With an engaging on-screen presence, and a genuine gift for comedy, 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, Armand Mastroianni hired Wendy to play Vincent Spano’s athletic and wry-witted FBI partner, Stephanie Benson, for the mini-series Pandemic, and most recently, America Fererra cast Wendy in her directorial debut of Parental Guidance.

The busy actress is now recurring as the officious and trouble-making Ms. Iris Sneed on General Hospital. After turning in scene-stealing perfomances, her character was quickly added as a contract player on the GH spinoff, Night Shift.  Equally adept at more dramatic roles, Wendy has recently won guest starring roles on the CBS hit, Criminal Minds, FOX's BONES, opposite Mark Harmon on Navy NCIS, as well as the long-running Lost.   She appears opposite Samantha Mathis in the Movie of the Week, A Stranger's Heart, and shines opposite Zach Levi in the upcoming feature, Shades of Ray.  She also stars in Rx, currently nominated for Best Drama Pilot at the New York Television Festival.

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.  She continued performing in plays and musicals in high school including Kiss Me Kate, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, and as Dolly in Hello, Dolly!   Her mother was the famed Miss Beverly, host of the children's classic television show Romper Room, and her father was a Navy pilot.   She continued performing at Indiana University, where she directed, choreographed and performed in the campus-wide talent competition, I.U. Sing, and went on to lead 75 women from her sorority to a first place victory, two years in a row.  She graduated college a semester early to pursue acting.

Upon moving to Los Angeles, Wendy quickly became a recognizable face, starring in several national commercials.  She was then hired to appear in a 26-spot national commercial campaign for Mervyn's, which showcased her  unique comedic ability, improv talent and personal charisma.  A standout in these spots, Wendy quickly won more roles in film and television, and has continued to demonstrate her comedic and dramatic range ever since with guest appearances on iCarly, All of Us, Still Standing, The West Wing, NYPD Blue, Strong Medicine and many others.  Additional film credits include Mel Gibson’s Paparazzi, Ivan Reitman’s Evolution, and lead roles in several award-winning Sundance films, including Jason Reitman's In God We Trust.

A trained professional dancer, Wendy's first job in Los Angeles was choreographing and dancing in Faith Hill's video, Hey Baby, Let's Go To Vegas and was also featured in the Coen Brothers' film The Big Lebowski.  Wendy then performed in Monte Carlo with such artists as Stevie Wonder, Natalie Cole, and Barry White.  There she won over one of her biggest fans, Prince Albert of Monaco.  A few years later, he escorted her to The Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of her starring role in the award-winning independent feature film, Backgammon.  Braun has returned to the Chicago stage to star in The Vagina Monologues, as well as perform stand-up comedy at select national venues, including Zanie’s in Chicago, and Los Angeles’ prestigious The Improv and The Comedy Store.

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 Carnation Instant Breakfast, Nordstrom Rack, Sea World, Sav-On, In-N-Out, Wells Fargo, Busch Gardens, and many others.  She has voiced promos daily for ELLEN: The Ellen Degeneres Show, Baby Style TV and HGTV and continues her third year as the signature promo voice of Los Angeles' PBS station, KCET.

A fitness enthusiast and triathlete, Wendy recently completed the Nautica Malibu Triathlon, where she won top medals two years in a row, while helping to raise money for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation.  Wendy championed this cause back at Indiana University when she co-founded the I.U. Dance Marathon, an event that has since raised millions for pediatric aids.