Meredith Braun (born 1973) began her career as a child actor in her
native New Zealand before relocating to the UK and acting in a number
of West End musicals.As a child in Remuera, Auckland, Braun appeared
in numerous stage productions plus occasional television shows (The
Haunting of Barney Palmer) and advertisements.Her mother studied at
the Royal College of Music in the 1950s and at the age of 16 Braun
moved from New Zealand to London. In 1989, Braun earned a place at
London's prestigious Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.She began
her West End career six months later with a lead role in short-lived
musical Bernadette at the Dominion Theatre. Cameron Mackintosh then
cast Meredith as Eponine in Les Miserables, a role she played in both
London and Manchester. In 1993, she was cast as Betty Schaeffer in
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of Sunset Boulevard. Having been
part of an audition process that involved 300 other potential
actresses, Lloyd Webber said of Meredith "When I saw Meredith and
heard her I knew she was going to be a star".
native New Zealand before relocating to the UK and acting in a number
of West End musicals.As a child in Remuera, Auckland, Braun appeared
in numerous stage productions plus occasional television shows (The
Haunting of Barney Palmer) and advertisements.Her mother studied at
the Royal College of Music in the 1950s and at the age of 16 Braun
moved from New Zealand to London. In 1989, Braun earned a place at
London's prestigious Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.She began
her West End career six months later with a lead role in short-lived
musical Bernadette at the Dominion Theatre. Cameron Mackintosh then
cast Meredith as Eponine in Les Miserables, a role she played in both
London and Manchester. In 1993, she was cast as Betty Schaeffer in
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of Sunset Boulevard. Having been
part of an audition process that involved 300 other potential
actresses, Lloyd Webber said of Meredith "When I saw Meredith and
heard her I knew she was going to be a star".
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