Betsey Brown | |
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Relatives | Peter Vack (brother) |
Betsey Brown is an American actress and director best known for starring in The Scary of Sixty-First and for directing and performing in the 2021 satire Actors. [1] [2]
Brown was born and raised in Manhattan. Her father, Ron Brown, is a filmmaker, and her mother, Jane Brown, is a psychoanalyst. Her brother is actor and filmmaker Peter Vack. [1]
After appearing in a number of short films and bit roles, Brown wrote, directed, and starred in the 2015 short film Shegetsey Betsey, which won the Audience Award for Best Experimental Short at the New Orleans Film Festival. [1]
Brown starred in the 2021 film The Scary of Sixty-First , directed by Dasha Nekrasova. [3] Her feature debut, Actors, was released in 2021. The film's approach to transgender themes has attracted controversy; a 2023 screening of Actors at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago was cancelled due to public outcry. [4] It has been defended by prominent queer artists as "far more sophisticated...than anyone gives Betsey credit for" [5] and "an examination of cis people's attitudes towards trans people." [6]
Recently, Brown was a juror for the 2024 Florida Film Festival. [7]
Brown frequently collaborates with her brother, Peter Vack. [2] She appeared in his 2017 film Assholes, and he starred in Actors. In 2022, she was cast alongside Nekrasova and Chloe Cherry in www.RachelOrmont.com. [8]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | A Perfect Fit | Girl at Ballet Barre | — |
2010 | Consent | Samantha | — |
2012 | Forelsket | Betsey | — |
2015 | Lace Crater | Maybe Susan | — |
Shegetsey Betsey | Betsey | Short film, also wrote and directed | |
2017 | Assholes | Adah Shapiro | — |
2021 | The Scary of Sixty-First | Addy | — |
Actors | Betsey | Also wrote and directed | |
2022 | Hannah Ha Ha | Caitie | — |
All Jacked Up and Full of Worms | Samantha | — | |
2023 | Caviar | Antigone Corday | — |
The Sweet East | Betsy Ross Girl | — | |
2024 | Carnage for Christmas † | Radio Operator (voice) | Post-production |
TBA | www.RachelOrmont.com† | Post-production | |
Naked in the Park† | Post-production |
Year | Title | Row | Notes |
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2013–2014 | The Carrie Diaries | Jen #3 | 2 episodes |
2014 | A Crime to Remember | Gretchen Fritz | 1 episode |
2015 | Forever | Lucy Templeton | 1 episode |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2015 | New Orleans Film Festival | Audience Award for Best Experimental Short | Shegetsey Betsey | Won [1] |
2021 | Molins Film Festival | Audience Award Being Different - Best Actress | The Scary of Sixty-First | Won [9] |
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