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In January 2008, it was announced that [[Tamara Braun]], best known as the second actress to portray the character of [[Carly Corinthos]] on the [[ABC Daytime]] drama, ”[[General Hospital]]”, had been cast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soapoperadigest.com/content/days-trading-places-0 |title=DAYS: Trading Places |work=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=Soapoperadigest.com |access-date=July 3, 2012 |date=2008-02-04 |archive-date=2015-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707112906/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/days-trading-places-0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://soapcentral.com/days/news/2008/0121-braun.php |title=Tamara Braun joins DAYS |last=Kroll |first=Dan. J. |work=[[SoapCentral]] |publisher=Soapcentral.com |access-date=March 10, 2012 |date=2008-01-18 |archive-date=2009-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402120041/http://www.soapcentral.com/days/news/2008/0121-braun.php |url-status=live }}</ref> The casting of Braun originally brought up fan speculation that she would be coming in as previous established character, [[Sarah Horton]], daughter of veteran character, [[Maggie Horton]]. This speculation was quickly put to rest when it was announced that Braun would join as Ava. Braun originally aired for 6 months from February 8 to August 4, 2008. Following the completion of her run as Ava, it was announced in September 2008 that Braun would join ”[[All My Children]]” as Reese Williams, current girlfriend of the show’s iconic [[Bianca Montgomery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/amc/news/2008/0922-braun.php|title=Tamara Braun joining AMC as Bianca’s girlfriend|last=Kroll|first=Dan. J.|date=2008-09-18|publisher=Soapcentral.com|work=Soap Central|access-date=March 10, 2012|archive-date=2012-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905082321/http://soapcentral.com/amc/news/2008/0922-braun.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Braun went on to win a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress]] for her portrayal of Ava.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/and-winners-are-1 |title=And The Winners Are… |work=Soap Opera Digest |publisher=Soapoperadigest.com |access-date=March 10, 2012 |date=2009-03-02 |archive-date=2013-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016005601/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/and-winners-are-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Braun later returned to ”Days of our Lives” in the role of [[Taylor Walker (Days of our Lives)|Taylor Walker]], replacing her former ”General Hospital” co-star [[Natalia Livingston]].<ref name=”SODIssue”>{{cite book |chapter=Comings and Goings |title=Soap Opera Digest |pages=12, 13 |date=March 8, 2011 |volume=37 |issue=22|title-link=Soap Opera Digest }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://soapoperadigest.com/content/huge-days-casting-change |title=Huge DAYS Casting Change! |work=Soap Opera Digest |publisher=Soapoperadigest.com |access-date=June 29, 2012 |date=2011-04-04 |archive-date=2012-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019142414/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/huge-days-casting-change |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://soapcentral.com/days/news/2011/0215-braun_livingston.php |title=Natalia Livingston out, Tamara Braun to rejoin DAYS |last=Kroll |first=Dan J. |work=Soap Central |publisher=Soapcentral.com |access-date=August 15, 2011 |date=2011-02-15 |archive-date=2011-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806181002/http://www.soapcentral.com/days/news/2011/0215-braun_livingston.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvsourcemagazine.com/soaps/news/789-natalia-livingston-out-tamara-braun-in-at-days |title=Natalia Livingston Out, Tamara Braun In At DAYS! |last=Nobles |first=Omar |work=TV Source Magazine |publisher=TVsourcemagazine.com |access-date=June 29, 2012 |date=2011-02-15}}</ref><ref name=”LivingstonOUTBraunIN”>{{cite web |url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/breaking-news-tamara-braun-in-natalia-livingston-out-as-days-taylor/2011/02/15/ |title=BREAKING NEWS: Tamara Braun IN, Natalia Livingston OUT as DAYS Taylor! |last=Fairman |first=Michael |work=Michael Fairman On Air On Soaps |publisher=Michaelfairmansoaps.com |access-date=June 29, 2012 |date=2011-02-15 |archive-date=2013-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210021224/http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/breaking-news-tamara-braun-in-natalia-livingston-out-as-days-taylor/2011/02/15/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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In January 2008, it was announced that [[Tamara Braun]], best known as the second actress to portray the character of [[Carly Corinthos]] on the [[ABC Daytime]] drama, ”[[General Hospital]]”, had been cast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soapoperadigest.com/content/days-trading-places-0 |title=DAYS: Trading Places |work=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=Soapoperadigest.com |access-date=July 3, 2012 |date=2008-02-04 |archive-date=2015-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707112906/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/days-trading-places-0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://soapcentral.com/days/news/2008/0121-braun.php |title=Tamara Braun joins DAYS |last=Kroll |first=Dan. J. |work=[[SoapCentral]] |publisher=Soapcentral.com |access-date=March 10, 2012 |date=2008-01-18 |archive-date=2009-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402120041/http://www.soapcentral.com/days/news/2008/0121-braun.php |url-status=live }}</ref> The casting of Braun originally brought up fan speculation that she would be coming in as previous established character, [[Sarah Horton]], daughter of veteran character, [[Maggie Horton]]. This speculation was quickly put to rest when it was announced that Braun would join as Ava. Braun originally aired for 6 months from February 8 to August 4, 2008. Following the completion of her run as Ava, it was announced in September 2008 that Braun would join ”[[All My Children]]” as Reese Williams, current girlfriend of the show’s iconic [[Bianca Montgomery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapcentral.com/amc/news/2008/0922-braun.php|title=Tamara Braun joining AMC as Bianca’s girlfriend|last=Kroll|first=Dan. J.|date=2008-09-18|publisher=Soapcentral.com|work=Soap Central|access-date=March 10, 2012|archive-date=2012-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905082321/http://soapcentral.com/amc/news/2008/0922-braun.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Braun went on to win a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress]] for her portrayal of Ava.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/and-winners-are-1 |title=And The Winners Are… |work=Soap Opera Digest |publisher=Soapoperadigest.com |access-date=March 10, 2012 |date=2009-03-02 |archive-date=2013-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016005601/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/and-winners-are-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Braun later returned to ”Days of our Lives” in the role of [[Taylor Walker (Days of our Lives)|Taylor Walker]], replacing her former ”General Hospital” co-star [[Natalia Livingston]].<ref name=”SODIssue”>{{cite book |chapter=Comings and Goings |title=Soap Opera Digest |pages=12, 13 |date=March 8, 2011 |volume=37 |issue=22|title-link=Soap Opera Digest }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://soapoperadigest.com/content/huge-days-casting-change |title=Huge DAYS Casting Change! |work=Soap Opera Digest |publisher=Soapoperadigest.com |access-date=June 29, 2012 |date=2011-04-04 |archive-date=2012-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019142414/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/huge-days-casting-change |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://soapcentral.com/days/news/2011/0215-braun_livingston.php |title=Natalia Livingston out, Tamara Braun to rejoin DAYS |last=Kroll |first=Dan J. |work=Soap Central |publisher=Soapcentral.com |access-date=August 15, 2011 |date=2011-02-15 |archive-date=2011-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806181002/http://www.soapcentral.com/days/news/2011/0215-braun_livingston.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvsourcemagazine.com/soaps/news/789-natalia-livingston-out-tamara-braun-in-at-days |title=Natalia Livingston Out, Tamara Braun In At DAYS! |last=Nobles |first=Omar |work=TV Source Magazine |publisher=TVsourcemagazine.com |access-date=June 29, 2012 |date=2011-02-15}}</ref><ref name=”LivingstonOUTBraunIN”>{{cite web |url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/breaking-news-tamara-braun-in-natalia-livingston-out-as-days-taylor/2011/02/15/ |title=BREAKING NEWS: Tamara Braun IN, Natalia Livingston OUT as DAYS Taylor! |last=Fairman |first=Michael |work=Michael Fairman On Air On Soaps |publisher=Michaelfairmansoaps.com |access-date=June 29, 2012 |date=2011-02-15 |archive-date=2013-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210021224/http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/breaking-news-tamara-braun-in-natalia-livingston-out-as-days-taylor/2011/02/15/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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In July 2015, it was announced that Braun is reprising the role of Ava, as part of the show’s fiftieth anniversary celebration, first airing on December 9.<ref>{{cite news|author1=SOD |title=TAMARA BRAUN BACK TO DAYS! |url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/tamara-braun-back-days |access-date=July 6, 2015 |work=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media, Inc.]] |date=July 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707030657/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/tamara-braun-back-days |archive-date=July 7, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Logan |first1=Michael |title=Exclusive: Emmy Winner Tamara Braun Returns to ”Days of Our Lives” |url=http://www.tvinsider.com/article/24977/exclusive-tamara-braun-returns-to-days-of-our-lives/ |website=[[TV Insider]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708165002/http://www.tvinsider.com/article/24977/exclusive-tamara-braun-returns-to-days-of-our-lives/ |archive-date=July 8, 2015 |location=United States |date=July 6, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |chapter=Comings and Goings: Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) |title=Soap Opera Digest |pages=10 |date=December 14, 2015 |publisher=(Vol. 40, No. 50)}}</ref> Braun departed on March 1, 2016.<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Comings and Goings: Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) |title=Soap Opera Digest |pages=15 |date=March 7, 2016 |publisher=(Vol. 41, No. 10)}}</ref> Actress [[Sara Fletcher]] voiced Ava for one episode that aired on April 10, 2017.<ref>{{Cite episode |series= Days of Our Lives |series-link= Days of Our Lives |network= [[NBC]] |date= April 10, 2017 |season= 52 |credits = [[Ken Corday]], [[Albert Alarr]] and Greg Meng (Executive producers); [[Dena Higley]] and Ryan Quan ([[Head writer]]s) |number= 13063 |transcript= Days of Our Lives Transcript Monday 4/10/17 |language= en |quote=Ava: My precious baby boy. I honestly think my whole life has been building to this. I can’t wait for you to be born. I’m going to love you so much. One thing, though, honey, you need to know. There are people out there who are going to say they love you… when they don’t. They just want to get close to you so they can hurt you. Trust your mom on this. She knows. But not to worry. I’ll be there to help you. It’s so exciting. Once you’re born, people are gonna see how much I can love. I’m gonna give you this recording on your 21st birthday. Won’t that be something? To know how much I loved you before you were even born?}}</ref> On September 2, 2020, ”Soap Opera Digest” exclusively announced that Braun would again reprise the role of Ava.<ref>{{cite web |author=SOD |author-link=Soap Opera Digest |title=Exclusive! Tamara Braun Back to ”DAYS” |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-tamara-braun-back-to-days/ |website=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]] |access-date=September 2, 2020 |location=United States |date=September 2, 2020 |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903005944/https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-tamara-braun-back-to-days/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She returned during the November 13, 2020, episode.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mistretta |first=Amy |title=Tamara Braun’s ”Days of Our Lives” Return Date as Ava Vitali Revealed |url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/days-of-our-lives/comings-and-goings/576974/days-of-our-lives-tamara-braun-returns-ava-vitali-2020/ |website=[[Soaps.com]] |publisher=[[SheKnows Media]] |access-date=November 6, 2020 |location=United States |date=November 6, 2020 |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106130914/https://soaps.sheknows.com/days-of-our-lives/comings-and-goings/576974/days-of-our-lives-tamara-braun-returns-ava-vitali-2020/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On April 1, 2025, Braun announced she had wrapped filming in July of the previous year;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rice |first1=Lynette |title=””Days of Our Lives” Sends Tamara Braun Packing Again |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/days-of-our-lives-tamara-braun-leaving-1236355709/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250401160101/https://deadline.com/2025/04/days-of-our-lives-tamara-braun-leaving-1236355709/ |archive-date=April 1, 2025 |location=United States |date=April 1, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> she departed the role when Ava leaves Salem on April 3.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Di Lauro |first1=Janet |title=””DAYS” Casting Shocker: Tamara Braun Out as Ava |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/days-casting-shocker-tamara-braun-out-as-ava/ |magazine=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=[[A360media]] |access-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250401155013/https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/days-casting-shocker-tamara-braun-out-as-ava/ |archive-date=April 1, 2025 |location=United States |issn=0164-3584 |date=April 1, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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In July 2015, it was announced that Braun is reprising the role of Ava, as part of the show’s fiftieth anniversary celebration, first airing on December 9.<ref>{{cite news|author1=SOD |title=TAMARA BRAUN BACK TO DAYS! |url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/tamara-braun-back-days |access-date=July 6, 2015 |work=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media, Inc.]] |date=July 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707030657/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/tamara-braun-back-days |archive-date=July 7, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Logan |first1=Michael |title=Exclusive: Emmy Winner Tamara Braun Returns to ”Days of Our Lives” |url=http://www.tvinsider.com/article/24977/exclusive-tamara-braun-returns-to-days-of-our-lives/ |website=[[TV Insider]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708165002/http://www.tvinsider.com/article/24977/exclusive-tamara-braun-returns-to-days-of-our-lives/ |archive-date=July 8, 2015 |location=United States |date=July 6, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |chapter=Comings and Goings: Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) |title=Soap Opera Digest |pages=10 |date=December 14, 2015 |publisher=(Vol. 40, No. 50)}}</ref> Braun departed on March 1, 2016.<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Comings and Goings: Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) |title=Soap Opera Digest |pages=15 |date=March 7, 2016 |publisher=(Vol. 41, No. 10)}}</ref> Actress [[Sara Fletcher]] voiced Ava for one episode that aired on April 10, 2017.<ref>{{Cite episode |series= Days of Our Lives |series-link= Days of Our Lives |network= [[NBC]] |date= April 10, 2017 |season= 52 |credits = [[Ken Corday]], [[Albert Alarr]] and Greg Meng (Executive producers); [[Dena Higley]] and Ryan Quan ([[Head writer]]s) |number= 13063 |transcript= Days of Our Lives Transcript Monday 4/10/17 |language= en |quote=Ava: My precious baby boy. I honestly think my whole life has been building to this. I can’t wait for you to be born. I’m going to love you so much. One thing, though, honey, you need to know. There are people out there who are going to say they love you… when they don’t. They just want to get close to you so they can hurt you. Trust your mom on this. She knows. But not to worry. I’ll be there to help you. It’s so exciting. Once you’re born, people are gonna see how much I can love. I’m gonna give you this recording on your 21st birthday. Won’t that be something? To know how much I loved you before you were even born?}}</ref> On September 2, 2020, ”Soap Opera Digest” exclusively announced that Braun would again reprise the role of Ava.<ref>{{cite web |author=SOD |author-link=Soap Opera Digest |title=Exclusive! Tamara Braun Back to ”DAYS” |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-tamara-braun-back-to-days/ |website=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]] |access-date=September 2, 2020 |location=United States |date=September 2, 2020 |archive-date=September 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903005944/https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-tamara-braun-back-to-days/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She returned during the November 13, 2020, episode.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mistretta |first=Amy |title=Tamara Braun’s ”Days of Our Lives” Return Date as Ava Vitali Revealed |url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/days-of-our-lives/comings-and-goings/576974/days-of-our-lives-tamara-braun-returns-ava-vitali-2020/ |website=[[Soaps.com]] |publisher=[[SheKnows Media]] |access-date=November 6, 2020 |location=United States |date=November 6, 2020 |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106130914/https://soaps.sheknows.com/days-of-our-lives/comings-and-goings/576974/days-of-our-lives-tamara-braun-returns-ava-vitali-2020/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On April 1, 2025, Braun announced she had wrapped filming in July of the previous year;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rice |first1=Lynette |title=””Days of Our Lives” Sends Tamara Braun Packing Again |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/days-of-our-lives-tamara-braun-leaving-1236355709/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250401160101/https://deadline.com/2025/04/days-of-our-lives-tamara-braun-leaving-1236355709/ |archive-date=April 1, 2025 |location=United States |date=April 1, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> she departed the role when Ava leaves Salem on April 3.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Di Lauro |first1=Janet |title=””DAYS” Casting Shocker: Tamara Braun Out as Ava |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/days-casting-shocker-tamara-braun-out-as-ava/ |magazine=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=[[A360media]] |access-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250401155013/https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/days-casting-shocker-tamara-braun-out-as-ava/ |archive-date=April 1, 2025 |location=United States |issn=0164-3584 |date=April 1, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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