Who Is Wendy?
Wendy Braun is a professional actress In Los Angeles who has made her living solely from acting for over a decade. Moving from Chicago, with no connections, to pursue her dreams, Wendy is living proof that anything is possible!

Wendy has worked her way up, experiencing every level of the acting business, from her humble beginnings doing extra work, all the way to walking the red carpet at her first movie premiere! Wendy has been through it all!

Wendy has already inspired thousands of actors, as a teacher of workshops, a career coach, a speaker on panel discussions, and as a guest column writer for BackStageWest. Now, through modern technology, Wendy can reach out and share her knowledge with you too!

Bio
Wendy Braun has been gaining considerable notice from top Hollywood directors. John Whitesell cast Wendy alongside Martin Lawrence as the enthusiastic yet wacky Coach Bonnie in Big Momma’s House 2. Will Smith selected her for his sitcom directorial debut episode of All of Us, and most recently, America Fererra cast Wendy in her directorial debut of Parental Guidance.

The busy actress is now recurring as the officious Ms. Iris Sneed on General Hospital. Her character was then added to the GH spinoff, Night Shift. Wendy has also recently appeared in guest starring roles on Criminal Minds, Bones, iCarly, Navy NCIS, and Lost. Braun can next be seen opposite Zach Levi in the upcoming feature, Shades of Ray, and just returned from Puerto Rico, where she filmed A Perfect Getaway with Timothy Olyphant.

From the idyllic suburb of Northbrook, Illinois, made famous as the setting in many beloved John Hughes films, Braun began acting at age 12 as The Scarecrow in The Wiz. Her mother was the famed Miss Beverly, host of the children's television show Romper Room, and her father was a Navy pilot. She continued performing throughout highschool and at Indiana University, where she graduated a semester early to pursue acting.

In between film and television work, Wendy has also become a highly sought after talent for her voice-over work. Her distinct voice and comedic timing can be currently heard in spots for Safeway, Nordstrom Rack, Sea World, Public Storage, In-N-Out, Wells Fargo, and many others. She has voiced promos daily for ELLEN: The Ellen Degeneres Show, BabyFirst TV and HGTV and continues her third year as the signature promo voice of Los Angeles' PBS station, KCET. Her latest animation credits include Celebrity Deathmatch and XBOX 360's Mass Effect.

To read Wendy's extended acting bio CLICK HERE

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WendyBraun.com
Wendy's acting website was a designed to be digital press kit. It serves as an instant resource to watch Wendy's latest demo reel, get updated on her latest projects, see press clippings, listen to her voice-over work, or sign her guestbook!

To check out Wendy's acting website CLICK HERE

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Mission Statement

My mission is to inspire, educate, and enlighten actors to believe in themselves, acheive their goals, and learn to enjoy the acting journey.

My mission is to provide uplifting resources, articles, information, workshops and coaching to assist and motivate actors at every level of their career.

My mission is to teach actors to dream, decide, dare, detach and delight in the process.

My mission is for every actor to be able to do what they love and love what they do.

My mission is to give a percentage of any and all proceeds from my efforts to The Facing Forward Foundation. This charity provides direct support to the UCLA Craniofacial Clinic, allowing them to give state-of-the-art care to disadvantaged children born with severe facial and skull deformities, who would otherwise not have been able to afford it. www.facingforward.org

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