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Betsy Brandt

Betsy Brandt

Actor, also producer · Born March 14, 1973 (53) · Bay City, Michigan, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 1 other major award body

Betsy Ann Brandt is an American actress. She portrayed Marie Schrader in Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and played Heather Hughes in the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces (2015–2019).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 14, 1973 (53)
From
Bay City, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Betsy Brandt's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
20%
Morality
14%
Society
10%
Survival
7%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 8 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 9
Ally
2 of 9
Shapeshifter
2 of 9
Herald
2 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Contemplative
10
Melancholic
9
Tense
6
Joyful
6
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Betsy Brandt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Betsy Brandt's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

62 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Adult Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Lisa

  • Fall Risk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Anne

  • The Bad Orphan(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Jessica

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Saint X(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mia Thomas

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Accused(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Kara

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Mayfair Witches(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Katherine Mayfair

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The Grotto(2022)

    as Alice Kendall

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Valet(2022)

    as Kathryn Royce

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Housewives of the North Pole(2021)

    as Diana

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Killing Eleanor(2020)

    as Anya Grillo

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Soulmates(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Caitlin

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Love, Victor(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dawn

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Straight Up(2019)

    as Topanga

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Run Sweetheart Run(2020)

    as Judy

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Unicorn(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Caroline

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Pearson(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Stephanie Novak

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Being and Nothingness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Holly

  • We the Coyotes(2018)

    as Jeanine

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Million Little Things(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Colleen Stewart

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Flint(2017)

    as LeeAnne Walters

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Ruth

  • Landline(2017)

    as Fiona Sanders

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • FANatic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Tess Daniels/ Galanica

  • Claire in Motion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Claire

  • Between Us(2016)

    as Gigi

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Life in Pieces(2015)

    Show 79 episodes · as Heather Short

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Mothers of the Bride(2015)

    as Haley Snow

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Better Call Saul(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Marie Schrader

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Masters of Sex(2013)

    Show 7 episodes · as Barbara Sanderson

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Michael J. Fox Show(2013)

    Show 22 episodes · as Annie Henry

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Professor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Professor

  • Magic Mike(2012)

    as Banker

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life(2011)

    as Madame Zaleski

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Fairly Legal(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Natalie Roberts

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Conan(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Miami Medical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Parenthood(2010)

    Show 7 episodes · as Sandy

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Breaking Bad: Original Minisodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as Marie Schrader

  • Childrens Hospital(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Kids

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Breaking Bad(2008)

    Show 62 episodes · as Marie Schrader

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Private Practice(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joanna Gibbs

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • John Wang's Nebraska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Close to Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen Randall

  • Shelf Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Nikki Reynolds

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse Jocelyn (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • All Features Great and Small (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jennifer

  • Back When We Were Grownups(2004)

    as Nono

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Gwen Richards

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Medical Investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen Banks

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara Swain

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Libby Coulter

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Guardian(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Sofia Trokey

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Memphis Bound... and Gagged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as The Director

  • The Red Boot Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Rachel

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Dawn Hanson

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Gretchen Stewart

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Confidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Natasha

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Lynda Hobbs

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Franny Myers

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Nono

  • Doom Scroll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Hope/Esperanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 62 titles, 60 of them dated from 1951 to 2025; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Straight Up (2019)

$16K worldwide

Highest rated

Breaking Bad (2008)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19512025

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting62 of 62: 61 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thProducing1 of 62: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1990s4 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s23 · acting2020s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 20% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award from 4 major nominations, 2012–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television
  2. 2014
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2013
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  4. 2012
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Betsy Brandt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 42 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Landline (2017)

97th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Breaking Bad (2008)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Betsy Brandt's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 12 · minimalMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles37–53 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Betsy Brandt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Betsy Brandt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Thomas Sadoski shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers