Betsy Holden (born October 19, 1955) is a corporate director of Tribune Company. Holden served as Co-CEO of Kraft Foods from 2001 to 2004.^[1][2] She is currently a senior advisor to McKinsey & Company and a member of the Duke University Board of Trustees.^[3]

Early life[link]

Holden was in Lubbock, Texas on October 19, 1955. She grew up in Washington, Pennsylvania. Her father was an obstetrician and her mother, a former accountant, was a homemaker. Holden has two siblings.

Holden received her A.B. from Duke University in 1977, and an M.Ed and an MBA from Northwestern University in 1978 1982.^[4]

Career[link]

Holden began her career as an assistant product manager in the deserts division of General Foods Corporation. In 1987, she became group brand manager of confections and snacks at Kraft. In 1990, she was appointed a vice president. Holden became an executive vice president in 1995 and president of the Cheese division in 1997. In 1998, Holden was named executive vice president of Kraft Foods. In 2000, Holden was named president and CEO of Kraft Foods North America. In 2001, Holden became Co-CEO of Kraft Foods. However, in 2004, Holden was demoted to president of global marketing and category development.^[5]

References[link]

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Betsy Brandt
Betsy Brandt at 2010 Emmy Awards
Born	November 14, 1976[citation needed] Bay City, Michigan, USA

Betsy Brandt is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Marie Schrader in Breaking Bad.

Early life[link]

Brandt is a native of Bay City, Michigan.^[1] Betsy graduated from Western High School in 1991.^{[citation needed]}

Brandt received her BFA in acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She also studied theatre at Harvard University (at the Moscow Art Theatre Institute), as well as at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow.^[1]

Career[link]

In theatre, Brandt has acted in performances of Much Ado About Nothing with the Arizona Theatre Company, Control+Alt+Delete with the San Jose Repertory Theatre, Beth Henley's Ridiculous Fraud, Julia Cho's The Language Archive with South Coast Repertory, and Next Fall with Geffen Playhouse

She had guest roles on the television programs Without a Trace (in the recurring role of Libby), Judging Amy, ER, Boston Legal, The Practice and NCIS. She is currently featured in the AMC drama series Breaking Bad as Marie Schrader. Brandt read for three different roles before being offered the part of Marie.^[2]

Her film credits include Shelf Life, Confidence and Memphis Bound and Gagged.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[link]

Brandt is married and has two children. She gave birth to her second child in 2008 while the second season of Breaking Bad was in production. She and her family reside in Los Angeles.^[1]

On June 6, 2010 Betsy was honored as the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus at the Western High School commencement, and was a featured speaker.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Memphis Bound & Gagged
• Shelf Life
• Betsy Brandt at the Internet Movie Database

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Laurie Holden
Laurie Holden at 2012 ACE Eddie Awards Arrivals
Born	Heather Laurie Holden (1972-12-17) December 17, 1972 (age 39) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1980–present
Parents	Glen Corbett (deceased) Adrienne Ellis
Relatives	Gloria Holden (grandmother, deceased) Michael Anderson (stepfather) Christopher Holden (brother)

Heather Laurie Holden (born December 17, 1972, Los Angeles)^[1] is an American-Canadian actress and human rights activist. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Marita Covarrubias in The X-Files, Adele Stanton on The Majestic, Cybil Bennett in Silent Hill, Amanda Dumfries in The Mist, Olivia Murray in The Shield, and Andrea in The Walking Dead.

Early life and education[link]

Born in Los Angeles in 1969 (according to some sources such as IMDB.com) and raised in Toronto,^[2][3] Holden holds dual citizenship in both the U.S. and Canada. She was born in 1972 to actors Glen Corbett and Adrienne Ellis. Her grandmother was actress Gloria Holden. Her parents divorced, and her mother married director Michael Anderson. Her first role was on The Martian Chronicles (1980), when she played Rock Hudson's daughter. A graduate of U.C.L.A, she is a member of the National Honor Society and has been the recipient of the prestigious Natalie Wood Acting Award. She is currently enrolled at Columbia University where she is acquiring her Master of Human Rights degree.

Television and film career[link]

Laurie Holden in New York Comic Con in 2011 to promote The Walking Dead.

Holden has starred in numerous television and film projects and has received worldwide critical acclaim and honorable recognition for her diverse and eclectic choice of roles.

Early in her career, Holden made a name for herself by costarring opposite Burt Reynolds in Physical Evidence (1989), Vanessa Redgrave in the miniseries Young Catherine (1991) and William Shatner in the TV Movie TekWar: TekLab (1994). She played Mabel Dunham in the TV Movie The Pathfinder (1996) (based on the novel of James Fenimore Cooper). On stage, she starred in Time and the Conways, written by J. B. Priestley and The Winter's Tale, based on the play of William Shakespeare. Other stage roles include Regina in Ghosts and Procne in The Love of the Nightingale.

After making various guest appearances on Due South, Murder, She Wrote and Poltergeist: The Legacy, Holden found some success playing a memorable recurring role on the seminal sci-fi series The X-Files, that of Marita Covarrubias, a mysterious government worker who becomes an informant to Special Agent Fox Mulder starting in the fourth season of that show through the final one (1996–2002). She also had a supporting role, as Mary Travis, opposite Michael Biehn and Ron Perlman in the TV series based on the MGM classic The Magnificent Seven (1998–2000) for CBS.

Holden's most notable roles include starring opposite Jim Carrey in Frank Darabont's film The Majestic (2001) (It was while performing on stage in Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, that Holden was discovered by Darabont). As Carrey's long lost love, she received critical acclaim and praise for her performance.^[4]. In 2002, she played her role of Marita Covarrubias for the final episode of The X-Files. She also co-starred alongside Dean Cain, Jennifer Tilly and Tim Curry in the Canadian comedy Bailey's Billion$ (2004). Other memorable roles include such hits as Fantastic Four (2005) (where she played Michael Chiklis' former love interest), playing cult hero Cybil Bennett in Christophe Gans' artistic-horror video game adaptation of Silent Hill (2006),^[5] and co-starring as Amanda Dumfries opposite Marcia Gay Harden and Thomas Jane in Stephen King's The Mist (2007). Holden recently starred as Olivia Murray in FX's critically acclaimed series The Shield and has also been seen in AMC's The Walking Dead (2010), based on the graphic novels.^[6]. She plays Andrea, a civil rights lawyer and one of the main characters of the TV Series. Laurie Holden is actively producing film, theatre and television projects in addition to her acting pursuits.

Honors and nominations[link]

Holden was named as one of the top 100 Most Creative People in Hollywood in Entertainment Weekly's It List and One of Ten Actors to Watch by Variety. She also won "The Look of The Year" Elite model search in Toronto and was nominated in 1996 for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series for Due South (1994).

She was nominated in 2011 for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in Television for the series The Walking Dead.^[7] For her role in this series, she was also nominated in 2011 for the Scream Award for Best Supporting Actress.^[8]

Human rights[link]

Holden is a Founding Board Member of the Canadian Somaly Mam Foundation^[9] and an Advisory Board Member of The Somaly Mam Foundation in the U.S.

Filmography[link]

Documentary/Herself[link]

Laurie Holden in 2007 to promote The Mist.

• Inside the X Files (TV special documentary) .... Herself
• HBO First Look (1 episode, "The Majestic", 2001) (TV series documentary) .... Herself
• Path of Darkness: Making Silent Hill (2006) (video documentary) .... Herself
• Up Close with Carrie Keagan (1 episode, "15 November 2007", 2007) .... Herself
• When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' (2008) (video documentary short) .... Herself and special thanks
• Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' (2008) (video documentary short) .... Herself and special thanks
• Silent Hill: entre deux mondes (video documentary) (2009) .... Herself
• The Making of 'The Walking Dead (video documentary) (2011) .... Herself
• Nightmare Factory (2011) .... Herself
• Walking Dead (2011) (episode #1.6) .... Herself
• Walking Dead (2011) (episode #1.7) .... Herself
• Desmontando The Walking Dead (2011) (TV) : elle-même
• Walking Dead (2012) (episode #1.13) .... Herself

Theatre[link]

• The Only Game in Town (2000), based on the play of Frank D. Gilroy
• Cat On a Hot Tin Roof (2000), based on the play of Tennessee Williams
• The Love of the Nightingale, based on the play of Timberlake Wertenbaker : Procne
• Ghosts, based on the play of Henrik Ibsen : Regina
• Toros Y Hevos
• A Chorus Line, based on the book of James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante : Kristine
• The Winter's Tale, based on the play of William Shakespeare : Hermione
• Time and the Conways, based on the play of J. B. Priestley : Madge

References[link]

External links[link]

Biography portal

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• Laurie Holden at the Internet Movie Database

Gina Holden
Gina Holden attending the Saw 3D premiere on October 27, 2010.
Born	Gina Holden (1975-03-17) March 17, 1975 (age 37) Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Website
http://www.ginaholden.net

Gina Holden (born March 17, 1975) is a Canadian actress.

Early life[link]

Holden was born in the small town of Smithers, British Columbia, Canada, and moved often while growing up. With every move, Holden would join whatever community group she could so she could follow her passion for acting. At fifteen, she was signed to a modeling contract and moved to Japan. Holden studied the Japanese culture and quickly made it her second home. On returning to North America, Gina studied Japanese and took acting classes.^[1]

Acting career[link]

She starred as Dale Arden in Flash Gordon series,^[2] as Coreen Fennel on Blood Ties, and as Shea Allen in the CBS thriller series Harper's Island.^[3] She has also guest starred in shows including The CW series Life Unexpected. Aside from appearing in Final Destination 3 and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Holden portrayed Joyce Dagen in 2010's Saw 3D.^[4]

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Gina Holden at the Internet Movie Database