Betsy Aidem

Betsy Aidem (born October 28, 1957) is an American actress who plays for film, television and stage. Her film work includes "The Bleeding House", "See You in the Morning", "A Vigilante" and "Aeris". Her television work includes "The High Life", "The Americans", appearing in episodes, "Safe House" and "Covert War". Her stage work includes "Steel Magnolias" and "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress".
Background.
She is an Obie award winner, and first became interested in acting while she was in high school. Her debut was as a fairy in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". She is also a stage play director and her first professional production was in 2018, "A Doll's House, Part 2.", which was a stage production of the Lucas Hnath comedy. She was the first wife of William Fichtner and had a child with him.
Stage work.
Midway through 2009, Aidem was in Nicki Bloom's "Tender", a story about an act of violence that destroys a family. The play, directed by Daniela Topol, also starred Kerry Bishe, Michael Cullen, and Matt Dellapina.
In October 2018, she appeared as the loony and flamboyant Professor Carroway in "Love Course" which was about two eccentric neurotics, Carroway and Professor Burgess, teaching a course in romantic literature and two students who attend the course end up teaching it.
Film work.
1980s to 1990s.
Her earliest film work was in the 1982 film "A Little Sex", where she played a passer-by. In 1985, she appeared in the television film "" as Elissa Barak.
2000s.
She appeared in Sarah Daggar-Nickson's 2018 film "A Vigilante" which starred Olivia Wilde, Morgan Spector and Kyle Catlett. Also that year she was in "Aeris", a film about a couple adopting a sick kitten.
Television shows.
Her work on television shows includes reoccurring roles on "The High Life" as Irene, and as Dr. Sloane on "".