Braun made her professional debut in 1988 working as a TV presenter in her native South Africa for the channel M-net. She hosted her own travel series, Bon Voyage, which afforded her the opportunity to travel all over the world. She was nominated for a Star Tonight Award for Excellence in Television for Bon Voyage. During her time as a television host Braun co-presented Miss South Africa and Miss World for several years in the early 1990s.
During this time, Braun continued her stage and screen work starring in two of South Africa's seminal series, The Big Time (1 and 2) and the Afrikaans award-winning drama, KoningsSABC. She had lead roles in both. Her stage work included plays and musical theatre. After a brief visit to the US, Braun was granted a green card. She spent the next 10 years living and working in LA. She has appeared in a number of American television shows and theatre productions including Wings, Just Shoot Me, Prowler opposite Scott Bakula and directed by Peter Bogdanovich, F/X: The Series and the popular sci fi series Stargate SG-1 in which Braun played goddess Hathor.[1]
Theatre credits during this time include Private Lives for which she was nominated for Best Actress Fleur Du Cap Theatre Awards,[2]Things We Do For Love, The Secret Lives of Henry And Alice, Offbeat Broadway (Nominated for Best Actress in a Musical) and Easy To Love – The Cole Porter Story in which Braun played Cole Porter's wife, Linda Porter.
Braun returned to her presenting roots during this time, hosting at the Academy Awards for South African television M-net and at the Spirit Awards celebrating Independent Film. Additionally Braun hosted The West Wing City Live event for NBC and the Weingart Foundation.
Leaving South AfricaEdit
Braun has resided in London since 2002. Braun has continued to work in theatre and television. West End credits have included the role of Tanya in Mamma Mia at The Prince of Wales Theatre, returning in 2019 for the Mamma Mia 20th Anniversary Show at Novello Theatre, Fraulein Kost in Rufus Norris' production of Cabaret and Onassis starring Robert Lindsay. Braun appeared in the UK premiere of the musical Bernada Alba. Other theatre work includes: Private Lives, The Cherry Orchard and the world premiere of "I Have Life" based on the book about Alison Botha's rape and abduction in South Africa.[citation needed]
Most recently[when?] Braun appeared in the one woman show "Sailing Somewhere" by Matthew Hurt and featuring original songs by Conor Mitchell.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Suanne Braun news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Suanne Braun born 29 February 1968 is a South African born actress She lives in London England Suanne BraunBraun at a Stargate Convention in Cheltenham England in 2006Born 1968 02 29 29 February 1968 age 55 South AfricaOccupation s Actress TV presenterYears active1988 presentSpouseChristopher Garner Contents 1 Early life 2 Leaving South Africa 3 Personal life 4 Television 5 Film 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditBraun made her professional debut in 1988 working as a TV presenter in her native South Africa for the channel M net She hosted her own travel series Bon Voyage which afforded her the opportunity to travel all over the world She was nominated for a Star Tonight Award for Excellence in Television for Bon Voyage During her time as a television host Braun co presented Miss South Africa and Miss World for several years in the early 1990s During this time Braun continued her stage and screen work starring in two of South Africa s seminal series The Big Time 1 and 2 and the Afrikaans award winning drama Konings SABC She had lead roles in both Her stage work included plays and musical theatre After a brief visit to the US Braun was granted a green card She spent the next 10 years living and working in LA She has appeared in a number of American television shows and theatre productions including Wings Just Shoot Me Prowler opposite Scott Bakula and directed by Peter Bogdanovich F X The Series and the popular sci fi series Stargate SG 1 in which Braun played goddess Hathor 1 Theatre credits during this time include Private Lives for which she was nominated for Best Actress Fleur Du Cap Theatre Awards 2 Things We Do For Love The Secret Lives of Henry And Alice Offbeat Broadway Nominated for Best Actress in a Musical and Easy To Love The Cole Porter Story in which Braun played Cole Porter s wife Linda Porter Braun returned to her presenting roots during this time hosting at the Academy Awards for South African television M net and at the Spirit Awards celebrating Independent Film Additionally Braun hosted The West Wing City Live event for NBC and the Weingart Foundation Leaving South Africa EditBraun has resided in London since 2002 Braun has continued to work in theatre and television West End credits have included the role of Tanya in Mamma Mia at The Prince of Wales Theatre returning in 2019 for the Mamma Mia 20th Anniversary Show at Novello Theatre Fraulein Kost in Rufus Norris production of Cabaret and Onassis starring Robert Lindsay Braun appeared in the UK premiere of the musical Bernada Alba Other theatre work includes Private Lives The Cherry Orchard and the world premiere of I Have Life based on the book about Alison Botha s rape and abduction in South Africa citation needed Most recently when Braun appeared in the one woman show Sailing Somewhere by Matthew Hurt and featuring original songs by Conor Mitchell Recent film and television work includes The Princess Switch Netflix Stephen Poliakoff s Summer of Rockets Red Dwarf XI HBO the short film Sight and All The Things You Are scheduled for release in 2021 citation needed Braun is in demand as a voice artist and recently when voiced campaigns for Lipton Tea Confused com and The New York Times citation needed As a singer Braun can be heard singing lead vocals on the hit song All Night for the South African band Goldfish citation needed Personal life EditBraun married Christopher Garner son of South African actor Rex Garner 3 in 2002 citation needed Television EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Suanne Braun news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Starhyke No Signal Just Shoot Me Stargate SG 1 F X The Series Wings Silk Stalkings The Big Time South African Red Dwarf XI Summer Of Rockets UnPackingFilm EditAll the Things You Are The Last Warrior Sight Survivor 2015 A Royal Winter 2017 The Princess Switch 2018 The Princess Switch Switched Again 2020 The Princess Switch 3 Romancing the Star 2021 A Castle for Christmas 2021 as Mrs Donatelli referencing herself from Princess Switch film series As herself Revealing Mr Maugham 2012 BAFTA nomination References Edit Suanne Braun Imdb 1 January 2022 About Us Sparkling Suanne Braun finds love by email External links EditSuanne Braun at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Suanne 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