Biography

Braun was born in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois and 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 in the Ava Vitali role.

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 and take over the role of Taylor Walker from her former General Hospital co-star, Natalia Livingston. Episodes featuring Braun began airing in Canada on Monday, April 25, 2011 and in the United States on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. On June 7, 2011, Braun was let go from Days and her last episode playing Taylor aired on September 22, 2011.

In July 2015, it was announced that Braun was returning to Days reprising the role of Ava Vitali, as part of Days of our Lives fiftieth anniversary celebrations.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Fallen Arches	Jenny
2006	Little Chenier	Marie-Louise LeBauve
2010	Limbo Lounge	Anya
2014	Pretty Rosebud	Candace	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Sentinel, TheThe 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	Magnificent Seven, TheThe 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	Pretender, TheThe Pretender	Claire Dunning	Episode: "Murder 101"
1999	DiResta	Amanda	Episode: "One Wedding and a Funeral"
2001	Off Centre	Lisa	Episode: "Let's Meet Mike and Euan"
2001-05	General Hospital	Carly Corinthos	Regular role (515 episodes)
2005	Freddie	Rose	Episodes: "The War of the Rose", "The Italian Job"
2006	Freddie	Rose	Episodes: "The Two That Got Away", "Two Times a Lady"
2006	House	Grace	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	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"

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	Best Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama	Won
2009	Days of Our Lives	Soapy Awards	Best Villain	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]