Tamara Braun Biography

Tamara Braun is an American actress born on Sunday, April 18, 1971 in Evanston, Illinois. Before becoming an actress, Tamara Braun trained as a massage therapist. She does not eat dairy, and is a natural brunette. Braun was a psychology major in school and took a summer course in Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in England before backpacking throughout Europe with her then-boyfriend. Tamara spends her spare time enjoying writing, films, taking walks and enjoying life. Her main charity is the Therapeutic Living Centers for the Blind a not for profit agency providing programs and services for individuals who have multiple disabilities, including blindness. Another of Tamara's charities is Planned Parenthood.
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Braun is best known for her Emmy-nominated portrayal of sassy Caroline "Carly" Benson Quartermaine Corinthos on the ABC soap opera General Hospital, a role she played from 2001 to 2005. As Carly, Braun was featured very prominently as the romantic partners of characters Sonny Corinthos, portrayed by Daytime Emmy winner Maurice Benard and Lorenzo Alcazar portrayed by Ted King (who previously played Lorenzo's brother Luis).

Braun's predecessor in the role, Emmy winner Sarah Brown, was incredibly popular; however, after initial resistance, fans began to accept Braun in the role (in part due to her physical resemblance to Brown) and gained enormous popularity. After she left General Hospital, she was replaced by Jennifer Bransford. Unfortunately, only a few months later, most likely due to Bransford's limited experience, Bransford was let go and replaced by CBS daytime star Laura Wright, who debuted in November 2005. Carly has seen heavy off-time for the first time since Sarah Brown originated the role in 1996.

After some time to relax after exiting her role as Carly on General Hospital, Braun got back to work as the female lead in the independent movie Little Bayou(now changed to "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. Most recently, Tamara appeared as dessert chef Rose on two episodes of the ABC sitcom Freddie as a romantic interest of both lead male characters on the show.

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