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Betsy Brandt, who played Marie Schrader on Breaking Bad (Walter White's sister-in-law), filed for divorce from her husband of 25 years Grady Olsen. According to TMZ, which first reported the news, Brandt filed pro per (i.e., without a lawyer), citing "irreconcilable differences."
The actress married Olsen in September 1998, and they share two children. Per the publication, the pair have been separated since August 2023. Further, she is asking for legal and physical custody of their minor child, who is 16. Brandt noted that they have yet to split their possessions (it remains unclear whether they have a prenup).
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Per Celebrity Net Worth, Betsy Brandt boasts an estimated net worth of $4 million.
Betsy Brandt made her television debut in 2001 on the CBS legal drama, Judging Amy
Betsy Brandt was born in March 1973 in Bay City, Michigan. She attended Bay City Western High School in Auburn and earned a Fine Arts degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (1996). According to her profile on IMDb, Brandt is of German descent.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, the actress subsequently graduated with an MFA from Harvard University's Institute for a Advanced Theater Training and also studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow.
After her studies, Brandt moved to Seattle, Washington, working for theatre productions like Much Ado About Nothing, Ridiculous Fraud, The Language Archive, and Next Fall. She also appeared in smaller roles in films since her 1998 short, Confidence.
In 2001, the actress made her television debut on the CBS legal drama, Judging Amy. She has since appeared on shows like JAG, ER, NCIS, CIS, and Boston Legal.
Brandt rose to fame appearing as radiologic technologist Marie Schrader on Breaking Bad. Schrader was Walter White's sister-in-law (Skyler's sister) and was married to DEA Agent Hank Schrader (played by Dean Norris). She appeared in 62 episodes and later reprised her role during the Better Call Saul finale.
Her work on the show earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2014 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast). A critic for Slate, Sam Adams, praised Betsy's performance in Better Call Saul in an X post writing:
"Did not foresee Betsy Brandt being the MVP of the Better Call Saul finale."
Betsy's on-show husband, Norris, jumped on Twitter to praise her performance, writing:
"My awesome @betsy_brandt was so good in @BetterCallSaul finale!"
In 2015 she was cast as Heather Hughes on the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces. Betsy Brandt appeared in 79 episodes (until the show's cancellation in 2019).
Some of her other acting credits include Flint, Soulmates, The Michael J. Fox Show, Parenthood, and The Valet. According to her profile on IMDb, in 2021, she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television at the 2021 Critics Choice Awards.
Neither Brandt nor Olsen has publicly commented on the development.
