Judith Braun (February 16, 1930 – June 24, 2021) was an American actress, with a career spanning two decades, acting in dramas in the 1950s and 1960s.
Early life
Braun was born February 16, 1930, in New York City. Her father was an accomplished lawyer and wanted her to go into the legal industry, but she chose acting as a career.
Roles
Braun was mainly active in the 1950s and 1960s. She initially acted in MGM movies, in particular starring in a number of
Budd Boetinger dramas. One of her early breakout roles was in
Red Ball Express
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where she played a Red Cross officer, coming between the two lead characters played by Jeff Chandler and Art Grey. She went on to play supporting roles in
Horizons West
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and
Flame of Araby
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in the early 1950s.
After a number of film parts, she acted in TV roles including
Perry Mason
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and Shirley Temple's Storybook, from the later 1950s through the 1960s, eventually retiring in 1962.
Personal life
Braun lived in New York, and was married to famed blacklisted writer,
Walter Bernstein
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from 1960, with whom she had three children, Nicholas Bernstein,
Andrew Bernstein, and
Jake Bernstein
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before her divorce in 1984. She died in New York on June 24, 2021, at the age of 91.
References
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1930 births
2021 deaths
American actresses
Actresses from New York City