Beth Brennan Adair of "The Scotsman" branded the character a "sweet country lass". Beth Brennan Elizabeth "Beth" Brennan (also Willis) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera "Neighbours", played by Natalie Imbruglia. She made her debut screen appearance in the episode broadcast on 6 January 1992. She married Brad Willis in 1993, and the couple left Erinsborough for Perth. Behind the scenes Imbruglia quit the serial. Beth returned briefly in 1994 for the naming day of Brad's nephew, Zac Willis. Imbruglia was sixteen when she auditioned for and was cast in the role of Beth. Imbruglia later revealed that she
Beth A. Brown Beth A. Brown Beth A. Brown (July 15, 1969 – October 5, 2008) was a NASA astrophysicist. Brown was born in Roanoke, Virginia in 1969. She graduated from William Fleming High School in 1987 as valedictorian. She studied astrophysics at Howard University, graduating in 1991. While at Howard University, she played piccolo in several University bands. She joined Tau Beta Sigma in Fall 1990. She earned her M.S. in astronomy from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. from there in 1998. She was the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan's Department of Astronomy.