Tamara Braun

Tamara Braun (born April 18, 1971) is an American actress known for her work on daytime television. She portrayed the role of Carly Corinthos on General Hospital from 2001–2005 and Reese Williams on All My Children from 2008 to 2009. In 2009, Braun won the Daytime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Ava Vitali on Days of Our Lives. She departed the series in 2008, briefly returning in the role of Taylor Walker during 2011. In 2015, Braun resumed the role of Vitali as part of the series' 50th anniversary commemoration.

Tamara Braun
Braun in 2016
Born	April 18, 1971 Evanston, Illinois, United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present
Known for	Performance in American soap opera television
Television	General Hospital (2001–2005, 2014, 2017–2019) Days of Our Lives (2008, 2011, 2015–2016, 2020) All My Children (2008–2009)

In 2017, twelve years after exiting her role as Carly on General Hospital, Braun returned as Kim Nero, the single mother of Oscar, Carly’s daughter Josslyn’s boyfriend. In 2020, Braun received her second Daytime Emmy for her work as Kim Nero. Shortly thereafter, Braun transitioned to Days of Our Lives to reprise the role of Ava Vitali.

Early life and education

Tamara Braun was born in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, to a family of Jewish descent.[1][2] She attended Evanston Township High School. She was a psychology major at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and took a summer course in Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in England before backpacking throughout Europe.

Career

Braun is well known for her win at the 2009 Daytime Emmy Awards, receiving the accolade of Outstanding Supporting Actress for the role of Ava Vitali on Days of our Lives. She is also well known for her Emmy-nominated portrayal of Carly Corinthos on the ABC soap opera General Hospital, a role she played from 2001 to 2005. As Carly, Braun was featured very prominently as a romantic partner of characters Sonny Corinthos, portrayed by Daytime Emmy winner Maurice Benard, and Lorenzo Alcazar, portrayed by Ted King.

After leaving General Hospital, Braun played the female lead in the independent movie Little Chenier, which was filmed in Louisiana in August 2005. Braun worked with a dialect coach to perfect a Cajun accent, and she altered her appearance by getting a bronzed tan and darkening her hair. Tamara appeared as pastry chef Rose on four episodes of the ABC sitcom Freddie as a romantic interest of both lead male characters. Tamara has also starred in the independent film Limbo Lounge, directed by Tom Pankratz. In 2006 and 2007 respectively, Braun appeared on the CBS hit shows Cold Case and Ghost Whisperer; in the former she portrayed a country singer who helped cover up the murder of a fellow singer in order to protect her career. Additionally, she appeared in the 2007 season premiere of Without a Trace.

In 2008, Braun joined the cast of the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives in the Emmy-winning role of Ava Vitali, a woman from long-time veteran Stephen Nichols' character Steve Johnson's past. She left the soap in August 2008, but would go on to win a Daytime Emmy award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Ava Vitali.

Later that year she joined the cast of All My Children as Reese Williams, her second soap since leaving General Hospital in April 2005.

In July 2009, she landed the recurring role of Renee Ellen on the TNT show Saving Grace, starring Holly Hunter.

On February 15, 2011, Soap Opera Digest announced Braun would return to Days of Our Lives, in the new role of Taylor Walker, replacing actress Natalia Livingston.[3][4][5] On June 7, 2011, Braun was let go from Days of Our Lives; she made her final appearance as Taylor on September 22, 2011.[6] In July 2015, it was announced that Braun would reprise her portrayal of Ava on Days of Our Lives, in celebration of the soap's fiftieth anniversary.[7] She departed the role in March 2016.[8]

In October 2017, Entertainment Weekly announced Braun would return to General Hospital once again, this time in a new role.[9] She made her first appearance as Kim Nero on November 22, 2017.[10] She left the role in 2019. The following year, it was announced she would return to Days of Our Lives as Ava. She returned to the role in November, 2020. [11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Fallen Arches	Jenny
2006	Little Chenier	Marie-Louise LeBauve
2010	Limbo Lounge	Anya
2014	Pretty Rosebud	Candace
2017	Abduction of Angie	June
2017	Stalked By My Ex	Chloe	Television film (Lifetime)
2020	Kombucha Cure	Dr. Mara Cohen

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	The Sentinel	Stacey Neumann	Episode: "Sleeping Beauty"
1997	City Guys	Allison	Episode: "The College Girl"
1997	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Tara	Episode: "When She Was Bad"
1998	Party of Five	Marcy	Episode: "Parent Trap"
1998	The Magnificent Seven	Virginia	Episode: "Witness"
1998	7th Heaven	Ellen	Episode: "Let's Talk About Sex"
1998	Unhappily Ever After	Nell / Lacy	Episodes: "Love Letters", "Secrets"
1999	The Pretender	Claire Dunning	Episode: "Murder 101"
1999	DiResta	Amanda	Episode: "One Wedding and a Funeral"
2001	Off Centre	Lisa	Episodes: "Pilot", "Let's Meet Mike and Euan"
2001–05, 2014 2017-2019	General Hospital	Carly Corinthos Kim Nero	Regular role (515 episodes) Series Regular
2005-2006	Freddie	Rose	4 Episodes
2006	House	Grace Palmieri	Episode: "House vs. God"
2006	Cold Case	Edie Lowe	Episode: "The Red and the Blue"
2007	Ghost Whisperer	Brenda Sanborn	Episode: "Deja Boo"
2007	Without a Trace	Kate Douglas	Episode: "Lost Boy"
2008, 2015–16, 2020-	Days of Our Lives	Ava Vitali	Regular role
2008	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Coco	Episode: "Bull"
2008–09	All My Children	Reese Williams	Regular role (82 episodes)
2009	Saving Grace	Renee Ellen	Episodes: "That Was No First Kiss", "Looks Like a Lesbian Attack to Me"
2009	Three Rivers	Samantha Krauser	Episode: "Where We Lie"
2011	Days of Our Lives	Taylor Walker	Regular role (138 episodes)
2012	Castle	Natalia Roosevelt	Episode: "Murder He Wrote"
2013	Necessary Roughness	Ronnie	Episode: "The Fall Guy"
2013	Supernatural	Cindy Cassity	Episode: "Trial and Error"
2017	Bosch	Helen Archer	Episode: "God Sees"
2019	The Rookie	Elizabeth Ohlsen	Episode: "Manhunt"

Awards and nominations

List Of Acting Awards and Nominations

Year	Film /TV	Award	Category	Result
2000	General Hospital	M.Y.S.O Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama	Won
2004	General Hospital	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Nominated
2005	General Hospital	Soap Opera Digest Award	Best Leading Actress in a Daytime Drama	Won
2005	General Hospital	M.Y.S.O Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama	Won
2007	Little Chenier	Honolulu International Film Festival	Best Actress	Won
2007	Little Chenier	Phoenix Film Festival	Best Ensemble Cast	Won
2007	Little Chenier	Copper Wing Award	Best Actress	Nominated
2009	Days of Our Lives	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Won
2009	Days of Our Lives	Soapy Television Awards	Best Villain	Nominated
2020	Death With Diginity	Valley Theatre Award	Lead Actress In A Play	Pending
2020	General Hospital	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Won[12]

References

1. https://www.jweekly.com/2003/11/14/celebrity-jews-5/
2. Bloom, Nate (2003-11-14). "Celebrity Jews". The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
3. "Comings and Goings". Soap Opera Digest. 37. March 8, 2011. pp. 12, 13.
4. "Huge DAYS Casting Change!". Soap Opera Digest. Soap Opera Digest.com. April 4, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
5. Kroll, Dan J. (February 15, 2011). "Natalia Livingston out, Tamara Braun to rejoin DAYS". Soapcentral. United States. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
6. Fairman, Michael (June 7, 2011). "BREAKING NEWS: Nadia Bjorlin, Tamara Braun, Bren Foster OUT at DAYS!". On-Air On-Soaps. United States: Michael Fairman Soaps, Inc. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
7. SOD (July 6, 2015). "TAMARA BRAUN BACK TO DAYS!". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
8. "Comings and Goings: Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali)". Soap Opera Digest. (Vol. 41, No. 10). March 7, 2016. p. 15.
9. Rice, Lynette (October 25, 2017). "General Hospital is bringing back Tamara Braun". Entertainment Weekly. United States: Time Inc. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
10. SOD (November 17, 2017). "Exclusive First Interview: Tamara Braun On New GH Gig". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
11. SOD (September 2, 2020). "Exclusive! Tamara Braun Back to DAYS". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
12. "Daytime Emmy Awards 2020 Nominations: The Complete List". emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 21, 2020.

External links

• Tamara Braun at IMDb