Suanne Braun Biography, Age, Husband, Bon Voyage, Movies, Tv Shows And Net Worth

Suanne Braun Biography

Suanne Braun is a South African actress and TV presenter. She lives in London, England. Suanne is best known for  hosting a travel series “Bon Voyage” for five years which afforded her the opportunity of visiting over 36 countries and saw her winning her first award for excellence in television. A number of TV specials followed including presenting the Miss World Pageant twice in 1992 and 1994. Due to a large exposure she received, Suanne became a household name appearing in and on the cover of more than 25 publications. When she visited USA, Suanne was signed by the William Morris agency and decided to stay put for a while. 

Suanne Braun Age

Susanne was born on 29 February 1968 in South Africa. She is 51 years old as of 2019.

Suanne Braun Height

She stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches or 175 cm tall.

Suanne Braun Family | Susanne Braun Parents

Suanne was born under the birth sign Pisces, in South Africa. She is of South African nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. Suanne has not disclosed any information regarding her parents and siblings.

Suanne Braun Husband

She is a married woman.  Suanne married industrial psychologist Christopher Garner, son of South African actor Rex Garner, in 2002. Together the couple has shared a daughter. She is not very open about her personal life like her professional career. So it not easy for her fans to know when and where they met for the first time and how long were they in the relationship before finally tying the knot in 2002.

Suanne Braun Bon Voyage

In 1988 she made her professional debut working as a TV presenter in her native South Africa. She hosted a travel series “Bon Voyage” for five years which afforded her the opportunity of visiting over 36 countries and saw her winning her first award for excellence in television.

Suanne Braun Publications

Due to a large exposure Suanne received, she  became a household name appearing in and on the cover of more than 25 publications.When she visited USA, she was signed by the William Morris agency and decided to stay put for a while. He US highlights include working with Oscar-winning director Peter Bogdanovich and presenting the pre-show to the Academy awards. Her theatre credits include “Private Lives”, “Things We Do For Love”, “The Secret Lives Of Henry And Alice”, “Echoes”, “Offbeat Broadway”, “Nunsense” and most recently “Easy To Love – The Cole Porter Story” in which Suanne played Cole Porter’s wife – Linda Porter. Currently she is based in London and has been keeping her comedic abilities sharply honed by working on her first solo show as well as numerous stand-up appearances. Suanne is also in demand as a presenter and Mistress of Ceremonies. She has recently completed a number of corporate jobs across Europe and the UK. In 2002, she recorded a cover version of Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” for a compilation album – The Best Of Passion Jazz, Volume 2. Suanne has returned to singing with a vengeance and feels the title of the song is the perfect anthem to her life at present.

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Suanne Braun Career

In 1988 Suanne made her professional debut working as a TV presenter in her native South Africa. She hosted a travel series “Bon Voyage”for five years for which she travelled to a number of  countries. She co-presented Miss South Africa and Miss World for three consecutive years in the early 1990s, and received the People’s Choice award for South Africa’s most beautiful woman in 1993.

A number of TV specials followed. After a brief visit to the USA, Braun was signed by the William Morris agency and decided to stay in the country for some time. She has appeared in a number of American television shows and theatre productions Just Shoot Me, Prowler, FX-the series and the sci fi series Stargate SG-1 in which Braun played goddess Hathor. Her last recurring role on series television was on the troubled series Starhyke, filmed in 2004 and eventually aired in 2011.

Her theatre credits during this time include Private Lives for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Things We Do For Love, The Secret Lives Of Henry And Alice, Echoes, Offbeat Broadway and Easy To Love – The Cole Porter Story in which she played Cole Porter’s wife, Linda Porter.

Suanne has performed stand up in Los Angeles and South Africa where she won the “Funny Bones” award in 2002 for best new stand up.

Rather than her acting career, she is a best known TV presenter. She hosted a know a program know as  Bon Voyage in home country South Africa for which she can earn the average salary of $30 thousand per show.

Since she moved to London, Suanne has continued to work in theatre and television. West End credits have included the role of Tanya in Mamma Mia, Fraulein Kost in Rufus Norris’ award winning production of Cabaret and Onassis starring Robert Lindsay. Braun appeared in the UK premiere of the musical Bernada Alba, which ran at the Union Theatre in London in 2011.

Suanne has also went back to her presenting roots on several occasions hosting gala benefits, red carpet events (including the Academy Awards) and a broadcast for The West Wing– City Live in 2000.

She has also recorded a cover of “Feeling Good” on Passion Jazz as well as singing lead vocals on the hit song, “All Night” for the South African band Goldfish.

Suanne Braun Movies And Tv Shows

• Starhyke
• No Signal!
• Just Shoot Me!
• Stargate SG-1
• F/X: The Series
• Wings
• Silk Stalkings
• The Big Time (South African)
• Red Dwarf XI
• The Princess Switch

Suanne Braun Award

•  People’s Choice award for South Africa’s most beautiful woman in 1993.
• Funny Bones award in 2002 for a best new stand up
• She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress

Suanne Braun Net Worth

Susanne is living a lavish life with an estimated net worth of $3.7 million. The main source of her income is her career as an actress as well as a Tv presenter. As an actress, she earns an average salary of  $23 per hour in South Africa, which results in around $45 thousand to $70 thousand annually.