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Betty FrancisPlayed by January Jones

Mad Men Season 6
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Betty’s marriage to Henry was on solid footing, having moved with Sally, Bobby and Gene into a Victorian mansion in Rye, New York. However, Betty struggled with her significant weight gain and altered appearance. A cancer scare turned out to be a benign nodule on her thyroid, leading her to lament that she’s just fat. She continued to be challenged by her jealousy of Megan, whom she referred to as Don’s “child bride.” Betty’s relationship with Sally grew even more contentious when she told Sally about Anna Draper in a failed attempt to drive a wedge between Don and Megan. Betty then reconciled with Sally when Sally got her period and fled home to the comfort of her mother’s arms.

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Betty Francis Quotes

“If the clothes from that dry cleaning bag are on the floor of my closet, you’re going to be a very sorry young lady.”
Season 1, Episode 2: “The Ladies Room”
“Honestly, I think she’s jealous of me. I’ve seen it before, I was in a sorority.”
Season 1, Episode 4: “New Amsterdam”
“My mother always said, ‘You’re painting a masterpiece, make sure to hide the brush strokes.’”
Season 1, Episode 7: “Red in the Face”
“As far as I’m concerned, as long as men look at me that way, I’m earning my keep.”
Season 1, Episode 7: “Red in the Face”
“Still, I can’t help but think that I’d be happy if my husband was faithful to me.” “The way he makes love — sometimes its what I want and sometimes, its obivously what someone else wants.”
Season 1, Episode 13: “The Wheel”
“I know people say life goes on, and it does, and no one tells you that’s not a good thing. Why is that?”
Season 1, Episode 10: “Long Weekend”
“Somewhere there’s a pregnant girl floating in a lake.”
Season 2, Episode 3: “The Benefactor”
Arthur: “You’re so profoundly sad.”
Betty: “No, it’s just that my people are Nordic.”
Season 2, Episode 3: “The Benefactor”
“I’m here all day alone with them. Out-numbered!”
Season 2, Episode 4: “Three Sundays”
“I would never do this to you. How could you do this to me?”
Season 2, Episode 8: “A Night to Remember”
“Go bang your head against the wall. Only boring people are bored.”
Season 3, Episode 6: “Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency”
“What’s a matter Don? Don’t know where you will be in three years?”
Season 3, Episode 7: “Seven Twenty Three”
“You don’t kiss boys, boys kiss you.”
Season 3, Episode 8: “Souvenir”
“I hate this place. I hate our friends. I hate this town.”
Season 3, Episode 8: “Souvenir”