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name: "Betsy Brantley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/betsy-brantley"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 September 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:15.714229+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Betsy Brantley

Actor. Born 20 September 1955 in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 September 1955, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, USA
- **Active:** 1987–present
- **Also known as:** Betsey Brantley, Elizabeth Jeanne Brantley

## Biography

Betsy Brantley is an American actress. She grew up in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in the United Kingdom.

Her film roles include Kate in *Five Days One Summer* (1982), Neely Pritt in *Shock Treatment* (1981), The Mother in *The Princess Bride* (1987), Eileen McWirther in *The Fourth Protocol* (1987), Jessica's Performance Model in *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), Mrs. Munson in *Schizopolis* (1997), and the voice of Kimi in *Kimi* (2022). On television she has appeared in *Tour of Duty* and *Second Noah*.

She is the older sister of producer and screenwriter Duncan Brantley. She was married to filmmaker Steven Soderbergh from 1989 to 1994 and previously to actor Simon Dutton.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Kimi* (2022), Fi1m 77, as Kimi (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/kimi.md)
- *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), Fi1m 89, as Jessica's Performance Model — [page](https://film.one/film/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md)
- *The Princess Bride* (1987), Fi1m 86, as The Mother — [page](https://film.one/film/the-princess-bride.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Schizopolis* (1997), Actor

## Also known for

- *Deep Impact* (1998), Ellen Biederman
- *Mercury Rising* (1998), Special Ed Teacher #2
- *Double Jeopardy* (1999), Prosecutor
- *Dark Angel* (1990), Diane Pallone
- *Beauty and the Beast* (1987), Nancy Tucker
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), Elsie Cubitt
- *The Fourth Protocol* (1987), Eileen McWirther
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), Joanne McNabb

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