. Show less «
I'd like to be on the next 'Six Feet Under,' whatever that is.
I'd like to be on the next 'Six Feet Under,' whatever that is.
My son is pre-K and my daughter is in elementary school. So they don't watch the show. But my son kn...Show more »
My son is pre-K and my daughter is in elementary school. So they don't watch the show. But my son knows that I'm on it - he says that 'Breaking Bad' is his favorite show even though he's never seen it. It's really great that he says that, because it makes me look like mother of the year. Show less «
I like 'Mad Men,' and I think 'The Killing' is pretty great too. I like 'Brothers & Sisters.'
I like 'Mad Men,' and I think 'The Killing' is pretty great too. I like 'Brothers & Sisters.'
When I read both pilots for 'Breaking Bad' and the 'Michael J. Fox Show,' I turned to my husband in ...Show more »
When I read both pilots for 'Breaking Bad' and the 'Michael J. Fox Show,' I turned to my husband in real life, and I'm like, 'That is an amazing script.' Show less «