Tamara Braun
Braun in 2016
Born	(1971-04-18)April 18, 1971 (age 53) Evanston, Illinois, United States
Education	Evanston Township High School
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin-Madison Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
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)

Tamara Braun (born April 18, 1971)^[1] is an American actress known for her work ondaytime television. She portrayed the role ofCarly Corinthos onGeneral Hospital from 2001–2005 andReese Williams onAll My Children from 2008 to 2009. In 2009, Braun won theDaytime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal ofAva Vitali onDays of Our Lives. She departed the series in 2008, briefly returning in the role ofTaylor Walker during 2011. In 2015, Braun resumed the role of Ava as part of the series' 50th anniversary commemoration, remaining until 2016.

In 2017, 12 years after exiting her role as Carly onGeneral Hospital, Braun returned to the soap asKim Nero, the single mother of Oscar, the boyfriend of Carly’s daughter Josslyn. In 2020, Braun received her second Daytime Emmy for her work as Kim. That same year, Braun transitioned toDays of Our Lives to reprise the role of Ava, which she left again in late 2022.

Tamara Braun was born in theChicago suburb ofEvanston, Illinois, to a family of Jewish descent.^[2][3] She attendedEvanston Township High School. She was a psychology major at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison, and took a summer course inShakespeare at theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art in England before backpacking throughout Europe.

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 onDays of our Lives. She is also well known for her Emmy-nominated portrayal of Carly Corinthos on theABCsoap operaGeneral Hospital, a role she played from 2001 to 2005. As Carly, Braun was featured very prominently as a romantic partner of charactersSonny Corinthos, portrayed by Daytime Emmy winnerMaurice Benard, andLorenzo Alcazar, portrayed byTed King.

After leavingGeneral Hospital, Braun played the female lead in the independent movieLittle Chenier, which was filmed inLouisiana in August 2005. Braun worked with a dialect coach to perfect aCajun 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 sitcomFreddie as a romantic interest of both lead male characters. Tamara has also starred in the independent filmLimbo Lounge, directed by Tom Pankratz. In 2006 and 2007 respectively, Braun appeared on theCBS hit showsCold Case andGhost 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 ofWithout a Trace.

In 2008, Braun joined the cast of theNBC soap operaDays of our Lives in the Emmy-winning role ofAva Vitali, a woman from long-time veteranStephen Nichols' characterSteve 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 ofAll My Children as Reese Williams, her second soap opera role since leavingGeneral Hospital in April 2005.

In July 2009, she landed the recurring role of Renee Ellen on theTNT showSaving Grace, starringHolly Hunter.

On February 15, 2011,Soap Opera Digest announced Braun would return toDays of Our Lives, in the new role ofTaylor Walker, replacing actressNatalia Livingston.^[4][5][6] On June 7, 2011, Braun was let go fromDays of Our Lives; she made her final appearance as Taylor on September 22, 2011.^[7] In July 2015, it was announced that Braun would reprise her portrayal of Ava onDays of Our Lives, in celebration of the soap's fiftieth anniversary.^[8] She departed the role in March 2016.^[9]

In October 2017,Entertainment Weekly announced Braun would return toGeneral Hospital once again, this time in a new role.^[10] She made her first appearance as Kim Nero on November 22, 2017.^[11] She left the role in 2019. The following year, it was announced she would return toDays of Our Lives as Ava. She returned to the role in November, 2020.^[12]

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