“Breaking Bad” Star Betsy Brandt and Husband Grady Olsen Divorcing After 25 Years of Marriage
The couple separated more than a year ago, according to Brandt's divorce filing
The couple separated more than a year ago, according to Brandt's divorce filing Maya Dehlin Spach/WireImage; Frazer Harrison/WireImage Betsy Brandt and Grady Olsen:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)/Betsy-Brandt-Grady-Olsen-122724-tout-2-2b7c282508d44e8093efad75a4fcccec.jpg "Betsy Brandt and Grady Olsen")
Betsy Brandt and Grady Olsen are going their separate ways after more than two decades of marriage.
According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, the Breaking Bad actress, 51, filed for divorce after 25 years of marriage on Dec. 26. Though the couple had already been separated for a year, she did so without a lawyer and cited the reason for the split as irreconcilable differences.
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Brandt, who is best known for her portrayal of Marie Schrader in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and Olsen married in September 1998. She listed their separation date as August 1, 2023 — just ahead of their 25th wedding anniversary.
In the filing, the actress indicated that she is seeking legal and physical custody of their son August, 16, and stated the couple will need to split up any property. It's unclear if they had a prenuptial agreement in place. Michael Buckner/Getty Grady Olsen and Betsy Brandt at the 2014 Golden Globes.
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Brandt most recently starred in The Grotto, which debuted on Oct. 18, as Alice, a woman mourning her late fiancé who died by suicide. When he leaves her control of 50% of his business — The Grotto, located in Joshua Tree, Calif. — Alice travels to meet the owner, becomes immersed in the business's inner workings and stumbles on a new chance at love.
Also in 2024, Brandt starred in Lifetime's The Bad Orphan. Loosely adapted from the adoption story of Natalia Grace, the movie follows “Jessica (Brandt) and Karl (Mark Taylor), loving parents to Rhiannon (Eve Edwards), who after years of trying to add to their family are elated to adopt Gabby (Chloe Coco Chapman), an 8-year-old orphan born with personal challenges,” according to an official synopsis. The film debuted on June 22.
