Background
Braun was born in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois and attended Evanston Township High School.
Braun was born in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois and attended Evanston Township High School.
University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Who is Best known portraying the role of Carly Corinthos on General Hospital 2001-2005 and Reese Williams on All My Children 2008-2009. She is currently portraying the role of Ava Vitali in the daytime television series Days of Our Lives, the same series that she also portrayed an entirely different role, the role of Taylor Walker. 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.
She is also well known for her Emmy-nominated portrayal of Carly Corinthos on the American Broadcasting Company soap opera General Hospital, a role she played from 2001 to 2005.
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 American Broadcasting Company 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 Columbia Broadcasting System 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 National Broadcasting Company 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
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.