Angela Marie Bettis is an American

United States

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 actress, film producer

Film producer

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 and director

Film director

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 best known for her lead roles in the 2002 TV remake of the Stephen King

Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...

 film Carrie

Carrie (2002 film)

Carrie is a 2002 horror television film based on the novel Carrie by Stephen King, originally intended as a pilot for a TV series in which Carrie moves to Florida to help others with telekinetic problems, which never materialized...

, the title character in May

May (film)

May is a 2002 American horror film. It stars Angela Bettis, Anna Faris, and Jeremy Sisto, and was written and directed by Lucky McKee.-Plot:...

(2002), and in Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted (film)

Girl, Interrupted is a 1999 drama film about a teenager's 18-month stay at a mental institution, starring Winona Ryder, Brittany Murphy, Angelina Jolie, Whoopi Goldberg and Vanessa Redgrave, with Jolie winning an Academy Award for her performance....

as the anorexic

Anorexia nervosa

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 girl Janet Webber.

Early life

Bettis was born in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

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 to Mary Lynn (née

Married and maiden names

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 Guthrie) and Richard Joseph Bettis and graduated from Westlake High School.

Acting career

Her debut role was a lead in the romantic tragedy, Sparrow

Sparrow (1993 film)

Sparrow is a 1993 Italian drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli. It is an adaptation of Giovanni Verga's novel, Storia di una capinera and was filmed in Sicily in 1993...

, directed by Franco Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli

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, at the age of eighteen. After that film she attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. She later went on to star in a film called The Last Best Sunday, before supporting Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

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 in Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted (film)

Girl, Interrupted is a 1999 drama film about a teenager's 18-month stay at a mental institution, starring Winona Ryder, Brittany Murphy, Angelina Jolie, Whoopi Goldberg and Vanessa Redgrave, with Jolie winning an Academy Award for her performance....

and Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger

Kimila Ann "Kim" Basinger is an American actress and former fashion model.She is known for her portrayals of Domino Petachi, the Bond girl in Never Say Never Again , and Vicki Vale, the female lead in Batman . Basinger received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture...

 in Bless the Child

Bless the Child

Bless the Child is a 2000 supernatural thriller film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Angela Bettis, Rufus Sewell, Christina Ricci, and Holliston Coleman...

.

Bettis is most famous for her work in independent horror film

Horror film

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s, and especially her working relationship with writer/director Lucky McKee

Lucky McKee

Edward Lucky McKee is an American director, writer, and actor, largely known for the 2002 film May, which has acquired a cult following.-Biography:...

. Her title role in McKee's 2002 film May won her something of a cult following

Cult following

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. Since then, she has appeared in McKee's Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror

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episode, "Sick Girl", and provided a voice-over for his film The Woods. In 2006, their May roles reversed, when McKee acted for Bettis in her directorial debut, Roman

Roman (film)

Roman is a 2006 suspense-horror film starring Lucky McKee and Kristen Bell with Angela Bettis directing. The movie is a spin-off of 2002 cult hit May. In May, Angela Bettis played the title role and Lucky McKee directed, roles which have been switched for Roman...

, based on a McKee script.

Bettis starred as Carrie White

Carrie White

Carietta "Carrie" N. White is a fictional character created by Stephen King who has the power of telekinesis.In every adaptation and portrayal of Carrie, she is shown as an outcast, loathed and taunted by her fellow students and constantly scolded by her mother, Margaret White, an abusive, mentally...

 in Carrie

Carrie (2002 film)

Carrie is a 2002 horror television film based on the novel Carrie by Stephen King, originally intended as a pilot for a TV series in which Carrie moves to Florida to help others with telekinetic problems, which never materialized...

, a made-for-TV remake

Remake

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 of Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma

Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over 40 years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films, including such box office successes as the horror film Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, The Untouchables, and Mission:...

's 1976 classic, and headlined Tobe Hooper

Tobe Hooper

Tobe Hooper is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the horror film genre. His works include the cult classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , along with its first sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ; the three-time Emmy-nominated Stephen King film adaptation...

's Toolbox Murders, an in-name-only remake of an obscure 1970s horror film. She also starred in the crime thriller Scar

Scar (film)

Scar is a horror/crime thriller film. It stars actress Angela Bettis, known for starring in the remake of the horror classic horrorfilm Carrie...

.

She is set for the lead role in the film adaptation of Jack Ketchum

Jack Ketchum

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's The Woman

The Woman

The Woman is a 2011 American crime horror film directed by Lucky McKee.-Plot:When a successful country lawyer captures and attempts to "civilize" the last remaining member of a violent clan that has roamed the Northeast coast for decades, he puts the lives of his family in jeopardy.-Cast:*...

.

Recently, she had a recurring role in Dexter

Dexter (TV series)

Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer...

's fifth season as Emily Birch, the first victim of Jordan Chase.

Producing career

In addition, Bettis has produced many short films through her production company, MoFreek, which she co-owns with her husband, Kevin Ford.

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